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Jón Leifs
p, 1899-1968 IS, Iceland
Musician / Composer / Conductor of Classical
Icelandic composer and conductor (May 1, 1899—July 30, 1968) . From 1916 to 1944, he lived in Germany (studies in Leipzig). He married a Jewish pianist, Annie Riethof. He moved to Sweden in 1944 and returned to Iceland in 1945. He wrote the quartet "Vita et Mors" in memory of his daughter Líf, drowned in a swimming accident. He is the subject of the film "Tears of Stone" (1995), directed by the Icelandic director Hilmar Oddsson.
Popular Tracks 
Reverie (Vokudraumur) on Leifs: Complete Piano Music by Jón Leifs & Örn Magnússon Requiem, Op. 33b on Meditatio: Music for Mixed Choir by Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis & Hörður Áskelsson Hinsta kveðja for Strings, Op. 53 on Ice Land: The Eternal Music by Choir of Clare College, Cambridge, Dmitri Ensemble, Carolyn Sampson & Graham Ross String Quartet No. 1, Op. 21, "Mors et vita" on Leifs: String Quartets Nos. I-3 by Jón Leifs & The Yggdrasil Quartet Vertu, Guð faðir, faðir minn on Ljósið þitt lýsi mér by Mótettukórinn Hekla, Op. 52 on Leifs: Hekla / Iceland Overture / Loftr-Suite / Reminiscence Du Nord by Jón Leifs, Iceland Symphony Orchestra & En Shao Hekla, Op. 52 on Orchestral Music - Leif, S. / Shostakovich, D. / Nielsen, C. / Schulhoff, E. by Leif Segerstam Hinsta kvethja (Elegy), Op. 53 for string orchestra on Leifs: Hekla / Iceland Overture / Loftr-Suite / Reminiscence Du Nord by Jón Leifs, Iceland Symphony Orchestra & En Shao Requiem, Op. 33b on Leifs: Hekla / Iceland Overture / Loftr-Suite / Reminiscence Du Nord by Jón Leifs, Iceland Symphony Orchestra & En Shao Requiem, Op. 33b on Crossing Over by Skylark Vocal Ensemble & Matthew GuardTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Songs | Jón Leifs - Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon | 2015 | Album |
| Edda, Part 1: The Creation Of The World | Jón Leifs, Gunnar Guðbjörnsson, Bjarni Thor Kristinsson, Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer | 2007 | Album |
| Erfiljóð / Elegies | Jón Leifs, Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra, Karlakór | 2005 | Album |
| Vikingasvar | Jón Leifs - Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Hermann Bäumer | 2004 | Album |
| Baldr | Jón Leifs - Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Kari Kropsu | 2002 | Album |
| Söngvar / Complete Songs | Jón Leifs - Finnur Bjarnason, Örn Magnússon | 2001 | Album |
| Hafis And Other Works For Voices And Orchestra | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra | 2000 | Album |
| Dettifoss And Other Orchestral Works | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao | 1999 | Album |
| Jón Leifs | Jón Leifs, Reykjavík Chamber Orchestra | 1999 | Album |
| Hekla And Other Orchestral Works | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, En Shao | 1999 | Album |
| Geysir (And Other Orchestral Works) | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 1997 | Album |
| Fine I & II • Elegy • Iceland Cantata • Icelandic Overture | Jón Leifs - Chorus Of The Icelandic Opera, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Petri Sakari | 1996 | Album |
| Saga Symphony | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 1995 | Album |
| The Complete Piano Music | Jón Leifs - Örn Magnússon | 1994 | Album |
| The Three String Quartets | Jón Leifs - The Yggdrasil Quartet | 1994 | Album |
| Saga Symphony | Jón Leifs, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Jussi Jalas | 1976 | Album |
| Leifs : Iceland Overture / Isolfsson : Passacaglia / Cowell : Symphony No. 16 | Jón Leifs / Páll Ísólfsson / Henry Cowell | 1963 | Album |
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