Haflidi Hallgrímsson
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Hafliði Hallgrímsson is an Iceland
ic 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).
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, currently living in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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. 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).
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 Ann Frank)
- Narratives From The Deep North, Op.41 (2009; symphony orchestra)
Selected recordings
- Herma; Ombra; Rima - Smekkleysa SMK 38
- Daydreams in Numbers; Jacob’s Ladder; Strönd; Tristia; Verse I - Merlin MRFD 88101
- Four Movements for String Quartet; Offerto; Solitaire; String Quartet No 1 - Eye of the Storm EOS 5004
- Passía. Ondine ODE 1027-2 (2003)
- Cello concerto; Herma. Ondine 1133-2 (2009)