Sveinbjörnsson: Chamber Music

hardly revelatory but exceedingly attractive. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2012, 4 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 30th Jul 2012
Catalogue No: SMK63
Label: Smekkleysa

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In 1957 the Icelandic National Radio took the initiative of holding a celebratory concert in honour of Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson (1847-1927). The composer’s widow had given the radio station permission to go through manuscripts and choose works for the performance. It soon became clear that they had unearthed autographed manuscripts of unknown works which had never been performed – songs, choral pieces and orchestral works. This demonstrates without doubt that Sveinbjörnsson was no mere songwriter, but his country’s first serious composer.

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October 2012

hardly revelatory but exceedingly attractive.

Sveinbjörnsson: Chamber Music

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