Jonathan Östlund : Voyages (Download album)
Jonathan Östlund is a composer from Sweden who has pursued his passion for music with a BA and MA in Composition at the LTU, in Sweden. He has so far completed more than 100 works, including several orchestral pieces, a Piano Concerto and a Violin Concerto, and has been awarded many prizes in international competitions.
‘Voyages’, his second release under Divine Art (after ‘Lunaris’, in 2016), is a double album (issued in digital form only), featuring vocal, instrumental and chamber music, as on ‘Lunaris’, while in addition also featuring two orchestral recordings and works for organ. This new album with a focus on nature, enigmatic atmospheres and introspective journeys, is presented by top international soloists, some of whom have given the world premieres of these works.
Östlund writes music with natural poetic melodies and highly sophisticated harmonies, blending tradition with contemporary expression.
This album can also be obtained as a double CD (two tracks omitted in order to fit on 2 discs) HERE
Track Listing
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Jonathan Östlund (b.1975):
- L'al di là Theme (1:48)
- Etesian (4:04)
- Twilight-wind and Mandolin (4:20)
- Visions on the Wind (3:27)
- Veils of Night (7:15)
- Folklore Fantasia - I (2:55)
- Folklore Fantasia - II (3:16)
- Folklore Fantasia - III (2:19)
- Air on a Grieg Theme (2:19)
- Autumnal Aire (3:41)
- Minuit et mistrale (4:43)
- Moonlight Weave ((7:02)
- Fantasie pour trompette petite (4:38)
- Favola (6:37)
- Après l’hiver (2:48)
- The Wizard (8:15)
- Syrinx et Pan (3:18)
- Jeux pour deux - I (0:39)
- Jeux pour deux - II (4:44)
- Jeux pour deux - III (2:22)
- Jeux pour deux - IV (2:37)
- Jeux pour deux - V (3:41)
- Fantasia on Bach's "Badinerie" (3:20)
- Clarinette dans l'air (5:23)
- Berceuse bergamasque (3:57)
- The Aura (6:23)
- Dacian Prayer (9:09)
- Two Fantasias on Ancient Hymns - I. Flowers of Joy (3:48)
- Two Fantasias on Ancient Hymns - II. The Shepherdess (4:05)
- Winter Cathedral (4:31)
- Air dans l'air (6:18)
- Gate of Northern Lights (4:02)
- Sonatine Lyrique - I (5:17)
- Sonatine Lyrique - II (4:25)
- Sonatine Lyrique - III (4:00)
- Oblivion (6:40)
- Erlkönig (5:19)
- The Stair (3:21)
Reviews
“The compositional reach over Voyages is wide, from complex orchestra to simple, effective piano writing. Unfolding over nearly three hours, Voyages is a wide-ranging experience, and certainly one worthy of investigation.
” —Colin Clarke
“Exploring Voyages, we discover personal journeys, both geographical as well as introspective, with unique events and treasured memories. The music is very accessible and tonal, often full of wit and humour, and always atmospheric.
” —John Pitt
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