JÓN LEIFS (1899-1968): Complete Songs - Memorial Songs on the Death of Jónas Hallgrímsson, Op. 45, 3 Songs from the Saga Symphony, 2 Icelandic Folk Songs, Op. 19b, 2 Songs, Op. 18a, 3 Verses from “Hávamál”, Op. 4, Stand, House of Stone, Op. 47a, 2 Songs, Op. 14a, 3 Songs from Icelandic Sagas, Op. 24, 3 Songs, Op. 23, Memory-Land, Op. 27/3, 2 Love Verses from the “Edda”, Op. 18b, 3 Old Scaldic Verses from Iceland, Op. 31, 3 Icelandic Hymns, Op. 12a, Torrek, Op. 33a.

Catalogue Number: 04R059
Label: BIS
Reference: 2170
Format: CD reissue
Price: $19.98
Description: These 32 songs often give clear insights into Leifs’ often tubulent life: more than in any other genre, his song writing was often inspired by deeply personal events in his life, and consequently it spans a huge range of emotion and expression, from delicate lullabies to the most forceful of epic songs. Icelandic-English texts. Finnur Bjarnason (tenor), Örn Magnússon (piano). Original Smekkleysa releases.