Epitaph - Medieval Iceland / Gudjonsson

Track Listings
1. Prologue: Solarupprass [Sunrise] /Lilja [God of All People]    
2. Austankaldinn a Oss Bles [The Cold East Wind Blew Around Us]    
3. Sumario Pegar Setur Blitt [Summer (Joy and Sorrow)]    
4. Skipafregn [The Long Spring]    
5. Sumri Hallar [Summer Is Passing]    
6. Gooa Veislu Gjora Skal [Now Is a Time for Feasting]    
7. Blastjarnan Pott Skarti Skaer (The Shining Blue Star)    
8. Stodum Tvo I Tuni (Together We Stood in the Field)    
9. Eitt Sinn for Eg Yfir Rin [Once I Crossed the River Rhine]    
10. Stulkurnar Ganga Sunnan Med Sja [The Maidens Are Walking South by the ]    
11. Miskunnarbaen [Kyrie]    
12. Tunga Min Vertu Treg Ei a [My Tongue, Be Not Reluctant]    
13. Vera Matt Godur (You May Be Good)    
14. Lanid Drottins Litum Maeta [Praise the Lord]    
15. Einsetumadur Einu Sinni [The Hermit]    
16. Guds Lamb [Agnus Dei]    
17. Verold Flaa (Wicked World)    
18. Bar Svo Til I Byggdum [It Happened in the Hamlet]    
19. Okindarkvaeoi (The Troll Song)    
20. Oll Natturan Enn Fer Ad Deyja [Once Again Nature Is Dying]    
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Epitaph - Medieval Iceland / Gudjonsson, Music, Sverrir Gudjonsson, Classical, Classical Collections-Artist Desc., Classical Music, Classical Vocals, Iceland
Epitaph - Medieval Iceland / Gudjonsson
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Music of the Eddas
  • Incredible work by Icelandic Countertenor!
  • Too similar and annoying
  • The very best medieval cd!
 Epitaph - Medieval Iceland / Gudjonsson
Sverrir Gudjonsson
Manufacturer: Opus 111
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

GeneralGeneral | International | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music
GeneralGeneral | Classical | Styles | Music
CompilationsCompilations | Classical | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00000IL5C
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

  1. Prologue: Solarupprass /Lilja [God of All People]
  2. Austankaldinn a Oss Bles [The Cold East Wind Blew Around Us]
  3. Sumario Pegar Setur Blitt [Summer (Joy and Sorrow)]
  4. Skipafregn [The Long Spring]
  5. Sumri Hallar [Summer Is Passing]
  6. Gooa Veislu Gjora Skal [Now Is a Time for Feasting]
  7. Blastjarnan Pott Skarti Skaer (The Shining Blue Star)
  8. Stodum Tvo I Tuni (Together We Stood in the Field)
  9. Eitt Sinn for Eg Yfir Rin [Once I Crossed the River Rhine]
  10. Stulkurnar Ganga Sunnan Med Sja [The Maidens Are Walking South by the]
  11. Miskunnarbaen [Kyrie]
  12. Tunga Min Vertu Treg Ei a [My Tongue, Be Not Reluctant]
  13. Vera Matt Godur (You May Be Good)
  14. Lanid Drottins Litum Maeta [Praise the Lord]
  15. Einsetumadur Einu Sinni [The Hermit]
  16. Guds Lamb [Agnus Dei]
  17. Verold Flaa (Wicked World)
  18. Bar Svo Til I Byggdum [It Happened in the Hamlet]
  19. Okindarkvaeoi (The Troll Song)
  20. Oll Natturan Enn Fer Ad Deyja [Once Again Nature Is Dying]
  21. Kvolda Tekur [An Evening Prayer]
  22. Solis Ortus Cardine [A Solis Ortis Cardine]
  23. Pat Maelti Min Modir (Thus Spoke My Mother)
  24. Sonarharmur (The Son's Lament)
  25. Svo Vitt Um Heim Sem Solin Fer [The Journeys of the Sun]
  26. Island [Iceland]
  27. Modir Min I Kvi, Kvi [Ghost Song]
  28. Krummi (The Raven)
  29. Grafskrift [Epitaph]
  30. Lilja [God of All People]

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Music of the Eddas.......2003-04-28

The country that gave birth to the medieval saga is too little known culturally around the world. But it stores up secret riches. This disc is a marvelous anthology of medieval Icelandic song, exquisitely sung and performed.

Sverrir Gudjonsson is a terrific countertenor, though one who hasn't made the top tier internationally. This project is a labor of love. It begins and ends with a haunting traditional song in an unusual mode and accompanied only by the sounds of the ocean. From this beginning the disc goes through a great variety of medieval Icelandic pieces, from monodic song, to chant, to simple two and three part chanson, to highly rhythmic troubador music and finally to artfully crafted polyphonic motets. This is not music that "all sounds the same" if you have ears at all. The selection probably encompasses at least 400 years of the country's musical history. And Gudjonson's woice is terrific. His countertenor is clear and pure and the notes sure! The accompaniments too are excellent.

This is a wonderful look at the music of the time of the Eddas. I can't recommend it highly enough.

5 out of 5 stars Incredible work by Icelandic Countertenor!.......2002-03-08

Sverrir Gudjonsson is an incredible countertenor. This album immediately became one of my favorite albums. I couldn't stop listening to it! His use of instrumentation is exquisite, not too much or too little, but just right. I recommend this work to anyone who loves medieval music.

1 out of 5 stars Too similar and annoying.......2000-04-19

Yes, it looks like I am in the minority of reviewers who did not think very highly of this album. The phrase, "If you've heard one, you've heard them all", comes to mind. Each track changes slightly...way too slightly for me. I also found the voice sounding a little too falsetto and thus very annoying. Maybe this is traditional Icelandic music. I am not an Icelandic music scholar. But I have studied some of Iceland and it's people. From what little I know this music does not seem fit to represent the granduer of the land or the Scandinavian and Irish people who settled there. Maybe if you have a skillful music ear, you can appreciate this CD. Mine's not even fit to use as a coaster.

5 out of 5 stars The very best medieval cd!.......1999-05-20

The different styles of music contained in this cd give an excellent musical picture of Icelandic culture in the medieval period. I love it! The vocals are haunting, and powerful. Awesome.

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  2. Fergusio: Mottetti E Dialogi Da Concertare
  3. George Frideric Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 9 - 12
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  6. Goldschmidt: Früher und Später
  7. Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Vol. 3
  8. Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 1-4
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