{"product_id":"3357015","title":"Pessi Giovanna\/s Wallumrod - If Grief Could Wait [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnique, intimate album initiated by Swiss baroque harpist Giovanna Pessi and featuring the pure, non-classical voice of Norwegian singer Susanna Wallumr\\xf8d. Best known for her work in pop and indie-rock contexts (including the duo Susanna and the Magical Orchestra), Wallumr\\xf8d is heard singing songs of Henry Purcell: interspersed between them are songs of Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake and two of Susanna's own pieces. Purcell has never been heard quite like this - and indeed, neither has Leonard Cohen.  \\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the centre of the album are Susanna Wallumr\\xf8d's natural voice and Pessi's harp but the ensemble also includes Marco Ambrosini on nyckelharpa (the Swedish keyed fiddle) and Jan Achtman on viola da gamba. Pessi has often played with these musicians, individually, in early music contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If Grief Could Wait' will appeal to followers of Susanna's music, as well as open-minded classical listeners. Yet this is not a pop album, nor does it follow strict interpretations of historical performance practice. Pessi and Wallumr\\xf8d simply present music that they love and the commitment of all participants brings to the repertoire unanimity of purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanna Pessi's exceptional harp playing has been heard in ECM in quite different settings. She has played with the Rolf Lislevand Ensemble on Diminuito and been a member of the Christian Wallumr\\xf8d Ensemble, first recording with the latter group in 2006 on 'The Zoo Is Far'. Playing and rehearsing with Christian Wallumr\\xf8d brought Pessi often to Oslo, where she met and befriended the pianist's sister, singer Susanna. They began playing together informally. Susanna invited Pessi to play on her pop album 'Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos' in 2008. And when Manfred Eicher asked Giovanna to consider an ECM project of her own, Susanna's voice was the instrument she wanted to present, alongside the harp.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: Giovanna Pessi (baroque harp), Susanna Wallumr\\xf8d (voice), Jane Achtman (viola da gamba), Marco Ambrosini (nyckelharpa)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Plaint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho by Fire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf Grief Has Any Pow'r to Kill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Forester\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New Ground\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou Know Who I Am\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHangout\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO Solitude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhich Will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New Scotch Tune\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMusic for a While\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New Scotch Tune, var.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Evening Hymn\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56245946220929,"sku":"3357015","price":33.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/pessi-giovanna-s-wallumrod-if-grief-could-wait-cd.jpg?v=1789157043","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/3357015","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}