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Leifs: The Creation Of The World / Bäumer, Gudbjörnsson

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Composer
LEIFS, JON
Artist
Bjarni Thor, Schola, Gunnar, Kristinsson, Hermann, Gudbjornsson, Baumer
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Oct 01, 2007
Catalog #
BIS-SACD-1350
UPC
7318599913506

About

(World Première Recording) Few composers have been as consistently preoccupied with their national origins as Jón Leifs, who only found his calling as a composer when he encountered a collection of Icelandic folk music. From the very beginning, Iceland, its music and myths, its landscape and climate furnished him with the material for almost all of his compositions. And from the very beginning Leifs knew that he wanted to create a great oratorio using texts from the Edda, Iceland's national treasure. The scoring is among Leifs' most colourful and inspired, including the composer's signature Nordic lurs and an extended percussion section. This landmark in Icelandic music is performed by the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Schola Cantorum choir under the baton of Hermann Bäumer - a constellation that last came together on disc on the highly acclaimed Viking's Answer, the previous Leifs' release on BIS.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Ar var alda (Young Were the Years) 04:19
    Track
    1
    Title
    Ar var alda (Young Were the Years)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  2. 2 Ymir 07:22
    Track
    2
    Title
    Ymir
    Duration
    07:22
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  3. 3 Thursa Thjodar sjot (The Giants' Palace) 02:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Thursa Thjodar sjot (The Giants' Palace)
    Duration
    02:53
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  4. 4 Audhumla, Odinn ok hans braedr (Audhumla, Odin and his Brothers) 02:54
    Track
    4
    Title
    Audhumla, Odinn ok hans braedr (Audhumla, Odin and his Brothers)
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  5. 5 Saer (Sea) 02:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    Saer (Sea)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  6. 6 Jord (Earth) 02:27
    Track
    6
    Title
    Jord (Earth)
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  7. 7 Himinn, sol, dagr (Sky, Sun, Day) 10:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    Himinn, sol, dagr (Sky, Sun, Day)
    Duration
    10:21
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  8. 8 Nott, morgunn (Night, Morning) 19:17
    Track
    8
    Title
    Nott, morgunn (Night, Morning)
    Duration
    19:17
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  9. 9 Asgardr, Askr ok Embla, Midgardr (Asgard, Ash and Embla, Midgard) 03:36
    Track
    9
    Title
    Asgardr, Askr ok Embla, Midgardr (Asgard, Ash and Embla, Midgard)
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  10. 10 Scherzo: Allir menn urdut jafnspakir (All Men Aren't Equally Wise) 03:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scherzo: Allir menn urdut jafnspakir (All Men Aren't Equally Wise)
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  11. 11 Vidr, sumar, logn (Wood, Summer, Calm) 07:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    Vidr, sumar, logn (Wood, Summer, Calm)
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  12. 12 Vetr ok vindr (Winter and Wind) 02:35
    Track
    12
    Title
    Vetr ok vindr (Winter and Wind)
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer
  13. 13 Finale: Ifing, niu heimar (Ifing, Nine Worlds) 04:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    Finale: Ifing, niu heimar (Ifing, Nine Worlds)
    Duration
    04:44
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Performer
    Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
    Ensemble
    Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hermann Bäumer