Reykholt Chamber Music Festival 2019
Programme overview
Friday July 26th, 8 pm
Opening Concert
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson, baritone
Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, piano
Auður Hafsteinsdóttir, violin
Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir, violin
Anna Magdalena den Herder, viola
Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cello
Presenter: Guðni Tómasson
Franz Schubert Schwanengesang D. 957 I-VII
(1797-1828) Ludwig Rellstab (1799–1860)
Liebesbotschaft
Kriegers Ahnung
Frühlingssehnsucht
Ständchen
Aufenthalt
In der Ferne
Abschied
Gerald Finzi Let us Garlands bring
(1901-1956) William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Come Away, Come Away, Death
from Twelfth Night
Who is Silvia?
from The Two Gentlemen of Verona
Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun
from Cymbeline
O Mistress Mine
from Twelfth Night
It Was a Lover and His Lass
from As You Like It
INTERMISSION
Samuel Barber Dover Beach
(1910-1981) Matthew Arnold (1822-1888)
Franz Schubert Schwanengesang D. 957 I-VII
(1797-1828) Heinrich Heine (1797–1856)
Das Fischermädchen
Am Meer
Die Stadt
Doppelgänger
Ihr Bild
Der Atlas
Saturday July 27th, 4 pm
Choir Concert: Ó, ljúfa sól (Oh, Sweet Sun)
Conductor: Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað
Veröld fláa sýnir sig Icelandic folk song
Arr. Jón Ásgeirsson
Hugsa ég það hvern einn dag Icelandic folk song
Arr. Svanfríður Hlín Gunnarsdóttir
Land míns föður Þórarinn Guðmundsson / Jóhannes úr Kötlum
Afmælisdiktur Atli Heimir Sveinsson / Þórbergur Þórðarson
Arr. Marteinn H Friðriksson
Ave Maris Stella Svanfríður Hlín Gunnarsdóttir
Nú vil ég enn í nafni þínu Icelandic folk song / Hallgrímur Pétursson
Arr. Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað
Lysthúskvæði Icelandic folk song
Arr. Róbert A. Ottósson
Litla skáld Ingi T. Lárusson / Þorsteinn Erlingsson
Arr. Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Móðir mín í kví kví Icelandic folk song
Arr. Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað
Vísur Vatnsenda-Rósu Icelandic folk song – Jón Ásgeirsson /
Rósa Guðmundsdóttir
Erla góða Erla Pétur Sigurðsson / Stefán frá Hvítadal
Arr. Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað
Af ást og öllu hjarta Icelandic folk song
Arr. Svanfríður Hlín Gunnarsdóttir
Kveld við Breiðafjörð Snorri Sigfús Birgisson / Steinn Steinarr
Kvöldvers Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson / Hallgrímur Pétursson
Esurientes Hildigunnur Rúnarsdóttir
Úr Magnificat
Grafskrift Icelandic folk song
Arr. Hjálmar H. Ragnarsson
Saturday July 27th, 8 pm
Chamber Music Concert: Orthodoxy and Romanticism
Auður Hafsteinsdóttir, violin
Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir, violin
Anna Magdalena den Herder, viola
Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir, cello
Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cello
Presenter: Guðni Tómasson
Jean-Baptiste Barrière Sonata for two cellos in G-major
(1707-1747)
Andante
Adagio
Allegro prestissimo
Ernst von Dohnányi Serenade in C-major op. 10
(1877-1960)
I. Marcia - Allegro
II. Romanza - Adagio non tropppo, quasi andante
III. Scherzo - Vivace
IV. Tema con variazioni - Andante con moto
V. Rondo - Allegro vivace
INTERMISSION
Anton Arensky Quartet in a-minor op. 35
(1861-1906)
I. Moderato
II. Tilbrigði við stef eftir Tchaikovsky
III. Finale. Andante sostenuto - Allegro moderato
Sunday July 28th, 4 pm
Grand Finale
Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir Hafstað, soprano
Guja Sandholt, mezzo-soprano
Oddur Arnþór Jónsson, baritone
Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, piano
Auður Hafsteinsdóttir, violin
Helga Þóra Björgvinsdóttir, violin
Anna Magdalena den Herder, viola
Bryndís Halla Gylfadóttir, cello
Sigurgeir Agnarsson, cello
Presenter: Guðni Tómasson
Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in f-minor op. 34
(1833-1897)
Allegro non troppo
Andante, un poco Adagio
Scherzo. Allegro
Finale. Poco sostenuto
INTERMISSION
Judith Weir (1954) King Harald’s Saga
Tryggvi M. Baldvinsson (1965) Heimskringla
Þórarinn Eldjárn (1949)
Fingurbjörg
Hvar ertu?
Vont og gott
Véný séní
Völuspá
Grýla og Leppalúði
Öfugumeginframúrstefna
Stólar
Heimskringla
Korr í ró
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