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Nostalghia – Song For Tarkovsky

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Nostalghia – Song For Tarkovsky --- 2006-08-25

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