HEKLA by Jón Leifs
Музыка
Performed by Iceland Symphony Orchestra conducted by En Shao
Date of composition: 1961
Jón Leifs was a highly individual voice who ushered in a style of Icelandic nationalism in music, much the way Sibelius did in Finland. Not that his music sounded anything like that of Sibelius: Leifs was a modernist, perhaps not as radical as Schoenberg and his disciples, but a creator of imaginative, often compelling scores that were not easily accessible. His music typically features string tremolos, chordal progressions that evolve slowly, frequent use of parallel fifths, as well as thirds and fourths, and an often harsh and primitive sound. He also frequently used folk melodies and styles, and like Bartók, made several efforts to collect folk themes. As an orchestrator he set himself apart from most of his contemporaries in his colorful manner of scoring and use of primitive-sounding percussion instruments: anvil, chains, and even rocks. His choral and vocal writing is often just as unusual, making enormous demands on the performer, with challenging leaps and uncomfortably high notes, as well as other bewildering requirements. While Leifs' music is not internationally popular, many of his compositions are available on recordings, and renewed interest in his works since the late twentieth century augurs well for his future reputation.
(Source: www.arkivmusic.com/composers/...)
Video inspired by the recent eruption of Mount Fagradalsfjall.
Пікірлер: 23
That siren noise!!!!!!!! What a shock, what a piece!
Thank you for sharing this great piece! I love how it sounds at every measure like it can go any further but then he keeps adding instruments and getti louder. :D
It sounds like a chronicles of volcanic eruption endeed . Very good orchestration from the composer Jon Leifs ! Chaotic , bombastic , strong and fluid like lava flows . Excellent work .
@N_Loco_Parenthesis
6 ай бұрын
Does he get a gold star?
@dimitrisnikoloulis4071
6 ай бұрын
@@N_Loco_Parenthesis Sure!
Heeyyyy... thanks for this. Greetings from Iceland
As I heard it for the first time, I thought it is kinda pretty new, like 2013 ore some like, but this is 1961? That's very amazing 🎉
Whoa, this is from 1961? Sounds like it could be an action movie score.
Amazing
Oh my god, i swear this is all fortissimo
Great! Geysir is a cool piece too but the orchestration is a little less massive.
A traditional Icelandic lullaby.
@N_Loco_Parenthesis
3 жыл бұрын
Leifs' Requiem is on the same album as this (BIS-1030), a lullaby for his daughter (d.1947). Vögguvísa (Lullaby) composed at the time of her birth, can also be enjoyed on the Hafís album (BIS-1050).
i counted 19 percussionists.
@N_Loco_Parenthesis
6 ай бұрын
What did you do, read the liner notes?
@AndreyRubtsovRU
6 ай бұрын
@@N_Loco_Parenthesis just the score
Can we get the notes sheets somewhere?
Masterpiece...who is the publisher? :-)))
@pauljackson1029
3 жыл бұрын
Icelandic Music Centre
@MagoLerio
3 жыл бұрын
@@pauljackson1029 many thanks :-)))
wrong note in bassoon 2, b.198
Tierisch!!! Bin Fan von Leifs
wow. poor tuba :-)