Hafliði Hallgrímsson
Hafliði Hallgrímsson (born 1941 in Akureyri) is an Icelandic composer, currently living in Edinburgh. Hallgrímsson was the Principal Cellist of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, but left that position in 1983 to pursue a full-time career as a composer. In 2008 he became composer-in-residence of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (through 2010).[1]
Selected compositions
- Verse I (1975; flute, cello)
- Poemi (1983; violin, strings)
- Rima (1994; soprano, strings)
- Herma (1995; cello, strings)
- Crucifixion (1997; orchestra)
- Mini-stories (1997; music theatre work)
- Passía (2001; mezzo-soprano, tenor, choir, chamber orchestra)
- Die Wält der Zwischenfälle (2003; chamber opera)
- Cello Concerto (2003)
- Notes from a Diary for viola and piano, Op.33 (2005; dedicated to the memory of Anne Frank)
- Narratives From The Deep North, Op.41 (2009; symphony orchestra)
Selected recordings
References
- ^ Hallgrímsson Biography
External links
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