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1 Ad genua (Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir (b. 1976)) 10’38
Þorkell Sigubjörnsson [1938-2013] 2 Heyr, himna smiður (Kolbeinn Tumason (ca. 1173-1208)) 2’59

Tryggvi Baldvinsson [b.1965-] 3 Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-74) 1’46

Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson [b.1952-] 4 Ave Maria (Luke 1: 28, 42) 3’44

Anna Thorvaldsdóttir [b.1977-] 5 Heyr þú oss himnum á (Ólafur Jónsson á Söndum (1560-1627)) 4’16

Sigurdur Sævarsson [b.1963-] 6 Magnificat Luke 1: 46-55 6’09

Atli Heimir Sveinsson [1938-2019] 7 Haustvísur til Máríu (Einar Ólafur Sveinsson (1899-1984)) 3’20

Jón Ásgeirsson [b.1928-] 8 Hjá lygnri móðu (Halldór Kiljan Laxness (1902-98)) 3’14

Snorri Sigfús Birgisson [b.1954-] 9 Afmorsvísa 1’39

Jón Leifs [1899-1968] 10 Hinsta kveðja for strings Op. 53 8’34

Sigurdur Sævarsson [b.1963-]

Requiem Mass for the Deadworld première recording
11 I. Introit 4’48
12 II. Kyrie 4’04
13 III. Sanctus 3’19
14 IV. Benedictus 4’15
15 V. Agnus Dei 4’04
16 VI. Lux æterna 2’58
17 VII. In paradisum 4’25

Sigur Rós [b.1988-] 18 Fljótavík for strings 4’20

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BIS-2420 SACD (2019)

Jón Leifs: Edda II – Líf guðanna

Conductor: Hermann Bäumer
Mezzo-sopran: Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir
Tenor: Elmar Gilbertsson
Bass: Kristinn Sigmundsson
Choir: Schola Cantorum, Hörður Áskelsson conductor

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1. Quartetto I Mors et vita op. 21 (1939)

Quartetto II Vita et mors op. 36 (1948-51)
2. Bernska/Childhood
3. Æska/Youth
4. Sálumessa.Eilífð/Requiem. Eternity

Quartetto III El Greco op. 61 (1965)
5. Toledo
6. Ímynd Af Sjálfsmynd Af El Greko/Vision of El Greco´s Self-Portrait
7. Jesús Rekur Braskarana Úr Musterinu/Christ Driving the Money Chargers from the Temple
8. Krossfestingin/The Crucifixion
9. Upprisan/The Resurrection

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