Bjarnason
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The Grotesque & The Sublime
Frank Dupree (piano), Vivi Vassileva, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
The performances capture the energy of the music with skill, notably that of percussionist Vivi Vassileva, for whom Inferno is a tour de force. The release includes a highly appropriate multichannel... —
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Occurrence: ISO Project, Vol. 3
Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Mario Caroli (flute), Thurídur Jónsdóttir (tape), Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
[Bjarnason's] Violin Concerto opens the album with a spectacular performance by soloist Pekka Kuusisto. Intensely virtuosic, the violin is nonetheless always part of a greater whole: from folky,... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
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This release from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra [is] impressively polished from an ensemble drawn largely from a tiny population —
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Sono Luminus’s sound is top-notch. Enjoy! —
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Persuasive accounts; Fair Flowers is the standout. —
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From Earth to Ether
Jakob Kullberg, Karin Torbjörnsdóttir, Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
In every sense, this is a strong performance of [Bow To String] that lays out its processes clear as day – perhaps as it’s the composer on the podium – with impassioned, multidimensional playing... —
