Sigurbjörnsson, T
-
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:
-
Presto Recording of the Week, 4th February 2022
-
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
-
-
The repertoire chosen is strongly cinematic in feel, which is mostly stirring but does occasionally teeter into more clichéd territory. However, any lack of depth in a small handful of the tracks... —
-
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 —
-
A Bright Star Shineth
Karl Peter Eriksson (baritone), Paula Gustafsson Apola (cello), Svetla Tsvetkova (organ), Rasmus Osbeck (percussion), Lúcia Viana da Silva (percussion)
Härlanda Kammarkör, David Molin
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
Together in Music: Icelandic & Polish Flute Music
Ewa Murawska, Joanna Zathey–Wójcińska, Áshildur Haraldsdóttir
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
-
En God Jul - A Merry Christmas
Ann-Christine Goransson-Kjellgren (soprano)
Rilke Ensemble, Gunnar Eriksson
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide -
Purchase product
Downloads
Audio formats guide
