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Leifs - Dettifoss and other orchestral works

Composer Jón Leifs
Performer Loftur Erlingsson
Kór Hallgrímskirkju
Reynir Sigurdsson
Björn Steinar Sólbergsson
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
En Shao, conductor
Period Romantic
Contemporary
Catalogue Number BIS-930 CD
EAN 7318590009307
Format CD
Release date Apr 1999
Total time 56'02


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  Jón Leifs
  Concerto for organ and orchestra, Op.7 (1930) 19'51
01 I. Introduction 2'33
02 II. Passacaglia 13'38
03 III. Finale 3'40
 
  Variazioni pastorale, Op.8 (1930). Variations on a Theme by Ludwig van Beethoven 11'35
04 Thema 1'25
05 Variation I 1'23
06 Variation II 1'38
07 Variation III 0'41
08 Variation IV 0'53
09 Variation V 0'47
10 Variation VI 0'53
11 Variation VII 0'26
12 Variation VIII 0'31
13 Variation IX 1'48
14 Variation (X). Finale (Reprise) 1'10
 
 		15 Fine II (Kvedja til jardlífsins), Op.56 (1963) (Farewell to earthly life) 6'26
 
 		16 Dettifoss, Op. 57 (1964) (Text: Einar Benediktsson) 16'51
 
  Album total 56'02
OrganSólbergsson, Björn Steinar
ConductorShao, En
OrchestraIceland Symphony Orchestra
ComposerLeifs, Jón
VibraphoneSigurdsson, Reynir
ChoirKór Hallgrímskirkju
BaritoneErlingsson, Loftur
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