Gudmundur Högnason: Hymnodia Sacra / Carmina Chamber Choir; Nordic Affect; Árni Heimir Ingólfsson: director

Gudmundur Högnason: Hymnodia Sacra / Carmina Chamber Choir; Nordic Affect;

Label: Smekkleysa
Catalog No: SMEK 74
Format: CD
Release Date: 2013-02-12
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 1 hr. 4 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 569035111056

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Album Summary

>Olthof, Statius : Musikulof, for chorus
>Ingolffson, Arni Heimir : Eilift lof med elsku hatt, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Heyr _u, Guds barnid goda, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Einka rettlaetid, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Jesu sleppa eg vil eigi, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Einn herra eg best aetti, song
>Goudimel, Claude : Psalm 1, for 4 voices
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Gud oss sinn laerdom ljosan gaf, for chorus
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Blessadi fadir, brjostid mitt, for chorus, viola, violin & cello
>Olthof, Statius : Andi Guds eilifur er, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Jesu saeti, gledin gaeda, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Heyrid _au tiu heilogu bod, for chorus
>Greiter, Matthias : O, Gud minn herra, aumka mig, for chorus (after Hans Leo Hassler)
>Greiter, Matthias : _a Israel for af Egypto, for chorus
>Chant, Gregorian : Beata nobis gaudia, hymn
>Hognason, Gudmundur : A _er, herra, hef eg nu von, for chorus
>Hognason, Gudmundur : O, Drottinn, eg medkenni mig, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Ris upp, Drottni dyrd, for chorus
>Anonymous, Icelandic : Lanid Drottins litum maeta, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Kvold er komid i heim, song
>Hognason, Gudmundur : Jati _ad allur heimur her, for chorus
>Anonymous, Icelandic : Dagur og ljos _u, Drottinn, ert, song
>Anonymous, Icelandic : Fadir vor, sem a himnum ert, song
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Notes & Reviews:

Hymnodia Sacra is Iceland's largest manuscript songbook from the 18th century. It was written in 1742 by Guðmundur Högnason, a priest in the Westman Islands, and contains 101 hymn melodies, many of them unique to this source. This CD contains music from this and other Icelandic sources from the 17th and 18th centuries, performed by Icelandic singers accompanied by period instruments.

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
Most of the music is sung in unison or by a solo voice. Much of it sounds like chant, but softer - less austere - and occasionally flowers into multiple parts... It's especially rewarding to recommend a disc like this one on Expedition Audio. This is beautiful music from a constellation of a time and place that few of us have ever imagined, let alone heard... ... read more ...

Notes & Reviews:

Recording information: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-).



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Works Details

>Olthof, Statius : Músíkulof, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Ensemble: Nordic Affect
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 46 sec.
  • Period Time: Renaissance

>Arni Heimir Ingólfsson : Eilíft lof med elsku hátt, song
  • Performers: Hanna Loftsdottir (Cello); Marta Halldórsdóttir (Soprano); Gudrún Oskarsdóttir (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary

>Gudmundur Högnason : Heyr _ú, Guds barnid góda, song
  • Performers: Marta Halldórsdóttir (Soprano); Karl Nyhlin (Theorbo)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 51 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Einka réttlætid, song
  • Performer: Kristín Blöndal
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Jesú sleppa eg vil eigi, song
  • Performers: Kristín Blöndal; Karl Nyhlin (Theorbo)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Einn herra eg best ætti, song
  • Performers: Marta Halldórsdóttir (Soprano); Karl Nyhlin (Theorbo)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 56 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Goudimel, Claude : Psalm 1, for 4 voices
  • Performers: Gudmundur Karlsson; Tuomo Suni (Violin); Halla Stefansdottir (Violin); Hanna Loftsdottir (Cello)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Renaissance

>Gudmundur Högnason : Gud oss sinn lærdóm ljósan gaf, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Blessadi fadir, brjóstid mitt, for chorus, viola, violin & cello
  • Performers: Guorun Haroardottir (Viola); Tuomo Suni (Violin); Hanna Loftsdottir (Cello)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 4 min. 1 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Olthof, Statius : Andi Guds eilífur er, song
  • Performers: Gudmundur Karlsson; Guorun Haroardottir (Viola); Halla Stefansdottir (Violin); Hanna Loftsdottir (Cello)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Renaissance

>Gudmundur Högnason : Jesú sæti, gledin gæda, song
  • Performers: Marta Halldórsdóttir (Soprano); Gudrún Oskarsdóttir (Harpsichord); Hanna Loftsdottir (Cello)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Heyrid _au tíu heilögu bod, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Greiter, Matthias : O, Gud minn herra, aumka mig, for chorus (after Hans Leo Hassler)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 5 min. 58 sec.
  • Period Time: Renaissance

>Greiter, Matthias : _a Israel fór af Egyptó, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
  • Period Time: Renaissance

>Chant, Gregorian : Beata nobis gaudia, hymn
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 49 sec.
  • Period Time: Medieval
  • Form: Choral

>Gudmundur Högnason : A _ér, herra, hef eg nú von, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 17 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : O, Drottinn, eg medkenni mig, song
  • Performer: Gudmundur Karlsson
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 34 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Rís upp, Drottni dyrd, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 53 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Anonymous, Icelandic : Lánid Drottins lítum mæta, song
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 1 min. 56 sec.

>Gudmundur Högnason : Kvöld er komid í heim, song
  • Performers: Marta Halldórsdóttir (Soprano); Karl Nyhlin (Theorbo)
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Gudmundur Högnason : Játi _ad allur heimur hér, for chorus
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque

>Anonymous, Icelandic : Dagur og ljós _ú, Drottinn, ert, song
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 2 min. 50 sec.

>Anonymous, Icelandic : Fadir vor, sem á himnum ert, song
  • Conductor: Arni Ingolffson
  • Notes: Langholtskirkja, Reykjavik, Iceland (2009-06-29&2009-07-06_2009-)
  • Running Time: 3 min. 22 sec.