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Title: Choirbook
Artist: Danish National Vocal Ensemble Windekilde
Label: Dacapo
Product Type: SUPER-AUDIO CD
UPC: 747313162765
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2021-06-25
Number of Discs: 1
Additional Details: HYBRID SACD

A lyrical suite of seven chapters for mixed choir a cappella, Jesper Koch's Choirbook is a meditation on nature, complex and yet simple, communicating openly with the listener. Sincerity and a sense of timelessness pervade this large-scale work based on the poetry of Frank Kjørup, highly accessible and deeply immersed in the mysteries of it's own beauty. Danish composer Jesper Koch (b. 1967) wrote very little vocal music until he reached his mid-40's, primarily focusing on music for symphony orchestra. But in 2012, something unexpected happened. Jesper Koch suddenly felt a strong urge to write for the human voice and go back to the basic principles of melody and tonality, after having written rather complex orchestral music. The music in the vocal project Choirbook is melodic, concise and transparent: 'When I write purely melodically, nothing must stand in the way of clarity. Soeverything superfluous is stripped away', says Jesper Koch.

Tracks:
1.1 Birkebark - 4 Nocturner (Birch bark - 4 Nocturnes)~I. Mælkevejens birkebark
1.2 Birkebark - 4 Nocturner (Birch bark - 4 Nocturnes)~II. Lukker du øjnene
1.3 Birkebark - 4 Nocturner (Birch bark - 4 Nocturnes)~III. Nu er det juni
1.4 Birkebark - 4 Nocturner (Birch bark - 4 Nocturnes)~IV. Hybenrosen
1.5 ...og her til vinter nu (...and this winter now)~I. Strande er forstenede
1.6 ...og her til vinter nu (...and this winter now)~II. Barndom
1.7 ...og her til vinter nu (...and this winter now)~III. Og blæsten
1.8 ...og her til vinter nu (...and this winter now)~IV. Husk fugle
1.9 ...og her til vinter nu (...and this winter now)~V. Vinteren, den evige
1.10 Epidemi af mørke (An epidemic of darkness)~I. Nåleskoven
1.11 Epidemi af mørke (An epidemic of darkness)~II. Det siges
1.12 Epidemi af mørke (An epidemic of darkness)~III. Kosmos, du
1.13 Epidemi af mørke (An epidemic of darkness)~IV. Husk
1.14 Vingeslag af vægge (Wings like walls)~I. At lægge sig med øret ned
1.15 Vingeslag af vægge (Wings like walls)~II. Mælkevejen
1.16 Vingeslag af vægge (Wings like walls)~III. Endnu en nat i verden
1.17 Fem somre (Five summers)~I. Himlens hinde
1.18 Fem somre (Five summers)~II. Digtet om Rusland
1.19 Fem somre (Five summers)~III. Solens helnode
1.20 Fem somre (Five summers)~IV. Som sagt
1.21 Fem somre (Five summers)~V. Slutaugust
1.22 Galakseflager (Galaxy flakes)~I. Galaksens sommerfugle
1.23 Galakseflager (Galaxy flakes)~II. Nu falder galaksen
1.24 Galakseflager (Galaxy flakes)~III. Ligesom en tallerken
1.25 Galakseflager (Galaxy flakes)~IV. Universet skælver
1.26 Imellem to blikke (Between two glances)~I. Verden hvor den gynger når du går
1.27 Imellem to blikke (Between two glances)~II. Og natten tager notater til din dag
1.28 Imellem to blikke (Between two glances)~III. Under aftenens loft
1.29 Imellem to blikke (Between two glances)~IV. Vild erindring
1.30 Imellem to blikke (Between two glances)~V. Og
1.31 Imellem to blikke (Between two glances)~VI. Over