Bjarnason: From Earth to Ether

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Label
Dacapo Classical
Release Date
June 23, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Daniel Bjarnason
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Aarhus Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Jakob Kullberg, Karin Torbjornsdottir
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 23, 2023
    • UPC
      747313694624
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8224746
    • LABEL
      Dacapo Classical
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Contemporary Era
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Sorrow Conquers Happiness

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Jakob Kullberg

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    2. II. Blood to Bones

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Jakob Kullberg

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    3. III. Air to Breath

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Jakob Kullberg

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    4. I. Over Light Earth

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    5. II. Number 1, 1949

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    6. No. 1. Talking in Bed

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Karin Torbjörnsdóttir

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    7. No. 2. Is It for Now or for Always

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Karin Torbjörnsdóttir

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason

    8. No. 3. Night-Music

      Composer: Daníel Bjarnason

      Ensemble: Aarhus Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Karin Torbjörnsdóttir

      Conductor: Daníel Bjarnason


There is an evaporating quality to the music of Icelandic composer and conductor Daníel Bjarnason, with sounds that can start softly or loudly, serenely or fiercely, but ultimately dissipate into intangible air. This album, conducted by the composer himself, showcases this characteristic in three captivating works in all-new versions. In Bow to String, the three movements undergo a mesmerizing transformation from a pounding passacaglia to an exhale of frozen breath. In Over Light Earth, the sounds tremble before dispersing to the far edges of the orchestra. And in the Larkin Songs, Bjarnason reflects on fleeting companionship and love.