Schattenwelt is the third album by Swiss violinist and composer Paul Giger, recorded in May 1992 and released on ECM the following year.[1]

Schattenwelt
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedMay 1992
StudioPropstei Sankt Gerold
Sankt Gerold, Austria
GenreJazz
Length54:08
LabelECM New Series
ECM 1487
ProducerManfred Eicher
Paul Giger chronology
Alpstein
(1991)
Schattenwelt
(1993)
Ignis
(1994)

Reception edit

The AllMusic review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars calling it "a great recording for aficionados of the violin with a sophisticated ear".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Paul Giger
  1. "Bay" - 3:15
  2. "Dancing with the Stars" - 5:46
  3. "Crane" - 2:34
  4. "Creating the Labyrinth" - 10:54
  5. "Birth of the Bull" - 1:54
  6. "Fourteen Virgins" - 5:43
  7. "Death" - 1:37
  8. "Dancing in the World of Shadows" - 6:24
  9. "Bombay (Good Night)" - 16:01

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed October 31, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allender, M. W. B. Allmusic Review accessed October 31, 2011