Mats Edén
Milvus
Mats Edén drone-fiddle, violin, viola
Jonas Simonson flute, alto flute
The Cikada Quartet
Havang
Polska efter Artbergs Kalle Karlstrom
Stegen pa taket -Polska efter Lejsme Per Larsson
Variation I
Septemberljus
Den lyckliga (Beate Virgine)
Norafjalls - Efter Torleiv Bjorgum
Vardag
Variation 2
Backahasten
Sjoraets polska - Efter Olof Schyman
Spillet
String Quartet No 1
Recorded September 1997
ECM 1660
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Mats Eden has been hailed, by Ale Moller, as the
"real leader" of the Swedish folk revival. Eden's drone-fiddle, violin and
viola have been at the heart of the music made by the Nordan Project of
Moller and Lena Willemark and many other groups. On the first ECM album
issued under his own name, Eden plays alone and with flutist Jonas
Simonson: "Each of us has in his own way been searching for new means of
expression within the range of traditional music. Having deep knowledge of
these old methods has given us a secure base from which to explore new
artistic possibilities." The timbre and the stark beauty of the old music
also informs Eden's contemporary compositions, such as his String Quartet
No. 1, played here by the distinguished Cikada Quartet.
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