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Radio 3's European Road Trip: Early Music in Iceland

Hannah French is joined by musicologist and conductor Árni Heimir Ingólfsson to explore early Icelandic music - from the 13thC poetic Eddas to its rich church choral traditions.

As part of Radio 3's European Road Trip, Hannah French is joined by musicologist and conductor Árni Heimir Ingólfsson to explore early Icelandic music - from the 13th-century poems known as “Eddas” to the influence of mainland Europe that shaped Iceland’s rich sacred choral traditions, which still continue today.

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34 minutes

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Sun 5 Jan 2025 17:00

Music Played

  • Traditional Icelandic

    Ragnaroek

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Bagby. Ensemble: Sequentia. Director: Benjamin Bagby.
    • Deutsche Harmoni Mundi.
  • Traditional Icelandic

    Edda - Hliods bid ek allar

    Music Arranger: Benjamin Bagby. Ensemble: Sequentia. Director: Benjamin Bagby.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Anon.

    Ríðum allir rógstefnu til

    Choir: Voces Thules.
    • VOCES THULES.
  • Anon.

    Adest festum

    Ensemble: Voces Thules.
    • VOCES THULES.
  • Anon.

    Ave dei genitrix

    Singer: Gísli Magnason. Singer: Vignir Karlsson. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Heyr Þú oss himnum á

    Singer: Vignir Karlsson. Singer: Gísli Magnason. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Oddur Oddsson

    Sæll er hver trú af því auðséna fékk

    Singer: Vignir Karlsson. Ensemble: Nordic Affect. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Ólafur Jónsson

    Mikils Ætti Eg Aumur Að Akta

    Performer: Arngeir Hauksson. Singer: Kirstin Erna Blöndal. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Grátandi kem ég nú, Guð minn, til þín

    Performer: Karl Nyhlin. Singer: Marta Gudrun Halldorsdottir.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Jesún Sjálfs Guðs Son

    Singer: Vignir Karlsson. Singer: Skarphéðinn Hjartarson. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Frábæra bæra

    Choir: Carmina Chamber Choir. Conductor: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Súsanna, sannan Guðs dóm

    Choir: Carmina Chamber Choir. Conductor: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Lánið Drottins lítum mæta

    Choir: Carmina Chamber Choir. Conductor: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Einka réttlætið

    Singer: Kirstin Erna Blöndal. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Kvöld er komið í heim

    Performer: Karl Nyhlin. Singer: Marta Guðrún Halldórsdóttir. Director: Árni Heimir Ingólfsson.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    ٳú챹æð

    Ensemble: Spilmenn Ríkínís.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.
  • Anon.

    Vel er þeim vinskap bindur

    Ensemble: Spilmenn Ríkínís.
    • SMEKKLEYSA.

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  • Sun 5 Jan 2025 17:00

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