Browse: Iceland Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
This page lists all recordings performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
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Concurrence RecommendedISO Project, Vol. 2
Vikingur Ólafsson (piano), Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir (cello)
Daniel Bjarnason
From individual thought and feeling to the creative curiosity and heritage of a people, a strong sense of belonging permeates this impressive second volume of contemporary music from the Iceland... — More…
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Grammy Awards, 63rd Awards (2021), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
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Icelandic Works for the Stage - Pall Isolfsson & Jorunn Vidar Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba
The performances of these works by Rumon Gamba and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra are authoritative and impeccable. The wind and brass sections of the orchestra seem very accomplished, satisfying... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, March 2023
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In effect, both works demonstrate the inseparability of time and space – and their key lies finally in Thorvaldsdottir’s extraordinarily subtle, constantly shifting details of foreground and... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023
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Dag Wirén: Sinfonietta, Serenade for Strings, Symphony No. 3 & Divertimento Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Rumon Gamba
There’s no mistaking [Gamba’s] affection for the idiom: his 70-minute anthology would seem intent on seducing the general collector. Very attractive it is too…An eminently recommendable disc. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 2018
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Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Karelia Suite & Finlandia
RecommendedIceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari
Most impressive. In its keen intelligence, fiery snap and thrust, Petri Sakari's account of the four Legends proves more than a match for the finest. The Iceland SO may not be world-beaters,... — More…
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Building a Library, April 2005, First Choice
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Bára Gísladöttir: Orchestral Works Bára Gísladöttir, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Eva Ollikainen
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Leifs: Edda, Pt. 2, Op. 42 'The Lives of the Gods'
Hanna Dóra Sturludóttir (mezzo-soprano), Elmar Gilbertsson (tenor), Kristinn Sigmundsson (bass)
Schola Cantorum Reykjavík, Hermann Bäumer
The sounds of Iceland’s landscape and folklore make their way into Edda II, the second part of the composer’s mammoth Norse myth-inspired trilogy. Expect a raw lyricism, tectonic force and a... — More…
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Occurrence: ISO Project, Vol. 3 Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Mario Caroli (flute), Thurídur Jónsdóttir (tape)
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason
[Bjarnason's] Violin Concerto opens the album with a spectacular performance by soloist Pekka Kuusisto. Intensely virtuosic, the violin is nonetheless always part of a greater whole: from folky,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2021, Editor's Choice
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There’s a spring in Tortelier’s step with the Icelanders, a sappy bounce to the opening Allegro molto… The strings are alert and light and the woodwinds attack Gounod’s melodious writing with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2019, Editor's Choice
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…a vital, vividly scored and eventually stirring piece. When d'Indy escapes from his determination to build most of it from the same two themes, he comes up with moments of breathtaking poetry... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2009, Editor's Choice
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