Claudio Puntin, Gerour Gunnarsdottir - Ylir (2001)

Tracklist

1 Ylir / Winter 4:01
2 Huldufolk / Fairies 5:11
3 Einbuinn / The Ermite 4:51
4 Enginn Lai O?rum Frekt / Contemplation 0:49
5 Skerpia / Midsummer 2:43
6 Peysirei? / Gallop 6:13
7 Vor?ankar / Reflections On Spring 3:28
8 Hvert Orstutt Spor / Each Little Step – Lullaby 4:16
9 Sof?u Unga Astin Min / Lullaby For An Abandoned Baby 4:13
10 Huldufolk III / Fairies - III Hringekja / Whirligig 2:32
11 L' Ultimo Abbraccio / Last Embrace 3:08
12 Kv??i? Um Fuglana / Fantasy About Birds 3:03
13 Leysing / Melting, Thaw 5:19
14 Epilogue 1:57

personnel :

Claudio Puntin - clarinet, bass clarinet
Gerdur Gunnarsdottir - violin, vocal

New names to the ECM roster, Claudio Puntin and Gerdur Gunnarsdottir arrive with a highly unusual project in "Ylir" - a musical topography of Iceland, an Iceland both observed and imagined, mirrored in legend and folklore as well as in the work of composers of our time. The music on "Ylir" is highly contemporary yet also timeless; it has very deep roots.