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Leifs: Complete Songs
BIS

Leifs: Complete Songs

$21.99

Details

Composer
LEIFS, JON
Artist
Bjarnason, Magnusson
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 08, 2016
Catalog #
BIS-2170
UPC
7318590021705

About

Known for his outstanding orchestral works, Jon Leifs draws inspiration from the naturally occurring phenomena of his native Iceland. This disc contains all thirty-two of the composer’s solo songs. Tenor Finnur Bjarnason is joined by pianist Orn Magnusson for this album.

Tracklist 32 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Heimþrá (Homesickness) 02:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Heimþrá (Homesickness)
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  2. 2 No. 2. Sólhvörf (Solstice) 02:52
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Sólhvörf (Solstice)
    Duration
    02:52
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  3. 3 No. 3. Hjörtun hefjast (Hearts Rise Up) 01:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Hjörtun hefjast (Hearts Rise Up)
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  4. 4 No. 1. Brennusöngur Skarphéðins (Skarphéðinn’s Song When Burning) 01:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Brennusöngur Skarphéðins (Skarphéðinn’s Song When Burning)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  5. 5 No. 2. Húskarlahvöt (Exhortations to the Farmhands) 01:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Húskarlahvöt (Exhortations to the Farmhands)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  6. 6 No. 3. Helsöngur Þormóðar (Þormóður's Death Song) 01:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Helsöngur Þormóðar (Þormóður's Death Song)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  7. 7 No. 1. Sofðu, unga ástin mín (Slumber Dearest Child of Mine) 04:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Sofðu, unga ástin mín (Slumber Dearest Child of Mine)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  8. 8 No. 2. Breiðifjörður (Fjord of a Thousand Islands) 00:55
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Breiðifjörður (Fjord of a Thousand Islands)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  9. 9 No. 1. Góða nótt (Good Night) 05:15
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Góða nótt (Good Night)
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  10. 10 No. 2. Ríma (Rhyme) 04:28
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Ríma (Rhyme)
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  11. 11 No. 1. Þagalt ok hugalt (A King's Child) 01:18
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Þagalt ok hugalt (A King's Child)
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  12. 12 No. 2. Ungr vark forðum (I Was Young) 01:05
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Ungr vark forðum (I Was Young)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  13. 13 No. 3. Deyr fé (Beasts Die) 01:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. Deyr fé (Beasts Die)
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  14. 14 Stattu steinhús (Stand, House of Stone), Op. 47a 00:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    Stattu steinhús (Stand, House of Stone), Op. 47a
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  15. 15 No. 1. Máninn líður (The Moon Glides) 02:07
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1. Máninn líður (The Moon Glides)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  16. 16 No. 2. Vögguvísa (Lullaby) 02:54
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2. Vögguvísa (Lullaby)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  17. 17 No. 1. Þat mælti mín móðir (My Mother Wants a Price Paid) 01:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Þat mælti mín móðir (My Mother Wants a Price Paid)
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  18. 18 No. 2. Ástarvísur til Steingerðar (Love Poems to Steingerður) 04:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Ástarvísur til Steingerðar (Love Poems to Steingerður)
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  19. 19 No. 3. Haugskviða Gunnars (Gunnar’s Verse from His Mound) 00:54
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Haugskviða Gunnars (Gunnar’s Verse from His Mound)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  20. 20 No. 1. Þula (verse) 03:03
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 1. Þula (verse)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  21. 21 No. 2. Draugadans (Dance of the Spectres) 02:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 2. Draugadans (Dance of the Spectres)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  22. 22 No. 3. Vorkvæði (Spring Poem) 03:04
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 3. Vorkvæði (Spring Poem)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  23. 23 3 Aettjarðarsöngvar (3 Patriotic Songs), Op. 27: No. 3. Minningaland (Memory-land) (version for voice and piano) 02:32
    Track
    23
    Title
    3 Aettjarðarsöngvar (3 Patriotic Songs), Op. 27: No. 3. Minningaland (Memory-land) (version for voice and piano)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  24. 24 No. 1. Löng er nótt (Long Is One Night) 03:04
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 1. Löng er nótt (Long Is One Night)
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  25. 25 No. 2. Í Gymis görðum (In the Courts of Gymir) 02:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 2. Í Gymis görðum (In the Courts of Gymir)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  26. 26 No. 1. Höggvinsmál Þóris jökuls (Up on the Keel You Shall Climb) 01:21
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 1. Höggvinsmál Þóris jökuls (Up on the Keel You Shall Climb)
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  27. 27 No. 2. Siglingavísa (Seafaring Verse) 01:12
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 2. Siglingavísa (Seafaring Verse)
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  28. 28 No. 3. Hrafnsmál (The Words of the Raven) 04:46
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 3. Hrafnsmál (The Words of the Raven)
    Duration
    04:46
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  29. 29 No. 1. Vertu guð faðir (Father Above) 01:53
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 1. Vertu guð faðir (Father Above)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  30. 30 No. 2. Allt eins og blómstrið eina (Behold the Flower) 03:00
    Track
    30
    Title
    No. 2. Allt eins og blómstrið eina (Behold the Flower)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  31. 31 No. 3. Upp, upp mín sál (Arise My Soul) 01:10
    Track
    31
    Title
    No. 3. Upp, upp mín sál (Arise My Soul)
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon
  32. 32 Torrek, Op. 33a 04:02
    Track
    32
    Title
    Torrek, Op. 33a
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon