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Leifs: Vikingasvar, etc / Bäumer, Gunnarsdóttir, Bjarnason

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-06-01

Works: Jón Leifs: A Viking's Answer, Op. 54; Lay of the Hunding-slayer, Op. 61; Groa's Spell, Op. 62; Jónas Hallgrímsson in memoriam, Op. 48; Vorvísa, Op. 46; Landfall, Op. 41; Iceland C...
Performers: Bjarnason, Finnur; Gunnarsdottir, Gudrun Edda; Sigurdarson, Olafur Kjartan
Conductors: Bäumer, Hermann
Ensemble: Fóstbraedur Male Choir ; Hallgrimskirkja Motet Choir; Hallgrimskirkja Schola Cantorum; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Kársnesskóli Boys' Choir

"...It's always a joy to discover something genuinely new and invigoration when you thought you'd heard it all. And that is the case for me...continue...

Leifs: Hekla and Other Orchestral Works / Shao, Iceland SO

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1999-08-30

Works: Jón Leifs: Iceland Overture for orchestra, Op 9; Requiem for chorus, Op 33b; Galdra-Loftr, incidental music, Op. 6; Réminiscence du Nord, for string orchestra, Op. 40; Hekla, tone poem for ...
Conductors: Shao, En
Ensemble: Hallgrimskirkja Motet Choir; Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Schola Cantorum

"Hekla" is probably the noisiest piece of orchestral music ever recorded with a full orchestra that includes 19 percussionists who are expected to play on...continue...