VOCES8/Winter… MP3

Breaking stereotypical expectations of a seasonal album, Voces8s new release Winter paints a portrait of the season through a sparse and powerful aural landscape, invoking a meditative, inspiring feeling of solitude and union .

A contemporary reflection on the serene restfulness of winter. Eight exceptional voices are joined by sibling duo Mari & Hakon Samuelsen (violin & cello) and other guests, taking inspiration from composers from Estonia, Latvia, Norway, Iceland and elsewhere.

Includes four world premiere recordings, notably a brand new work Winter, written exclusively for the album by award-winning composer Rebecca Dale.

Featuring significant new arrangements of For Now I Am Winter (Olafur Arnalds), Come Wander With Me (Jeff Alexander), and the folk tune The Snow It Melts The Soonest (previously covered by Sting), plus re-imaginings of established melodies such as Praetorius – Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (arr. Jan Sandstr�m) and Holsts In The Bleak Midwinter (arr. Ola Gjeilo) .

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A very contemplative album, marvelous music. Friends listen to this and forget time…
Many thanks Phideas1, i own this recording but for the others a nice must have.

This is indeed a wonderful album! Thanks again, for this little trip to heaven! 😀
I enjoyed it very much!! ^^

As I explained to the wonderful AmanoChan, I discovered this music sitting in my vehicle in a parking lot…. mesmerized by the sound emanating from the radio. I had to have this. This has been constantly playing for months… easing the world away with the layers of ethereal voices and a single voice defining all. The first track is so stunning… a miasma of wordless chorus until a soft tenor surfaces to sing ‘I am winter’… and fades away with the drifting snow.

thanks for share the music…

would like to hear this, thank you

the comments do make me curious….i would love to listen? 🙂

/thx for the feedback 🙂

There you go… I think you all will be be very pleased, if not deeply moved, by this amazing translucent use of voice….

Friends listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvPynMI6Umc

Ēriks Ešenvalds is a Latvian composer. Some of his choral music is pure beauty.

https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5244989

It would be great. Thanks. Fine work.

Please, send me the link. Thanks in advance.

Friends listen to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvPynMI6Umc

Ēriks Ešenvalds is a is a Latvian composer. Some of his choral music is pure beauty.

https://rutracker.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5244989

WOW! Just a flat out WOW! A ravishing video of beautiful young people with beautiful voices singing beautiful music! THIS is going to cost me money. 😉 (I ordered it.. hooray)

Would you please send me the link. Thank you.

Thank you for sending the link! Fantastic!
Love this type of choral approach. 🙂

Thank you for the link.

This recording continues to amaze and delight my ears…. I hope the same for all of you.