Immersion

With a mix of stunning arrangements and original works, the dream team of Canadian violinist Angèle Dubeau and orchestra La Pietà bring their superb artistry to this touching collection of lesser-known film soundtracks, minimalist classics and post-classical gems. Immersion explores ideas of spiritual refuge and emotional introspection with music that wraps the listener in a warm sonic blanket, including Valentin Hadjadj’s sumptuously scored “Flying” from the 2018 movie Girl and Uno Helmersson’s soaring “The Grandmaster Suite” from 2016 chess documentary Magnus. Elsewhere, music by Philip Glass, Ólafur Arnalds, Jonny Greenwood, plus Steve Reich’s cascading minimalist masterpiece “Duet”, crown this intensely beautiful album.