Compiled by our Modern Music-desk.
Works from the Icelandic composer Jón Leifs (1899-1968), episode 4.
1. In Memoriam Jónas Hallgrimsson, opus 48.
Hallgrímskirkja Motettenkoor. Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hermann Bäumer.
2. Vökudraumur (Rêverie) (1913).
Örn Magnússon, piano.
3. ‘Vita et Mors’ string quartet, opus 36 (1948/51).
Yggdrasil Quartet.
4. ‘Torrek’ intermezzo, opus 1 no. 2 (1919).
Örn Magnússon, piano.
5. De Ballade van Helgi de Hunding-moordenaar, opus 61.
Gudrúnn Edda Gunnarsdóttir, alto Ólafur Kjartan Sigurdarson, bass.
Icelandic Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hermann Bäumer.
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