Viktor Orri Árnason, Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Reykjavík Orkestra - Blikna (Live)

Listen to Viktor Orri Árnason and Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir’s album ‘Poems’: https://dg.lnk.to/poems Discover full concert performances and operas on STAGE+, the new streaming service from Deutsche Grammophon: https://www.stage-plus.com/ Poems’ the collaborative debut DG album from Icelandic composer, conductor and producer Viktor Orri Árnason and soprano and visual artist Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, is released worldwide on 10 November – on CD, on vinyl and digitally. Its ten exquisite tracks draw on the pair’s shared cultural heritage, setting poems by Icelandic poets past and present, including lyrics by Árnason and Guðmundsdóttir themselves. Viktor adds piano accompaniment to Álfheiður’s hushed, floating vocals throughout, at times playing violin and viola as well, with some tracks featuring additional strings (members of the Reykjavík Orkestra) and/or subtle electronic elements. The duo found inspiration in the work of Ólöf Sigurðardóttir frá Hlöðum (1857-1933), Hulda (1881-1946), Guðfinna Jónsdóttir frá Hömrum (1899-1946), Sigurður Pálsson (1948-2017) and Arndís Lóa Magnúsdóttir (b.1994). Drawn to poetry that speaks of vulnerability and solitude, change and renewal, the beauty of the natural world, and the power of words to express our dreams and innermost selves, they were also inspired to write their own poems, each contributing one new text to the album. Árnason hopes ‘Poems’ will encourage listeners to be mindful: “Poems is in many ways about the joys and struggles in life and how being present can help you through.” BLIKNA Vaknaði við morgunsöng flögrandi vina sem sváfu kannski lengur en ég sváfu í myrkrinu og misstu af kvöldsöngnum hjúfra sér vissu ekki að hljóðlát nóttin var lognið á undan þessum bleika blíða degi fölnandi umvefjandi rósirnar mínar og ég hlustuðum á drunurnar þungu þrumurnar undir blundandi bliknandi blöðunum, biðum dimmra stunda draumheima endurfunda WITHER Woken up by the dawn chorus of feathered friends that perhaps slumbered longer than I slept in the darkness and missed the evening song cuddling did not know that the silent night was the calm before this pink soft day my withering embracing roses and I listened to the thud heavy thunders under the sleeping withering pedals, awaiting dark hours dreamworld encounters Poem by Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir Directed by: Robin Thomson 1st violin: Rannveig Marta Sarc 2nd violin: Sólveig Steinþórsdóttir Viola: Ásta Kristín Pjetursdóttir Cello: Steiney Sigurðardóttir Find Viktor Orri Árnason online Homepage: https://www.viktorarnason.com/ Facebook:   / viktororriarnason   Instagram:   / viktorarnason   Find Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir online Homepage: http://www.alfheidurerla.com/ Facebook:   / alfheidurerlagudmundsdottir   Instagram:   / alfheidurerla   Viktor Orri Árnason, Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, Reykjavík Orkestra - Blikna Subscribe here for more classical video clips – The Best Of Classical Music: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG _______________ Find Deutsche Grammophon Online Homepage: http://deutschegrammophon.com Facebook: http://fb.com/deutschegrammophon Twitter:   / dgclassics   Instagram:   / dgclassics   Newsletter: https://deutschegrammophon.com/newsle... _______________ 最优质古典音乐 – 此处订阅: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG Le meilleur de la musique classique. Pour vous abonner cliquez ici: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG 最高のクラシック音楽―登録はこちら: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG 최고의 클래식음악을 구독하세요: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG Подписаться на лучшую классическую музыку:: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG La mejor música clásica - Suscríbase aquí: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-DG #deutschegrammophon #classicalmusic #stageplus