Hugo Alfven - Symphony No.4 "From the Outermost Skerries"; Festival Overture

Hugo ALFVÉN (1872-1960)

Symphony No. 4 "From the Outermost Skerries" Op. 39 (1919)

Festival Overture Op. 52 (1944)

Arndis Halla, (soprano vocalise) 

Johann Valdimarsson, (tenor vocalise)

Sigrun Edvaldsdottir (violin) 

Richard Talkowsky (cello) 

Kristjan Th. Stephensen (cor anglais)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Niklas Willén.

Recordded at, 10–13 June 2003 at Haskolabo University Cinema Auditorium, Reykjavik, Iceland

 

Jón Leifs - Edda, Part II " The Lives of the Gods"

Jón LEIFS (1899-1968)

Edda, Part II: The Lives of the Gods Op 42 (1951/66)

Oratorio in 6 parts for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra

Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir (mezzo-soprano) 

Elmar Gilbertsson (tenor) 

Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass)

Schola Cantorum Reykjavík

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Bäumer

rec. 2018, Harpa Concert Hall, Reykjavik, Iceland

Jon Leifs - Edda Part 1 "The Creation of the World"

Jón LEIFS (1899-1968)

Edda Part 1: Sköpun heimsins (The Creation of the World) – 

oratorio for tenor, bass-baritone, chorus and orchestra (1932-37)

Gunnar Guðbjörnsson (tenor)

Bjarni Thor Kristinsson (bass-baritone)

Stefán Jón Bernharđsson; Þorkell Jóelsson; Eiríkur Örn Pálsson; Guđmundur Hafsteinsson (lur)

Eggert Pálsson (bagpipes)

Dađi Kolbeinsson (ocarina)

Douglas Brotchie (organ)

Schola Cantorum

Hörđur Áskelsson

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Hermann Bäumer

rec. October 2006, Hallgrim’s Church, Reykjavik, Iceland. DDD

Jón Leifs - Hekla and Other Orchestral Works

Jón LEIFS (1899-1968)

Iceland Overture

Requiem

Loftr-Suite

Réminiscence du Nord (1952)

Hekla (1961)

Elegy (1961)

 

Motet Choir of Hallgrim's Church; Schola Cantorum

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

En Shao

rec Reykjavik, 1998-9

Icelandic Orchestral Music - Works by Jon leifs; Pall Isolfsson; Arni Bjornsson and Karl Runolfsson

Icelandic Orchestral Music

Pall ISOLFSSON (1893-1974)

Festival March

Festival Overture

Arni BJORNSSON (1905-1995)

Romanza for Violin and Orchestra Op.6

Romanza for Violin and orchestra Op.14

Jon LEIFS (1899-1968)

Movementes from Galdra-Loftur Suite

Overture

Funeral March

Karl Otto RUNOLFSSON (1900-1970)

Suite: 'On Crossroads'

Sigrun Edvaldsdottir (Violin)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Petri Sakari

First World Recordings

Jon Leifs - Icelandic Cantata; Fine I & II; Icelandic Overture

Jon LEIFS (1899-1968)

Icelandic Overture Op.9

Icelandic Cantata Op.13

Elegy Op.53

Fine I Op.55

Fine II Op.56

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Chorus of the Icelandic Opera

Graduale Chorus of Langholts Church

Petri Sakari

Recorded at Iceland Broadcast Hall; 5-8 December 1994

Haukur Tomasson - Flute Concertos Nos.1 and 2; Skima

Haukur TOMASSON (b.1960)

Concerto for Flute no 1
Sharon Bezaly (Flute)
Skíma
Valur Palsson (Double Bass), Havardur Tryggvason (Double Bass)
Concerto for Flute no 2
Sharon Bezaly (Flute)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Bernhardur Wilkinson

Nikos Skalkottas - Orchestral Music

Nikos SKALKOTTAS (1904-1949)

Orchestral Music 

Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra

Mayday Spell - A Fairy Drama, Symphonic Suite

Three Greek Dances for strings

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Nikos Christodoulou

Dag Wirén - Symphony No.3 and Other Orchestral Works

Dag WIREN (1905-1986) 

Symphony No.3, Op.20 (1943-44)

Serenade, Op.11 (1937)

Divertimento, Op.29 (1953-57)

Sinfonietta, Op.7a (1933-34, revised 1939)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Rumon Gamba

Leevi Madetoja - Symphonies 1, 2 and 3; Orchestral Works

Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)

Symphonies 1, 2 and 3; Orchestral Works (2 CDs)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Petri Sakari

Nikos Skalkottas - The Maiden and Death; Piano Concerto No. 1; Ouvertüre Concertante

Nikos Skalkottas:

The Maiden and Death;
Piano Concerto No. 1; Ouvertüre Concertante

Geoffrey Douglas Madge (Piano)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra ( Nikos Christodoulou)

Nordic Spell - Flute Concertos by Kalevi Aho; Haukur Tomasson and Christian Lindberg

Kalevi AHO (b. 1949)

Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (2002)* [30:34]

Haukur TÓMASSON (b. 1960)

Flute Concerto No. 2 (2001)** [21:43]

Christian LINDBERG (b. 1958)

The World of Montuagretta - Concerto for Flute and Chamber Orchestra (2001-02)† [20:48]

Sharon Bezaly (flute)

* Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Osmo Vänskä

** Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Bernharður Wilkinson

†Swedish Chamber Orchestra/Christian Lindberg

Jón Leifs - Dettifoss and Other Orchestral Works

Jón LEIFS (1899-1968)

Organ Concerto (1930)

Variazioni Pastorale - Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven (1930)

Fine II - Farewell to earthly life (1963)

Dettifoss (1964)

Iceland Symphony Orchestra

En Shao

rec Reykjavik, 1998-99

Jón Leifs - Geysir and Other Orchestral Works

Jon LEIFS (1899-1968)

Geysir and Other Orchestral Works

 Iceland Symphony Orchestra

Osmo Vänskä