Piano Improvisations - Ola Gjeilo Product format:Hybrid SACD + Pure Audio Blu-ray — Yggdrasil (Cantus & Tove

— Yggdrasil (Cantus & Tove Ramlo-Ystad)

The evocative melodies and harmonies of Stone Rose are sure to captivate listeners from the first hearing

the ensemble has focused on developing its own musical ideas and concepts of sound

the flexibility and the readiness to find creative solutions to new problems shown by everyone involved meant that we were able to get the job done in spite of all the difficulties

Two different musical styles meet in dialogue

Piano Improvisations - Ola Gjeilo Product format:Hybrid SACD + Pure Audio Blu-ray — Yggdrasil (Cantus & ToveWhile my first piano album on the 2L record label, Stone Rose (2007), was all pre composed or outlined, I wanted this 2012 sequel to be completely spontaneous. Although many of the pieces on this album are free improvisations recorded in one take, the first three tracks are fantasies around three of my own choral works; Ubi Caritas, Tota Pulchra Es and Prelude. Recordings of the original choral versions can be found on Phoenix Chorale's 2012 album,