Leifs: Edda, Part 1 - The Creation of the World (Sköpun heimsins)
Gunnar Guðbjörnsson (tenor) & Bjarni Thor Kristinsson (bass-baritone)
Schola Cantorum & Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer
Jón Leifs was a true original and his Edda oratorio cycle was one of his most original inspirations.
Planned in the 1920s as a single oratorio on the Völuspá, it grew into an epic tetralogy... — More…
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Leifs: Edda, Pt. 1, Skopun heimsins (the Creation of the World)
Work length1:15:32
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- Gunnar Gudbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson
- Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra
- Hermann Bäumer
- Recorded: October 2006
- Recording Venue: Hallgrim's Church, Reykjavik, Iceland
Ar var alda [Young Were the Years]
Track length4:21
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Ymir
Track length7:24
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Thursa Thjodar sjot [the Giants' Palace]
Track length2:56
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