Leifs
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Ice Land: The Eternal Music
RecommendedCarolyn Sampson (soprano), Dmitri Ensemble, Hannah Dienes-Williams, Dominic Wallis, Samuel Porteous, Oscar Simms, Stephanie Gonley (violin), Choir of Clare College Cambridge, Graham Ross
An ethereal, escapist set of recordings from the Cambridge choir, bringing together Icelandic choral music from the last half-century. Sævarsson’s Requiem forms the centrepiece – a hypnotic,... —
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 4th February 2022
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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Drang in die Ferne
Schubert Lieder and Icelandic Folksongs
Benedikt Kristjánsson (tenor), Alexander Schmalcz (piano), Tillmann Höfs (horn)
Awards:
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International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Vocal
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year
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Meditatio: Music for Mixed Choir
Rakel Edda Guðmundsdóttir (soprano), Ragnheiður Sara Grímsdóttir (soprano), Thelma Hrönn Sigurdórsdóttir (soprano), Kirstín Erna Blöndal (soprano), Jóhanna Ósk Valsdóttir (alto), Helgi Steinar Helgason (tenor), Fjölnir Ólafsson (bass)
Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Hörður Áskelsson
The singers have a distinctive timbre, with strength held in reserve in almost every item —
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Leifs: Edda, Pt. 2, Op. 42 'The Lives of the Gods'
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir (mezzo-soprano), Elmar Gilbertsson (tenor), Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass)
Schola Cantorum Reykjavík, Hermann Bäumer
The sounds of Iceland’s landscape and folklore make their way into Edda II, the second part of the composer’s mammoth Norse myth-inspired trilogy. Expect a raw lyricism, tectonic force and a... —
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Special offer. Leifs: Edda, Part 1 - The Creation of the World (Sköpun heimsins)
Gunnar Guðbjörnsson (tenor) & Bjarni Thor Kristinsson (bass-baritone)
Schola Cantorum & Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer
Jón Leifs was a true original and his Edda oratorio cycle was one of his most original inspirations.
Planned in the 1920s as a single oratorio on the Völuspá, it grew into an epic tetralogy... — -
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Jon Leifs - Works for Voices and Orchestra
Gudrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir (alto), Finnur Bjarnason (tenor), Ólafur Kjartan Sigurdarson (bass)
Hallgrímskirkja Motet Choir and Schola Cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer
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