''Schattenwelt'' is the third album by Swiss violinist

Paul Giger Paul Giger (born 1952 in Herisau, Switzerland), is a Swiss violinist and composer. He plays contemporary classical music, jazz, and free improvised music, and specializes in extended techniques. He has released six CDs on the ECM label and co ...

recorded in 1992 and released on the ECM label.ECM discography
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Reception

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review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars calling it "A great recording for aficionados of the violin with a sophisticated ear".Allender, M. W. B
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Paul Giger'' # "Bay" - 3:15 # "Dancing with the Stars" - 5:46 # "Crane" - 2:34 # "Creating the Labyrinth" - 10:54 # "Birth of the Bull" - 1:54 # "Fourteen Virgins" - 5:43 # "Death" - 1:37 # "Dancing in The World of Shadows" - 6:24 # "Bombay (Good Night)" - 16:01 :*Recorded at Propstei St. Gerold, Austria in May 1992

Personnel

violin The violin, sometimes known as a ''fiddle'', is a wooden chordophone (string instrument) in the violin family. Most violins have a hollow wooden body. It is the smallest and thus highest-pitched instrument (soprano) in the family in regular ...

References

{{Authority control ECM New Series albums Paul Giger albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher 1993 albums