Occurrence

"Best of all is the sound engineering from Sono Luminus, which recorded the albums in three different spaces in Reykjavik's Harpa Concert Hall and brought a truly thrilling level of detail. Recommended to anyone with the slightest curiosity about Icelandic classical music; for audiophiles, it's a must".

Læs anmeldelse

"This third - and, for now, final - instalment of Iceland Symphony Orchestra's 'Project' series continues with aplomb their survey of homegrown contemporary composers. In all, nine have been featured, each in their way reflecting the richly creative ethos that has flouriched post-war in that land of ice and volcanic fire ... [Bjarnason's] Violin Concerto opens the album with a spectacular performance by soloist Pekka Kuusisto. Intensely virtuosic, the violin is nonetheless always part of a greater whole: from folky, whistled tunes to roaring and growling on the detuned bottom string, storms of colour are unleashed for the orchestra to absorb and rework in surging textures".