| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Contents |
Viking's answer = Vikingasvar : intermezzo for wind ensemble, percussion, violas and double basses, op. 54 (3:47) -- The lay of Helgi the Hunding-slayer = Helga kviða Hundingsbana : for alto, bass and small orchestra, op. 61 (8:22) -- Gróa's spell = Grógaldr : for alto, tenor, and orchestra, op. 62 (18:38) -- Jónas Hallgrímsson in memoriam = Jónasar minni Hallgrímssonar : for mixed choir and orchestra, op. 48 (6:48) -- Spring song = Vorvísa : for mixed choir and orchestra, op. 46 (4:48) -- Landfall = Landsýn : overture/forleikur for male chorus and orchestra, op. 41 (9:50) -- Iceland cantata = Þjóđhvöt = Íslandskantata (19:07) |
| Notes |
Texts from The poetic Edda (2nd-3rd works), Jónas Hallgrímsson (4th-5th), Einar Benediktsson (6th), and Davið Stefánsson (7th) |
| Performer |
Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir, alto (2nd-3rd works) ; Finnur Bjarnason, tenor (3rd) ; Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson, bass (2nd) ; Hallgrímskirkja Motet Choir (4th) and Schola Cantorum (5th, 7th) ; Fóstbræður Male Choir (6th) ; Kárnesskó́li Boys' Choir (7th) ; Iceland Symphony Orchestra ; Hermann Bäumer, conductor |
| Event |
Recorded Feb. 2000 (1st, 5th, 7th works) and June 2002 (2nd-4th, 6th works), Hallgrim's church, Reykjavik, Iceland |
| Notes |
Vocal works sung in Icelandic |
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Hard copy version record |
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Orchestral music.
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Vocal duets with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) with orchestra.
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Cantatas, Secular.
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Cantatas, Secular
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Choruses, Secular (Men's voices) with orchestra
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra
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Orchestral music
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Vocal duets with orchestra
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Streaming audio
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Cantatas
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Art music
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Art music.
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Cantatas.
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Musique savante.
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Cantates.
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Streaming audio
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| Author |
Jónas Hallgrímsson, 1807-1845.
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Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir.
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Finnur Bjarnason.
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Ólafur Kjartan Sigurðarson, 1968-
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Bäumer, Hermann.
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Jón Leifs.
Víkingasvar.
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Jón Leifs.
Helga kviða Hundingsbana.
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Jón Leifs.
Grógaldr.
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Jón Leifs.
Jónasar minni Hallgrímssonar.
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Jón Leifs.
Vorvísa.
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Jón Leifs.
Landsýn.
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Jón Leifs.
Þjóđhvöt.
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Mótettukór Hallgrímskirkju.
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Schola Cantorum Hallgrímskirkju.
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Karlakórinn Fóstbræður.
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Drengjakór Kársness.
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Sinfóniúhljómsveit íslands.
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