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Alfheidur Erla Gudmundsdottir

Viktor Orri Arnason & Alfheidur Erla Gudmundsdottir: Poems

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Released: 10th November 2023. Poems, the collaborative debut DG album from Icelandic composer, conductor and producer Viktor Orri Arnason, released worldwide on 10 November 2023. The album was conceived and co-written with soprano and visual artist Alfheidur Erla Gudmundsdottir. Its ten exquisite tracks draw on the pair's shared cultural heritage, setting poems by Icelandic poets past and present, including lyrics by Arnason and Gudmundsdottir themselves. Viktor adds piano accompaniment to Alfheidur's hushed, floating vocals throughout, at times playing violin and viola as well, with some tracks featuring additional strings (members of the Reykjavik Orkestra) and/or subtle electronic elements. Drawn to poetry that speaks of vulnerability and solitude, change and renewal, the beauty of the natural world, and the power of words to express our dreams and innermost selves, they were also inspired to write their own poems, each contributing one new text to the album. Arnason hopes Poems will encourage listeners to be mindful: 'Poems is in many ways about the joys and struggles in life and how being present can help you through'.

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  • Details

    Released:
    10th November 2023
    Category:
    Classical
    Format:
    CD Album
    Barcode:
    28948648719
  • Description

    Poems, the collaborative debut DG album from Icelandic composer, conductor and producer Viktor Orri Arnason, released worldwide on 10 November 2023. The album was conceived and co-written with soprano and visual artist Alfheidur Erla Gudmundsdottir. Its ten exquisite tracks draw on the pair's shared cultural heritage, setting poems by Icelandic poets past and present, including lyrics by Arnason and Gudmundsdottir themselves. Viktor adds piano accompaniment to Alfheidur's hushed, floating vocals throughout, at times playing violin and viola as well, with some tracks featuring additional strings (members of the Reykjavik Orkestra) and/or subtle electronic elements. Drawn to poetry that speaks of vulnerability and solitude, change and renewal, the beauty of the natural world, and the power of words to express our dreams and innermost selves, they were also inspired to write their own poems, each contributing one new text to the album. Arnason hopes Poems will encourage listeners to be mindful: 'Poems is in many ways about the joys and struggles in life and how being present can help you through'.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Rodd
    Various Performers
    2.Nattmyrkrid
    Various Performers
    3.Vera
    Various Performers
    4.Ord Og Draumar
    Various Performers
    5.Blikna
    Various Performers
    6.Til Kv?dagydjunnar
    Various Performers
    7.Ljossins Knorr
    Various Performers
    8.Likaminn Er Thaninn Fidlustrengur
    Various Performers
    9.Jord Bidur
    Various Performers
    10.Handan Vid Haf
    Various Performers
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