VA - Into the Still Hollow (2025) [Hi-Res]

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Title: Into the Still Hollow
Year Of Release: 2025
Label: Navona
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) [96kHz/24bit]
Total Time: 1:00:05
Total Size: 998 / 203 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida – Into the Still Hollow (11:46)
2. Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida – Elegy for a Walnut Tree (05:28)
3. Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida – For the Anniversary of My Death (04:27)
4. Charlotte Mundy & Sirius Quartet – Time and Wind (06:07)
5. Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida – The Gift (02:55)
6. Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida – Rings of Birchbark (02:36)
7. Thomas Meglioranza & Reiko Uchida – It Nests Within Each Cell (02:30)
8. David William Ross – Upon the Blue Guitar: I. Things As They Are (03:48)
9. David William Ross – Upon the Blue Guitar: II. A Tune Beyond Us (03:35)
10. David William Ross – Upon the Blue Guitar: III. The Day Was Green (04:25)
11. Karel Martínek & Pavel Zlámal – Prelude on "Lauda anima" (Version for Organ & Saxophone) (03:22)
12. Karel Martínek & Jan Kučera – Gesangvoll: Variations on a Theme by Beethoven (08:59)


It is no secret that John Rommereim harbors an immense love for vocal music. Known for his choral compositions as well as his conducting of choirs, it would be easy to pigeonhole the man — were it not for the existence of his instrumental works. INTO THE STILL HOLLOW juxtaposes both talents, and offers a glimpse at Rommereim’s multifarious accomplishments.

The variety is astounding. There are intimate lieder, accompanied by piano or an evocative string quartet; a three-part suite for solo guitar; and unconventional duos, one for organ and saxophone, the other for organ and oboe. Stylistically, the pieces walk the fine line between Western tradition and its ritual annihilation. Cerebral, yes, but also impassioned.