This far-reaching double album, recorded and mixed in three days in Lugano, introduces a new group with Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset and Jan Bang. The Norwegians had played in diverse configurations on ECM - Jan Bang on Eivind Aarset's Dream Logic, for instance, and Bang and Aarset on Arve Henriksen's Cartography - but with Hamasyan at the centre of the sound, bringing with him ancient folk melodies transfigured in the compositions of Komitas, other inspirations come into play. All four players are at a creative peak here, whether freely reflecting upon Armenian themes or spontaneously shaping atmospheric soundscapes together. Recorded at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Tigran Hamasyan (piano)
Arve Henriksen (trumpet)
Eivind Aarset (guitar)
Jan Bang (electronics & live sampling)

Carolin Widmann 带我们走上了一场跨越千年的音乐之旅，供她驱使的却仅仅是一把小提琴。专辑从 Hildegard von Bingen 空灵的唱和诗《Spiritus sanctus vivificans vita》开始，原属于人声的吟唱被她不留痕迹地以小提琴诠释，让 Widmann 从这段音乐旅程的一开始就证明自己是一位能为人带来启迪的旅伴。专辑探索了小提琴的表达能力，无论是 George Enescu 富有戏剧性的《Fantaisie concertante》，Eugène Ysaÿe 的《Sonata No. 5》还是 George Benjamin 的《Three Miniatures》，演奏都极为专注动人。巴赫的影响在专辑中无处不在，他本人创作的《Violin Partita No. 2》被演绎得尤为精彩，其中的精华乐章《Ciaccona》无疑是最伟大的小提琴音乐作品之一。