Northern lights ola gjeilo
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The “terrible beauty” reminded him of the Aurora Borealis. This music came to him as he gazed out of an attic window one Christmas, close to Oslo over a wintry lake under the stars, pondering on the text. In the cover notes, Gjeilo writes that “Northern Lights” is about beauty – a “terrible”, powerful beauty, although the music is quite serene on the surface.
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Sweet and beautiful daughter of Jerusalem, Suavis et decora filia Jerusalem, Pulchra es amica mea, The text is in Latin, taken from the Song of Solomon: Pulchra es amica mea, Other groups at our hotel had been travelling to Lapland for years in the hope of seeing the Lights, but never had.Ī couple of months ago at a Manchester Chorale rehearsal, “Northern Lights” was given out. We had gone for the snow, but were treated to the Aurora Borealis. We had to be fully present to witness the wonder. It happened again the next night, and the night after that. Flames of pink, green and white danced across the sky for over 40 minutes in an overwhelming Heavenly pyrotechnic display. When word spread around the hotel that the Lights were displaying, we wrapped up and headed out. The days were clear but bitterly cold – the “warmest” was -28’C! The nights were clear and colder, to the extent that our eyelashes froze. Instead there is an eery golden glow that migrates from the east to the west during the very short day. We were there during the winter solstice, during which the sun never rises above the horizon. I was in Saariselka, Lapland, deep inside the Arctic Circle on a ski trip with a large group from Ski Rossendale. In January 2017 I had the enormous good fortune to witness the Northern Lights not just once, but on three consecutive nights. However, due to a misunderstanding it missed the deadline. This is an "achievement album" and a sonic beauty.This article was intended for publication in the August 2018 issue of our parish magazine. If i had to take one album with me to the stars it just might be this album ! The sound is on par with many of the better Chandos SACD's and clearly "sound and feeling" was the total goal of this album for Ola!. The end result is a peaceful, yet deeply moving spiritual album that will simply take you past the edge of the universe and enable you to see the Northern Lights like never before. Ola contributes piano all the way thru and at times it almost feels like "Mike Oldfield meets Gabriel Faure!".
NORTHERN LIGHTS OLA GJEILO MOVIE
Gjeilo blends symphonic soundscapes reminiscent of the finest movie soundtracks with deeply moving harmonic and spiritual choral parts. I can not stop playing this is just that good! I had heard the song "The Ground" and after doing some research discovered it was written by Ola Gjeilo and I ordered this SACD immediately.
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I was simply mesorized by the tranquil harmonic beauty of this little unassuming really caught me off guard. After buying and listening to this disc I reached out to the composer Ola Gjeilo directly to simply thank him for this gift. "Northern lights" celebrates life and shines with a heavingly charm and will touch your soul in a way only a few can do. If you are a fan of choral harmonies and deeply emotional absolutely breathtaking sounds than this recording is a must have!!!