2l-082-lp ola gjeilo · choral works (ubi caritas, tota pulchra es); common for all the tracks are...

Recorded in Sofienberg Church, Norway, August 2011 and 2007 by Lindberg Lyd AS

recording producer and balance engineer MORTEN LINDBERG recording technicians BEATRICE JOHANNESSEN (side A) HANS PETER L’ORANGE (side B) piano technician THRON IRBY Steinwayediting, mix and mastering MORTEN LINDBERG vinyl pre-mastering and DMM disc cutting HENDRIk PAuLER pressed by PALLAS GERMANY graphic design MORTEN LINDBERG 2L-082-LP made in Norway 20©13 Lindberg Lyd AS

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A selection of lyrical, reflective tracks from Ola Gjeilo’s piano albums on the 2L label — Stone Rose and Piano Improvisations

1 UbiCaritas4:15

2 Meribel5:11

3 DarkBlue3:06

4 SantaMonica2:45

5 TheGreatPlains3:15

6 TotaPulchraEs3:50 sideA:fromPianoImprovisations

1 Madison2:58 sideB:fromStoneRose 2 SnowInNewYork3:28

3 NorthCountryII5:12

4 TheHudson3:25

5 TheLine4:28

6 January2:29

Featuringmusiccreatedinthespurofthemoment,straightfromtheheart,aswellaspiecesinspiredbyadeepconnectiontoNewYorklifeandscenery—thiscollectioncontainssomeofGjeilo’smostsoulfulandpassionatemusic.RangingfromtheintrospectivewistfulnessofDark BluetotheserenejoyfulnessofSnow in New York,andtofantasiesaroundhisownchoralworks(Ubi Caritas, Tota Pulchra Es);commonforallthetracksareaheartfeltlyricismgroundedinOla’sloveforthepiano.

OlaGjeilo(pronouncedYay-lo)wasborninNorwayin1978,andmovedtoAmericain2001tobeginhiscompositionstudiesattheJuilliardSchoolinNewYorkCity.Presentlyafull-timecomposerandpianistbasedintheUS,hispublishedconcertworksareperformedallovertheworld.Olaisalsoveryinterestedinfilm,andhismusicdrawsalotofinspirationfrommoviesandcinematicmusic.

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