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Live from Reykjavik

Sarah Walker continues Radio 3鈥檚 European Road Trip, live from Harpa Hall, Reykjavik with music from superstar pianist V铆kingur 脫lafsson and friends.

Sarah Walker concludes our European Road Trip looking out across the Atlantic ocean from one of Reykjavik鈥檚 most iconic buildings 鈥� the award winning Harpa concert hall. For a country with a population of less than 400,000 Iceland punches far above its weight musically and culturally, from medieval sagas to global superstar composers and performers.

Sarah invites one of the most in-demand pianists in Europe, V铆kingur 脫lafsson, to perform live for us and explores the many contemporary composers writing new music here in Iceland including 脫lafur Arnalds, Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir and Anna Thorvaldsd贸ttir. In addition, there will be music from some of Iceland鈥檚 most famous musical exports including Bj枚rk, Sigur R贸s and Laufey.

Sarah will also be joined by a handful of special guests to try and find out just what makes Iceland such a hotbed of creativity鈥�

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Music Played

  • Sigf煤s Einarsson

    Island

    Composer: Hannes Hafstein. Choir: Karlak贸rinn F贸stbr忙冒ur.
    • Alda Music.

  • P谩ll 脥s贸lfsson

    The Party at S贸lhaug: No 1, Prelude (Veislan 谩 S贸lhaugum: No 1, Forleikur)

    Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
    • Icelandic Works for the Stage.
    • Chandos.
    • 102.

  • 脫lafur Arnalds

    For Now I am Winter

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Decca.
    • 4830968.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor BWV1043 (2nd mvt, Largo ma non tanto)

    Performer: Elfa R煤n Kristinsd贸ttir. Performer: Lisa Immer. Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Soloists Ensemble.
    • Ars Produktion.
    • ARS38079.
    • 8.

  • Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir

    Speak Up

    Lyricist: Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir. Performer: Hildur Gu冒nad贸ttir.
    • Women Talking (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 2.

  • Philharmonia Orchestra

    Symphony No 5 in E flat, Op 82 (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Decca.
    • 4100162.
    • 1.

  • V铆kingur 脫lafsson

    Sleep for Mama

  • Trad.

    Barnagaelur (Children's Toys)

    Performer: Asa Ketilsdottir.
    • ALDA.

  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    Orphic Hymn

    Choir: Theatre of Voices. Conductor: Paul Hillier.
    • DG.

  • Haflidi Hallgrimsson

    Intarsia (1st mvt, Allegro vivace)

    Ensemble: Chinook Winds.
    • Centaur Records, Inc..

  • B谩ra Gr铆msd贸ttir

    Eg vil lofa Eina Pa (I want to Promise One Day)

    Choir: Philharmonic Choir of Iceland. Conductor: Magn煤s Ragnarsson.
    • Songsveitin Filharmonia.

  • Philip Glass

    Glassworks (Opening)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.

  • Charles Gounod

    Symphony No 1 in D Major (1st mvt, Allegro molto)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Gounod: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 101.

  • J贸n Leifs

    Requiem Op 33b

    Choir: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis. Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson.
    • BIS.

  • J贸n Leifs

    Symphony No 1, Op 26, 'Saga Symphony' (3rd mvt, 'Bjorn behind Kari')

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Leifs: Symphony No. 1.
    • BIS.
    • 3.

  • Eirikur Karl Eiriksson

    Astartofrar (Love Charm)

    Composer: Valdimar Audunsson. Performer: Bj枚rk. Ensemble: Tr铆贸 Gu冒mundar Ing贸lfssonar.
    • Alda Music.

  • Umbra Ensemble

    Ver枚ld Fl谩a S媒nir Sig (The Deceitful World Shows Itself)

  • Vincent d鈥橧ndy

    Symphony No 1 in A Major, 'Symphonie Italienne' (2nd mvt, 'Florence')

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • D'Indy: Po猫me des Rivages & Symphony No. 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 106.

  • Umbra Ensemble

    Draumkvae冒i (The Dream)

  • Sk煤li Sverrisson

    Slow Sun

    Performer: Sk煤li Sverrisson.
    • Mengi.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Le Rappel des Oiseux (The Conference of Birds)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.

  • Steind贸r Andersen

    Ri虂mur af Go虉ngu-Hro虂lfi (Rhymes by G盲ngu-Hr贸lfi)

    • KRUNK.

  • Anonymous

    Gammelkjerringvalsen

    Performer: Trio Medi忙val.
    • ECM.

  • Christoph Willibald Gluck

    Orfeo ed Euridice ('Dance of the Blessed Spirits')

    Performer: Hallfr铆冒ur 脫lafsd贸ttir. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernhar冒ur Wilkinson.
    • Smekkleysa.

  • Una Sveinbjarnard贸ttir

    Opacity (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Siggi String Quartet.
    • South of the Circle.
    • Sono Luminus.
    • 202.

  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Heyr 镁煤 oss himnum 谩 (Do You Hear Us in Heaven?)

    Lyricist: 脫lafur J贸nsson 谩 S枚ndum. Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.
    • Ice Land: The Eternal Music.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 5.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    The Arts and the Hours

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    'Ich folge dir gleichfalls' (St John Passion, BWV 245, Part One: No 9)

    Singer: Benedikt Kristj谩nsson. Performer: Elina Albach. Performer: Philipp Lamprecht.
    • recordJet.

  • Laufey

    Valentine

    Composer: Spencer Stewart. Performer: Laufey. Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
    • A Night At The Symphony.
    • Laufey.
    • 2.

  • J贸n Leifs

    Icelandic Folk Dances, Op 11 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • BIS.

  • Sigur R贸s

    Intro

    Performer: Sigur R贸s.
    • Krunk.
    • 190296941856.
    • 1.

  • Thorkell Sigurbj枚rnsson

    Heyr, himnasmi冒ur (鈥楬ear, Smith of the Heavens鈥�)

    Choir: The Hamrahlid Choir.
    • Alda.
    • 8.

  • Sigvaldi Kaldal贸ns

    Ave Mar铆a

    Music Arranger: V铆kingur 脫lafsson. Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.

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