Northern Lights: Scandinavian and Baltic music
During Northern Lights we focus our attention on Scandinavian and Baltic music for one hour every two weeks. There are no boundaries to our search, we delve into both the old and new, the familiar and the lesser-known, gladly exploring the entire spectrum of classical music and cross-overs. In today’s episode: Finnish piano music and Icelandic poems set to music.
This episode will feature:
- Selim Palmgren. Impromptus for piano no. 1-4, op. 63 (1918) Jouni Somero (piano).
- Viktor Orri Árnason. Poems (2023). Álfheidur Erla Guðmundsdóttir (vocals) Viktor Orri Árnason (piano, violin, viola, electronica) Reykjavik Orchestra conducted by Viktor Orri Árnason.
Rödd
Náttmyrkrid
Vera
Ord og draumar
Blikna
Til kvaedagydjunnar
Ljóssins knörr
Líkaminn er þaninn fidlustrengur
Jördin bídur
Handan vid haf
