The Executioner by Henning Christiansen

First in a series of two releases unveiling the previously unissued soundtracks made for the films of Ursula Reuter Christiansen by her partner and collaborator Henning Christiansen

The Executioner (Skarpretteren) is Ursula’s first film from 1971 and is now considered one of the most important works of early Danish feminist art. A highly praised recent show at the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen highlighted the pertinent themes and ongoing urgency which lies within this bold symbolic work.

The exquisite score is one of the key neo-romantic works in Henning’s far reaching output. A deeply melancholic set of vocal based works which place the listener deep within the tension and despair of Ursula’s themes. This unique vinyl presentation also features nature sounds recorded for the film on the island of Moen along with surprising works that defy anything else in Henning’s output.

Tracklist

1.	The Walnut Tree Waves In The Wind	3:31

2.	Woman, You Are Pregnant (Woman One)	2:06

3.	The Eternal Soldier - Help Him!	1:40

4.	Field Recording	0:47

5.	In The Spring Night, Hoarfrost Falls	3:36

6.	Child’s Play	1:49
7.	The Marble Picture	3:27
8.	Addamaria	2:42
9.	Compiege Soldier	1:42
10.	Confessions Of A Hallow	4:27
11.	The Execution	0:34
12.	The Next Moment In History Belongs To Us	1:27

Credits

released May 6, 2018

Cello – Gunnar Kvaran
Design – Maja Larsson
Executive-Producer – Mark Harwood
Flute – Michala Petri
Mastered By – Giuseppe Ielasi
Photography By – Freddy Tornberg
Piano – Hanne Petri
Violin – Kanny Sambleben
Voice – Bodil Hojsgaard

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