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Last Song / Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir
Sono Luminus

Last Song / Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Sveinbjarnardottir, Thorsteinsdottir
Format
CD
Label
Sono Luminus
Released
Jul 23, 2021
Catalog #
DSL-92248
UPC
053479224828

About

“The project is inspired by the moment before the realization of something that drastically changes your life, the moment of just being, existing in the moment. That moment in time is free and full, mindfulness-ish and unaffected by misery, sorrow, regret, shame, anxiety and depression. In my mind it is bright and has a sense of nostalgia. The title also refers to a daily tradition on Icelandic radio Ra´s 1, where a song, “last song before the news” would be played just before the news hour at noon. The song would typically be an Icelandic one, sometimes a lullaby, a love song or an ode to scary and gorgeous nature. Or an Icelandic traditional, sometimes an Italian canzone or a Scandinavian sorrow. Jo´runn Viðar’s piece Icelandic Suite sums up all these elements, a piece written for the 2000 years anniversary of inhabitation in Iceland in 1974. The lightness and the longing are with us throughout the program except in the title piece of mine, Last Song before the News, where apocalyptic visions are awfully obvious and take over early on. The album is dedicated to my father, Sveinbjorn Rafnsson, whose lightness and passion for music, poetry and history along with his sense of humor has been a lifeline to many people.” (Una Sveinbjarnardottir)

REVIEW:

The chief attraction of this disc is to be found in the program. There is so much interesting music for the adventurous listener to discover that I can recommend this CD on those grounds. The performances of those works are more engaging.

-- Fanfare

Tracklist 19 tracks

  1. 1 Prélude non mesuré in A Minor, BG 7 (arr. U. Sveinbjarnardóttir and T. Thorsteinsdottir for violin and piano) 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Prélude non mesuré in A Minor, BG 7 (arr. U. Sveinbjarnardóttir and T. Thorsteinsdottir for violin and piano)
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Louis Couperin
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  2. 2 No. 1. Song for Maria 02:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Song for Maria
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Atli Heimir Sveinsson
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  3. 3 No. 2. Poem for Maria 02:56
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Poem for Maria
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Atli Heimir Sveinsson
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  4. 4 No. 3. Autumn Song for Maria 01:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 3. Autumn Song for Maria
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Atli Heimir Sveinsson
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  5. 5 Orphée et Eurydice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, "Mélodie" (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano) 02:38
    Track
    5
    Title
    Orphée et Eurydice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits, "Mélodie" (arr. F. Kreisler for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Christoph Willibald Gluck
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  6. 6 I. Prologue 03:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Prologue
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Jórunn Viðar
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  7. 7 II. Nocturne 02:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Nocturne
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Jórunn Viðar
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  8. 8 III. Folksong 03:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Folksong
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Jórunn Viðar
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  9. 9 IV. Air 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Air
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Jórunn Viðar
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  10. 10 V. Dance 03:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Dance
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Jórunn Viðar
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  11. 11 I ensomme stunde (In Moments of Solitude) 02:57
    Track
    11
    Title
    I ensomme stunde (In Moments of Solitude)
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Ole Bornemann Bull
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  12. 12 Thaïs, Act II: Méditation (version for violin and piano) 04:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    Thaïs, Act II: Méditation (version for violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Jules Massenet
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  13. 13 Winter 01:22
    Track
    13
    Title
    Winter
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Karolina Eiriksdottir
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  14. 14 In a Dream 03:00
    Track
    14
    Title
    In a Dream
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Magnus Blondal Johannsson
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  15. 15 Lullaby 01:11
    Track
    15
    Title
    Lullaby
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Magnus Blondal Johannsson
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  16. 16 Aubade provençale in the style of Couperin 02:20
    Track
    16
    Title
    Aubade provençale in the style of Couperin
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  17. 17 Ave Maria 01:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Ave Maria
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Claudio Monteverdi
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  18. 18 Ordo virtutum: Anima processional (arr. for violin and piano) 02:46
    Track
    18
    Title
    Ordo virtutum: Anima processional (arr. for violin and piano)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Hildegard von Bingen
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir
  19. 19 Last Song Before the News 04:25
    Track
    19
    Title
    Last Song Before the News
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir
    Performer
    Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Tinna Thorsteinsdottir