Hekla and other orchestral works to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. This cd contains works from the various periods of his life but of most interest is hekla, one of three compositions depicting icelandic natural phenomena. Do any of you have any particular recommendations for music in the same vein. Hafis and other works for voices and orchestra 20000919. Jon leifs hekla and other orchestral works bis records.
The names eyjafjallajokull, askja, hekla, katla, grims votn and cafe volcano. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hekla iceland overture loftrsuite reminiscence du nord bi 1030. Kor hallgrimskirkju, schola cantorum, iceland symphony orchestra. In 1935 jon leifs was appointed musical director of the icelandic national. In the saga symphony he musically portrays five characters from the classic icelandic sagas.
Mystery train sunday 10 december 2017 mystery train with. Leif segerstam 1997 this feature is not available right now. Turn on looping for your embedded video so it will play over and over and over and over and over and you get the idea. Leifs witnessed the momentous eruption that took place in the 1950s and its etched impact expresses itself through this tone poem. Hekla and other orchestral works classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives. Hekla and other orchestral works shao, iceland so cd, sep1999, bis sweden at the best online prices at.
Youll find a wide selection of jon leifs sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. In the piece hekla he depicts the eruption of the volcano hekla which he witnessed. Completed in 1966, it describes the eruption of hekla in 1947, the largest of the 20th century, which leifs happened to witness. Hello all, i listened to jon leifs geysir on radio3 the other night. Leifs was born in iceland in 1899 and died in 1968. Kor hallgrimskirkju, schola cantorum, iceland symphony orchestra, en shao. Mystery train is a nightly journey through the many wonders of recorded music from its vintage glories to the latest sounds. Jon leifs query about other works apart from geysir or. During these years, leifs also returned to the second eddaoratorio the life of the gods, which he completed in may 1966. Jon leifs, en shao, iceland symphony orchestra leifs.
He left iceland in 1916 to study in germany at the leipzig conservatory. Jon leifs sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Leifs, en shao, iceland symphony orchestra jon leifs. Jon leifs was an icelandic composer, pianist, and conductor. Olafur olafsson, he who once flew in elton john to perform at his birthday bash and who is. Even the logo for the search engines mozilla firefox depicts a red fox.
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