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“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)
© Sono Luminus
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Pièces de clavecin du manuscrit Bauyn (Louis Couperin)
Louis Couperin, Composer - Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Máríuvísur (Arr. A. Sveinsson)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Maríukvæði (Arr. A. Sveinsson)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Haustvísur til Máríu (Arr. A. Sveinsson)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30 (Christoph Willibald von Gluck)
Christoph Willibald Gluck, Composer - Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Icelandic Suite (Jórunn Viðar)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Jórunn Viðar, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Jórunn Viðar, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Jórunn Viðar, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Jórunn Viðar, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Jórunn Viðar, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
I Ensomme Stunde (Arr. U. Sveinbjarnardottir for Violin & Piano) (Ole Bull)
Ole Bull, Composer - Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Thaïs (Jules Massenet)
Jules Massenet, Composer - Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Winter (Arr. for Violin & Piano) (Karolina Eiriksdottir)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Karólína Eiríksdóttir, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
In a Dream (Arr. for Violin & Piano) (Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Lullaby (Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Composer
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Aubade Provençale in the style of Couperin (Fritz Kreisler)
Fritz Kreisler, Composer - Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Ave Maria gratia plena, SV 213 (Arr. for Violin & Piano) (Claudio Monteverdi)
Claudio Monteverdi, Composer - Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Anima Processional (Arr. for Violin & Piano)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Last Song Before the News (Una Sveinbjarnardóttir)
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, Composer, Artist, MainArtist - Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
Album review
“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)
© Sono Luminus
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:51:01
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Una Sveinbjarnardóttir Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sono Luminus
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
(C) 2021 Sono Luminus (P) 2021 Sono Luminus
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