Trio Mediaeval
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Founded in Oslo, Norway in 1997, Trio Mediaeval forged a specialist niche singing sacred monophonic and mediaeval polyphonic music from England, Italy and France but, signed to the ECM label, they quickly developed this specialist genre to fuse it with more modern attitudes and styles. "We approach mediaeval music as if it were written today," said founder member Anna Maria Friman, "mediaeval and contemporary pieces seem to fit incredibly well together." It was a formula which gave them great popularity all over the world, with a string of albums beginning with 'Words of the Angel' (2001) and continuing with 'Soir, dit Elle' (2004), 'Stella Maris' (2005), 'Folk Songs' (2007), 'A Worcester Ladymass' (2011), 'Aquilonis' (2014) and 'Rimur' (2017). Their most acclaimed work was 'Folk Songs' which explored Norway's folk heritage and was even nominated for a Grammy Award.
Initially performing traditional Norwegian, Swedish and Icelandic songs, they graduated to contemporary works written especially for them by a variety of writers from other fields such as Gavin Bryars, William Brooks, Ivan Moody, Sungji Hong, Oleh Harkavyy, Bjørn Kruse, Trygve Seim and Andrew Smith, among others. They also adapted along the way, adding Norwegian percussionist Birger Mistereggen, while they were also joined by Berit Opheim. They have long established themselves as a unique presence in music and were lauded by American critic Joshua Kosman with the accolade "To hear the group's note-perfect counterpoint is to be astonished at what the human voice is capable of..."
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- Ave rex angelorum
- Gud unde oss her at leve så
- Benedicti e llaudati
- Den Signete Dag (The Day Of Joy): Den Signete Dag (The Day Of Joy)
- Folkefrelsar, Til Oss Kom (Saviour Of The Nations, Come): Folkefrelsar, Til Oss Kom (Saviour Of The
- Morgonljos
- Lova Line: Lova Line
- Danse, Ikke Grate Na (Dance, Do Not Cry Now): Danse, Ikke Grate Na (Dance, Do Not Cry Now)
- Fammi cantar l'amor
- Ave regina caelorum
- Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg (I Know A Stronghold In Heaven): Eg Veit I Himmerik Ei Borg (I Know A Str
- Rolandskvadet
- Solbonn (Sun-prayer): Solbonn (Sun-prayer)
- Den Elskte Jerusalem (Beloved Jerusalem): Den Elskte Jerusalem (Beloved Jerusalem)
- Till, Till Tove: Till, Till Tove
- Springdans Fra Vestfold (Dance From Vestfold): Springdans Fra Vestfold (Dance From Vestfold)
- Eg Aktar Inkje (I Don't Think Much Of Those Boys): Eg Aktar Inkje (I Don't Think Much Of Those Boys)
- Villemann Og Magnhild (Villemann And Magnhild): Villemann Og Magnhild (Villemann And Magnhild)
- Tjovane (The Thieves): Tjovane (The Thieves)
- Det Lisle Banet (The Little Child): Det Lisle Banet (The Little Child)
- So Ro, Godt Barn (Rest Now, Sweet Child): So Ro, Godt Barn (Rest Now, Sweet Child)
- Gjendines Badnlat (Gjendine's Lullaby): Gjendines Badnlat (Gjendine's Lullaby)
- Bruremarsj Fra Gudbrandsdalen (Wedding March From Gudbrandsdalen): Bruremarsj Fra Gudbrandsdalen (We
- Nu Solen Gar Ned (The Sun Is Setting): Nu Solen Gar Ned (The Sun Is Setting)
