VA - LEIFS: Edda, Part I: Skopun heimsins (The Creation of the World) (2007) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Gunnar Guðbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson, Schola Cantorum, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer
Title: LEIFS: Edda, Part I: Skopun heimsins (The Creation of the World)
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-44.1kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:15:39
Total Size: 262 / 636 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: LEIFS: Edda, Part I: Skopun heimsins (The Creation of the World)
Year Of Release: 2007
Label: BIS
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-44.1kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:15:39
Total Size: 262 / 636 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Ar var alda [Young Were the Years] (4:21)
02. Ymir (7:24)
03. Thursa Thjodar sjot [the Giants' Palace] (2:56)
04. Audhumla, Odinn ok hans braedr [Audhumla, Odin and his Brothers] (2:55)
05. Saer [Sea] (2:38)
06. Jord [Earth] (2:30)
07. Himinn, sol, dagr [Sky, Sun, Day] (10:29)
08. Nott, morgunn [Night, Morning] (19:24)
09. Asgardr, Askr ok Embla, Midgardr [Asgard, Ash and Embla, Midgard] (3:39)
10. Scherzo. Allir menn urdut jafnspakir [All Men Aren't Equally Wise] (3:26)
11. Vidr, sumar, logn [Wood, Summer, Calm] (8:04)
12. Vetr ok vindr [Winter and Wind] (2:38)
13. Finale. Ifing, niu heimar [Ifing, Nine Worlds] (5:15)
Edda I consists of thirteen movements, each of which describes part of the creation according to Nordic mythology. As the headings of the individual movements suggest – Sea, Earth, Heaven, Sun, etc. – Leifs’ main concern is the depiction of nature. He achieves this in music which carries the hallmarks of the Leifs style, such as a liberal use of parallel fifths and irregular metric patterns.