{"product_id":"a-suite-of-poems","title":"A Suite Of Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eSettings of poetry and other literary texts form a special category in the discography of Norwegian pianist-composer \u003cstrong\u003eKetil Bjørnstad\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cem\u003eA Suite of Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio in June 2016, is a song cycle to put alongside such projects as \u003cem\u003eA Passion for John Donne\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSunrise\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Light\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNorwegian-Danish author \u003cstrong\u003eLars Saabye Christensen\u003c\/strong\u003e is one of Scandinavia's most widely-praised contemporary writers. For many years now, in the course of his travels around the globe, Christensen has been sending \"\u003cem\u003ehotel poems\u003c\/em\u003e\" to \u003cstrong\u003eKetil Bjørnstad\u003c\/strong\u003e, a friend from their teenage years, inviting him to make music out of them. \"I started writing music to his poems more than 20 years ago,\" says \u003cstrong\u003eKetil\u003c\/strong\u003e in his liner note for this album. \"His ability to expose the inner conflicts we all bring with us in our suitcases is striking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristensen's\u003c\/strong\u003e literary postcards explore a range of moods. \u003cstrong\u003eBjørnstad\u003c\/strong\u003e, who is also a writer himself, says: \"I feel very connected to the lonely, existential perspective of these poems, made in different hotel rooms.\" For this recording, \u003cstrong\u003eKetil\u003c\/strong\u003e worked closely with singer and actress \u003cstrong\u003eAnneli Drecker\u003c\/strong\u003e, former lead vocalist of pop group Bel Canto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePersonnel: \u003cstrong\u003eKetil Bjornstad\u003c\/strong\u003e (piano), \u003cstrong\u003eAnneli Drecker\u003c\/strong\u003e (voice)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50464357253451,"sku":"1036102","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/14ff427f-f5fd-4104-b285-0b820654dc28_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727273302","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/a-suite-of-poems","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}