Aquilonis

Aquilonis (Latin "of the North Wind") is a classical and choral studio album by the Swedish trio Trio Mediæval recorded in June 2014 and released on the ECM New Series November that same year.^[3]

Aquilonis
Studio album by Trio Mediæval
Released	November 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
Recorded	June 2014
Studio	Propstei Sankt Gerold Sankt Gerold, Austria
Genre	Choral, medieval classical music and Norwegian folk music[1]
Length	1:00:52
Label	ECM New Series 2416
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Trio Mediæval chronology
A Worcester Ladymas (2011) Aquilonis (2014) Rímur (2017)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All Music	[2]

Composition

The album is named after a Swedish North Wind. On this album the trio sings Icelandic chant and Italian sacred songs, with performing custom arrangements from old Norwegian folk melodies. The trio also sings some 15th-century English carols, as well as contemporary works by Anders Jormin, William Brooks and Andrew Smith. It's the first time that the trio also plays instruments with their voice on a record.^[3]

Reception

James Manheim in his review for All Music says that "This certainly isn't an authentic performance of medieval music." but, he add that "In a way, it gets listeners closer than almost anybody else to the time when vertical sonorities in European music were new, and for those who have never heard it, it's time to begin."^[2]

In The New York Times' Classical Top Music Recordings of 2014, James R. Oestreich says that "So varied are the sources that it is hard to find a theme or even a common thread. But the enchanting vocal style and sonority that the female trio has evolved unifies the whole beautifully."^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Vespers Reponsory"	Anonymous	2:44
2.	"Ama"	Anders Jormin	2:47
3.	"Ave rex angelorum"	Anonymous	2:15
4.	"Ecce quod natura mutat sua jura"	Anonymous	4:42
5.	"Ave Maris Stella"	Andrew Smith	2:32
6.	"Vespers Antiphon and Psalm I, II, III"	Anonymous	7:12
7.	"Ioseph fili David"	Andrew Smith	2:37
8.	"Ave Regina caelorum"	Andrew Smith	1:35
9.	"Alleluia: A Newë Work"	Anonymous	4:47
10.	"Morgonljos"	Linn Andrea Fuglseth & Anna Maria Friman	1:19
11.	"Vespers Antiphon and Psalm IV, V"	Anonymous	3:32
12.	"Fammi cantar l'amor"	Anonymous	2:49
13.	"Gud unde oss her al leve så"	Traditional	1:56
14.	"Benedicti e llaudati"	Anonymous	4:40
15.	"Klokkeljom"	Berit Opheim, Anna Maria Friman & Linn Andrea Fuglseth	0:47
16.	"Special Antiphon"	Anonymous	1:55
17.	"Ingen vinner frem til den evige ro"	Traditional	5:04
18.	"Fryd dig, di Kristi brud"	Traditional	3:34
19.	"I hamrinum"	Berit Opheim & Anna Maria Friman	1:00
20.	"Vale, dulcis amice"	William Brooks	3:05
Total length:			1:00:52

Personnel

Trio Mediæval

• Anna Maria Friman – voice, Hardanger fiddle, melody chimes
• Linn Andrea Fuglseth – voice, portable organ, melody chimes
• Berit Opheim – voice, melody chimes