Bittersweet

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Katerina Anagnostidou
Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Þórgunnur Anna Örnólfsdóttir
KIMI
Nick Martin

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Recording & Production

This album is a world premiere recording of Nick Martin's Bittersweet, captured at Garnisonskirken, Copenhagen, on February 20-21, 2022.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Nick Martin, the composer, strives for naked emotional honesty and a search for the sacred in their music, which is often sensitive and filled with melancholic longing.

Composition History

Nick Martin's work, Bittersweet, is set on a "tender line" where the sacred shades into the sensual, with its insistent, chanting repetitions having the consistency of prayer.

Performer Biography

KIMI is a Copenhagen-based trio consisting of Katerina Anagnostidou (percussion), Jónas Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (accordion), and Þórgunnur Anna Örnólfsdóttir (mezzo-soprano).

Performer Biography

KIMI performs new music and has commissioned numerous works for their unique instrumentation, including from Nick Martin, the composer of this album.

Compositional Technique

The opening notes of Bittersweet by Nick Martin are a twist on the "falling tear" motif found in John Dowland's famous song 'Flow my tears' and his seven Lachrymae.