World premiere recordings! Iceland’s
leading composer Leifur Thórarinsson first
studied violin at the Rekjavik School of Music and went on
to play with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. In the
1960s, he studied composition under Wallingford Riegger
and Gunther Schuller.
A prolific composer, Leifer has written
music for all media, including opera and more than sixty
pieces for theater productions.
Icelandic
Chamber Music is
dedicated to the composer who passed away shortly before
the release of this recording.
“[Thórarinsson’s
music] exhibits skill, imagination, variety, and vigor.” —Richard Dyer, Boston
Globe
“Liefer has been
the leading composer in Iceland for the last 30
years. If not for the recent quantity of releases
featuring Icelandic composers and musicians, most people
would assume there wasn’t significant music from
there. I am particularly proud to contribute to this
belated recognition.” —Gunther Schuller
PERFORMERS
Caput
Ensemble
PROGRAM
Leifur Thórarinsson: Trio for Violin,
Cello and Piano (1960)
6:14
1.
I.
= 88
3:10
2.
II.
= 120
3:04
Leifur Thórarinsson: Mosaik (violin
and piano) (1961)
7:13
3.
I.
= 104
5:05
4.
II.
= 200
2:08
Leifur Thórarinsson: Trio for Flute, Cello
and Piano (1974)
9:51
5.
I.
Moderato
3:46
6.
II.
Lento espressivo -
Allegretto - Andantino
6:05
7.
Leifur
Thórarinsson: Pente X (flute, harpsichord, cello and two percussion)
(1994)
7:05
Leifur
Thórarinsson: Preludio - Intermezzo - Finale (piano
solo) (1995)
15:00
8.
I.
Preludio
3:10
9.
II.
Intermezzo
7:34
10.
III.
Finale
4:16
11.
Leifur
Thórarinsson: Serena by the Sea (violin and
harp) (1995)
14:36
Total time:
60:01
Recorded
at Vidistada Church in Hafnarfjördur, Fella-og Hóla
Church in Reykjavik, and Garda Church in Gardabær,
Iceland.
World premiere recordings! Iceland’s
leading composer Leifur Thórarinsson first
studied violin at the Rekjavik School of Music and went on
to play with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. In the
1960s, he studied composition under Wallingford Riegger
and Gunther Schuller.
= 88
= 120