Western classical is a relatively recent transplant to Iceland, and the country has a small but intrepid classical community, including a national symphony orchestra. The field of classical new music specialists must be practically microscopic, but, based on the performances of these works by five late twentieth century Icelandic composers, it ...
When compared to the extremely conservative music of his Icelandic contemporaries, Leifur Þórarinsson's works for chamber orchestra may seem quite avant-garde and daring. However, most experienced listeners will find his odd amalgamations of Stravinsky's asymmetrical rhythms, Schoenberg's atonality, and Hindemith's counterpoint to be rather tame, ...
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