| Ignis | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | June 1998 | |||
| Studio | Niguliste Church Tallinn, Estonia | |||
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| Length | 72:41 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1681 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Ignis is the fourth album by Swiss violinist and composer Paul Giger, recorded at St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn, Estonia in June 1998 and released on ECM in 2000. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The AllMusic review by Mark W. B. Allender awarded the album 4 stars stating "The pieces on Ignis form a body of old-world sacred music with an avant-garde sensibility." [2]
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