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    Iceland Symphony Orchestra – Occurrence

    by 5:4 February 3, 2021 • 09:56
    February 3, 2021 • 09:56

    One of the first new releases of 2021 to catch my attention is Occurrence featuring the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. According to conductor Daníel Bjarnason, this is “the third and last album of the ISO project” which, if true, is a shame in both a positive and a negative sense. Positive:…

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    The Isolation Mixtapes : V

    by 5:4 September 1, 2020 • 07:47
    September 1, 2020 • 07:47

    This week’s Isolation Mixtape explores some of the most fascinating and beguiling music from the last decade by artists, composer and groups beginning with the letter V. As always there are two tracks from each of the years 2010-2019, featured in chronological order. Here’s the tracklisting in full, together with…

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    Dark Music Days 2020 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 February 5, 2020 • 06:00
    February 5, 2020 • 06:00

    It no doubt goes without saying that Iceland’s Dark Music Days festival is primarily named for the fact that it takes place in January, when the amount of daylight the country receives is minimal. In a less literal sense, though, musically speaking there’s a lot to be said for listening…

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    Veronique Vaka – Lendh (World Première)

    by 5:4 April 19, 2019 • 11:24
    April 19, 2019 • 11:24

    To bring this year’s Lent Series to a close, i’m returning to a piece i first heard a few months ago, during Iceland’s Dark Music Days festival. One of the most memorable works from that week in Reykjavík was Lendh, by Canadian composer and cellist Veronique Vaka. In her programme…

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    Dark Music Days 2019: Iceland Symphony Orchestra; Yrkja

    by 5:4 February 7, 2019 • 13:41
    February 7, 2019 • 13:41

    Judging from the way it’s usually discussed, you’d be forgiven for thinking that – overwhelmingly inspired by the country’s uniquely dramatic combination of earth, water, ice and fire – Icelandic music was all about, and only about, nature. It’s therefore interesting, in hindsight, to note that it wasn’t until the sixth…

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