Epigraphs (album)

Epigraphs is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad with American cellist David Darling recorded in September 1998 and released on ECM in 2000.^[1][2]

Epigraphs
Studio album by Ketil Bjørnstad / David Darling
Released	2000
Recorded	September 1998
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	56:51
Label	ECM ECM 1684
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Ketil Bjørnstad chronology
Himmelrand (1999) Epigraphs (2000) Grace (2001)

Background

Tracks from Epigraph were used as part of the soundtrack of Jean-Luc Godard's film In Praise of Love.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[1]
AllMusic	[4]

The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 3.5 stars.^[1] The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating:

To call this music "minimalist" wouldn't be entirely accurate, since there's quite a bit of harmonic movement and not much repetition, but because Bjornstad and Darling's playing is so consistently gentle and the music is so consistently quiet and pleasant, this album has a flavor that will be familiar to fans of Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt. Recommended.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad, except as noted.

1. "Epigraph No. 1" – 3:04
2. "Upland" – 4:04
3. "Wakening" – 4:10
4. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 1" – 1:39
5. "Pavane" (William Byrd) – 3:39
6. "Fantasia" (Orlando Gibbons) – 1:59
7. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 2" – 2:20
8. "The Guest" – 2:41
9. "After Celan" – 3:46
10. "Song for TKJD" (David Darling) – 6:24
11. "Silent Dream" (Darling) – 4:41
12. "The Lake" – 4:11
13. "Gothic" – 4:07
14. "Epigraph No. 1, Var. 3" – 1:28
15. "Le jour s'endort" (Guillaume Dufay) – 3:44
16. "Factus est repente" (Gregor Aichinger) – 4:54

Personnel

• Ketil Bjørnstad – piano
• David Darling – cello

References

1. Astarita, Glenn. "Ketil Bjornstad & David Darling: Epigraphs Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2012-12-12.
2. "ECM discography". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
3. Lin, Ho (December 6, 2005). "Shards of Time: "In Praise of Love"". Camera Roll. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
4. Anderson, Rick. "Ketil Bjørnstad Epigraphs Review". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-10-21.