''Epigraphs'' is an album by Norwegian pianist

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

with American cellist David Darling recorded in 1998 and released on the ECM label in 2000. Tracks from this album were used as part of the soundtrack of Jean-Luc Godard's film '' In Praise of Love''.

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review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 3.5 stars, and the

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review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 4 stars, stating:

Track listing

:All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad, except as indicated. #"Epigraph No. 1" – 3:04 #"Upland" – 4:04 #"Wakening" – 4:10 #"Epigraph No. 1, Var. 1" – 1:39 #"Pavane" – 3:39
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) #"Epigraph No. 1, Var. 2" – 2:20 #"The Guest" – 2:41 #"After Celan" – 3:46 #"Song for TKJD" – 6:24
(David Darling) #"Silent Dream" – 4:41
(David Darling) #"The Lake" – 4:11 #"Gothic" – 4:07 #"Epigraph No. 1, Var. 3" – 1:28 #"Le Jour S'Endort" – 3:44
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Personnel

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piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* David Darling –

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G ...

Notes

*Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in September 1998

References

{{Authority control 2000 albums ECM Records albums Ketil Bjørnstad albums David Darling (musician) albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher