Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée (10th anniversary, 180g, crystal clear vinyl) [DG]

Why you'll love it

Jóhann Jóhannsson's first album for Deutsche Grammophon, ten years on, pressed on 180g crystal clear vinyl for the first time. Hildur Guðnadóttir plays cello, and Theatre of Voices sings Ovid on Orphic Hymn.

This edition

• 10th anniversary edition
• 180g crystal clear vinyl

About the album

Jóhannsson built Orphée on the Orpheus myth, from Ovid to Jean Cocteau's film, and on his own move from Copenhagen to Berlin. He called it "an oblique reflection on personal change."

Piano, strings, organ and shortwave radio recordings move from darkness toward light. The American Contemporary Music Ensemble and a string orchestra conducted by Anthony Weeden play alongside him.

"Orphée is both more intimate than some of his larger works"
Heather Phares, AllMusic

Tracklist

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On Deutsche Grammophon (cat# 4869025), a reissue of the 2016 album.