{"product_id":"7318590020708","title":"Reykjavik Cowilkinson - Jon Leifs: Scherzo Concreto Op.58, Quintet Op.50, Variazioni Pastorale Op.8, etc - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReykjavik Cowilkinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Collection of Leifs’ Chamber Music Works, Which Have Been Reappraised in Recent Years\n\nThis new release by Icelandic composer Jóhann Leifs—a focus of the BIS label—is a licensed release from the Smekkleysa label and features works from Leifs’ middle and late periods, with a focus on chamber music. The unique instrumentation, intense soundscapes, and mysterious world rooted in his homeland’s traditional music—hallmarks of Leifs’s music—are also evident in these chamber works.\n\nThe Variations on a “Pastoral” Theme, which he began composing in 1920, is a work from Leifs’s Leipzig period that takes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral,” as its motif. Furthermore, the “Elegy” was composed out of grief following the drowning of his daughter in 1947; the interplay between the mezzo-soprano and violin expresses a profound sorrow. Please enjoy the unique world of Leifs, who is said to be the first composer to incorporate Icelandic folk music into his works. This recording has been remastered by the BIS label.\nKing International\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Scherzo Concreto, Op. 58: Moderato\u003cbr\u003e2.Quintet, Op. 50: I. Introduzione. Moderato - espressivo e sempre marcato\u003cbr\u003e3.Quintet, Op. 50: II. Funebre. Adagio\u003cbr\u003e4.Quintet, Op. 50: III. Scherzo. Allegro energico e moderato\u003cbr\u003e5.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Thema. Adagio e molto cantabile\u003cbr\u003e6.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation I. L'istesso tempo\u003cbr\u003e7.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation II. L'istesso tempo, quasi grave\u003cbr\u003e8.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation III. Allegro\u003cbr\u003e9.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation IV. Allegro scherzando\u003cbr\u003e10.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation V. Moderato\u003cbr\u003e11.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation VI. Moderato alla marcia\u003cbr\u003e12.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation VII. Allegro molto ma energico\u003cbr\u003e13.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation VIII. Allegro vivace e brillante\u003cbr\u003e14.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation IX. Quasi grave\u003cbr\u003e15.Variazioni Pastorale, Op. 8: Variation X. Finale. Adagio cantabile ma animato\u003cbr\u003e16.Erfiljod (Elegies), Op. 35, for male choir, mezzo-soprano and violin: Soknudur (Grief)\u003cbr\u003e17.Erfiljod (Elegies), Op. 35, for male choir, mezzo-soprano and violin: Sorgardans (Dance of Sorrow)\u003cbr\u003e18.Erfiljod (Elegies), Op. 35, for male choir, mezzo-soprano and violin: Sjavarljod (Sea Poem)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53539270426913,"sku":"7318590020708","price":3490.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/7318590020708.jpg?v=1789971050","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/7318590020708","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}