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Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä
Saga Symphony
Album SE 1995 on BIS label
Classical (Modern)
Contains booklet contains information on the composer, the presented work and the performing artists in four languages (Icelandic / English / German / French). Total playing time: 54'27 [recording details] Recording data: 1995-03-03/04 at Hallgrimskirkja (Hallgrim's Church), Reykjavik, Iceland This project is supported by the Icelandic Music Information Centre. © & ℗ 1995, Grammofon AB BIS Made in Austria Note -- Total playing time is given as 54'27 on top of booklet page 2, below which is a timing of 53'55 for the complete symphony.
Musicians
 | Jón Leifs p, 1899-1968 IS album by, composed by |
 | Iceland Symphony Orchestra , orchestra, album by |
 | Osmo Vänskä cl, *1953 FI conductor, album by |
 | Andrew Barnett , layout, typesetting, lay-out |
 | Kyllikki Barnett , layout, typesetting, lay-out |
 | Guðný Guðmundsdóttir , leader |
 | Terry G. Lacy liner notes, english translation |
 | Arlette Lemieux-Chené , SE liner notes, french translation |
 | Julius Wender , liner notes, german translation |
Producers
| Jeffrey Ginn edited by, digital editing |
| Ingo Petry engineer, balance engineer |
| Peter Schoenecker illustration, front cover illustration |
| Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson liner notes |
| Robert Suff producer |
Composers
| Jón Leifs |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinfónía I (Söguhetjur), Op. 26 ('Saga Symphony') | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | Jón Leifs | 53:55 |
| 2 | I. Skarphéðinn (From Njáls Saga) (Allegro Moderato, Molto Energico E Rigido) | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 16:30 | |
| 3 | II. Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir (From Laxdæla Saga) (Adagio, Ma Non Troppo, Sempre Maestoso) | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 11:15 | |
| 4 | III. Björn Að Baki Kára (Scherzo) (From Njáls Saga) (Allegro Molto, Ma Non Troppo, Sempre Scherzando) | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 5:15 | |
| 5 | IV. Glámr Og Grettir (Intermezzo) (From Grettis Saga) (Adagio) | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 8:23 | |
| 6 | V. Þormóðr Kolbrúnarskáld (From Fóstbræðra Saga And Heimskringla) (Allegro Moderato E Commodo) | Jón Leifs / Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä | 12:08 |
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