[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 11 February 2022
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Icelandic music of the last half century is the focus of this recording by the Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, led by its conductor, Graham Ross. Born from his close collaboration with the native composers of the "Land of Fire and Ice," this programme sets out to explore and highlight their hypnotic soundworld, instinctively leaning towards contemplation. A prime example is the touchingly beautiful Requiem by Sigurður Sævarsson, which here receives its world premiere recording.
SIGURÐUR SÆVARSSON , Requiem (world première recording)
and choral works by JÓN ÁSGEIRSSON (b. 1928), TRYGGVI M. BALDVINSSON (b. 1965),
SNORRI SIGFÚS BIRGISSON (b. 1954), JÓN LEIFS (1899-1968),
HJÁLMAR H. RAGNARSSON (b. 1952), ÞORKELL SIGURBJÖRNSSON (1938-2013),
ATLI HEIMIR SVEINSSON (1938-2019) and ANNA THORVALDSDÓTTIR (b. 1977)
including an arrangement for string orchestra of Fljótavík by SIGUR RÓS