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François Couturier
Nostalghia – Song For Tarkovsky
Album DE 2006 on ECM Records label
Jazz (Contemporary Jazz)
Total duration: 77:53 Music inspired by the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, his favourite actors, and the way he plays with shades of colour and sound. 'Le Sacrifice' and 'L'eternel retour' inspired by 'Erbarme Dich' from J.S. Bach's 'Matthäuspassion'; 'Nostalghia' and 'Andreï' with references to the third movement of Alfred Schnittke's Sonato No. 1 for violoncello and piano (Universal Edition, Wien); 'Toliu' with allusions to 'Amen' from Giovanni Battista Pergolesi's 'Stabat Mater'. Recorded December 2005 Auditorium Radio Svizzera, Lugano Back cover portrait: Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Magnum Photos / Agentur Focus Film stills and set photography courtesy Institut International Andreï Tarkovski, Paris and Svenska Film Institutet, Stockholm. An ECM Production In collaboration with RSI Rete Due, Lugano. ℗ 2006 ECM Records GmbH © 2006 ECM Records GmbH Printed in Germany O-card package with standard jewel case and 28-page booklet (liner notes, credits, Tarkovsky filmography, film stills and set photography). Dedications (not on the back cover track listing, but in the booklet): Crépusculaire: to Sven Nykvist Nostalghia: to Tonino Guerra Stalker: to Eduard Artemiev Toliu: to Anatoli Solonitsyn L'éternel retour: to Erland Josephson
Musicians
 | François Couturier p, *1950 FR composed by, all compositions by, liner notes, piano, album by |
 | Jean-Louis Matinier acc, *1963 FR accordion |
 | Markus Heiland , DE engineer, tonmeister |
 | Roberto Masotti syn, *1947 IT photography by, liner photos pp. 5–9, 27 |
 | Alexandr Knyazhinsky , photography by, pp. 14, 18-19 |
 | Vadim Yusov , photography by, pp. 15-17 |
 | Giuseppe Lanci , photography by, pp. 20-21 |
 | Sven Nykvist , photography by, pp. 22-25 |
 | Jean-Marc Larché ss, sax, soprano saxophone, composed by |
 | Anja Lechner vc, *1961 DE violoncello, composed by |
Producers
| Sascha Kleis design |
| Agentur Focus photography by, back cover portrait |
| Gueorgui Pinkhassov photography by, back cover portrait |
| Magnum Photos photography by, back cover portrait |
| Christoph Egger photography by, cover photo |
| Luciano Rossetti photography by, liner photos p. 10 |
| Manfred Eicher producer, produced by |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Le Sacrifice | François Couturier | 8:59 | |
| 2 | Crépusculaire | François Couturier | 13:20 | |
| 3 | Nostalghia | François Couturier | 8:27 | |
| 4 | Solaris I | François Couturier | Anja Lechner, François Couturier, Jean-Marc Larché | 3:19 |
| 5 | Miroir | François Couturier | 3:21 | |
| 6 | Solaris II | François Couturier | Anja Lechner, François Couturier, Jean-Marc Larché | 2:47 |
| 7 | Andreï | François Couturier | 7:05 | |
| 8 | Ivan | François Couturier | François Couturier, Jean-Marc Larché | 6:14 |
| 9 | Stalker | François Couturier | 7:01 | |
| 10 | Le Temps Scellé | François Couturier | 5:02 | |
| 11 | Toliu | François Couturier | 8:24 | |
| 12 | L'Éternel Retour | François Couturier | 3:46 |
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