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20th Century
Jón Leifs
- Years
- 1899–1968
- Nationality
- Iceland
- Born in
- Northwestern Region
- Works
- 58
- Recordings
- 130
Biography
Icelandic composer and conductor (1899-1968)
Born
May 1, 1899
Northwestern Region
Died
July 30, 1968
By Form
Top Performers
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra · 97 rec
Hermann Bäumer
Conductor · 33 rec
En Shao
Conductor · 26 rec
Rut Ingólfsdóttir
Soloist · 20 rec
Osmo Vänskä
Conductor · 18 rec
Petri Sakari
Conductor · 13 rec
Fredrik Paulsson
Soloist · 9 rec
Anne Manson
Conductor · 7 rec
Graham Ross
Conductor · 2 rec
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Conductor · 1 rec
Leif Segerstam
Conductor · 1 rec
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Orchestra · 1 rec
Works (58)
| Title | Catalog | Form | Key | Year | Recordings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Þjóðhvöt (Íslandskantata), op. 13 | — | Cantata | - | - | 14 |
| El Greco, quartetto III, op. 64 | — | String Quartet | - | - | 10 |
| Edda II, op. 42 "Líf guðanna" | — | Oratorio | - | - | 7 |
| Loftr-Suite, op. 6a | — | Suite | - | - | 6 |
| Vita et mors, quartetto II, op. 36 | — | String Quartet | - | - | 6 |
| Íslensk rímnadanslög, op. 11 | — | - | - | - | 4 |
| Sinfónia I, op. 26 "Saga Symphony" | — | Symphony | - | - | 4 |
| Hinsta kveðja, op. 53 | — | - | - | - | 3 |
| Konsert fyrir orgel og hljómsveit, op. 7 | — | Concerto | - | - | 3 |
| Þríþætt hljómkviða, op. 1 | — | - | - | - | 3 |
| Þrjú óhlutræn málverk, op. 44 | — | - | - | - | 3 |
| Fine II (Kveðja til jarðlífsins), op. 56 | — | - | - | - | 2 |
| Fine I, op. 55 | — | - | - | - | 2 |
| Forleikr að „Galdra-Lofti“, op. 10 | — | Overture | - | - | 2 |
| Geysir, op. 51 | — | - | - | - | 2 |
| Hekla, op. 52 | — | - | - | - | 2 |
| Minni Íslands, op. 9 | — | Overture | - | - | 2 |
| Mors et vita, quartetto I, op. 21 | — | String Quartet | - | - | 2 |
| Requiem, op. 33b | — | - | - | - | 2 |
| Tveir söngvar, op. 14a: No. 2. Vögguvísa | — | Lied | - | - | 2 |