Du livsens bröd is a Swedish folkkoral, that is a popular hymn. These popular religious songs, apparently based in the melismas of the old pre-reformational Gregorian plainsong were never written down, but have been transmitted orally through generations.
The instrumental intermezzo in early music/world style is inspired by another Scandinavian medieval hymn Maria gennem torne går.
Somber, beautiful string meditations abound on the debut album by Oxford cellist and composer Lou Lyne and her ensemble. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 30, 2024
Gabriel Kahane is often compared to Sufjan Stevens and Rufus Wainwright (both of whom he’s collaborated with in the past). It’s a lot to live up to, but to that already high bar I’ll add Ben Folds and Randy Newman, if only for Kahane’s similar sense of musical theatre, playful storytelling and ability to set … Continue reading Album of the Week: Where are the Arms → Bandcamp Album of the Day Dec 19, 2011