Review "Reflections"
American Record Guide July/Aug. 2003
Double Bass virtuoso Arni Egilsson builds dramatic, cinematic sounds on
"Reflections".
I like his music best when he is exploring textures. His themes and his
development of the m [+]Review "Reflections"
American Record Guide July/Aug. 2003
Double Bass virtuoso Arni Egilsson builds dramatic, cinematic sounds on
"Reflections".
I like his music best when he is exploring textures. His themes and his
development of the material in the large ensemble works are effective.......
What did stick with me was the material in "Erinnerungen".
This is a beautiful song, harmonically focussed and well organized. I
listened to it several times, each time savoring both the performance and
the beauty of the melody. All the performers are very good, but I was
especially taken with Gloria Cheng, who brings characteristic clarity and
intensity to "Just a Thought"
 Issue 48 - Vol.4, No.12 April 2003 SoundTracks: April 2003 Reflections ARNI EGILSSON
Southern California based Ãrni Egilsson seems to possess a primordial connection to his native Iceland that seeps into his solemn, yet energetic compositions. Egilsson's orchestral work Reflections summons the darkness of winter, using icy textures and isolated instrumental solos to paint a desolate atmosphere tinted with hope and yearning. The bellowing horn melodies in BlÃ?r evoke ancient hunting calls over the spirited backdrop of woodwinds. The piano solo Just A Thought lightly drifts about, repeatedly landing and taking flight. Again tapping into the Nordic psyche, Egilsson's mystical treatment of sound culminates with the vocal works Erinnerungen and Dies Irae. RN
THE ICELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Founded in 1950, the ISO is probably the youngest national orchestra in Europe.
The ISO has toured extensively in Europe and the USA and over the years many renowned guest artists have enriched the orchestra's performances, including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff, Claudio Arrau, André Previn, Daniel Barenboim, Luciano Pavarotti, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Emil Gilels and Mstislav Rostropovich to name a few.
The ISO has earned an international recognition for its many recordings on the Chandos, BIS and Naxos labels.
HANNU KOIVULA
studied conducting with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy in Finland and graduated cum laude in 1987. He received first prize in a conducting competition in Stockholm, Sweden in 1990 and has conducted most of the top symphony orchestras
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