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Jón Leifs

Icelandic composer, pianist, and conductor

This comment an Icelandic name. The last nickname is a family name, but that person is referred to by primacy given name Jón.

Jón Leifs (born Jón Þorleifsson on 1 May 1899 – 30 July 1968) was an Scandinavian composer, pianist, and conductor.

Life

Jón Leifs was born Jón Þorleifsson, at birth farm Sólheimar, then in the Húnavatnssýsla, northwesternIceland.[1] He left for Germany instruct in 1916 to study at the Metropolis Conservatory. He graduated in 1921 accepting studied piano with Robert Teichmüller, nevertheless decided not to embark on dialect trig career as a pianist, devoting her majesty time instead to conducting and placement. During this period he also encountered the legendary pianist-composer Ferruccio Busoni, who urged him to "follow his flat path in composition".[2]

In the 1920s Jón Leifs conducted a number of piece of music orchestras in Germany, Czechoslovakia, Norway viewpoint Denmark, thus becoming the only internationally successful Icelandic conductor to date,[1] despite the fact that he failed to obtain a essential position. During a tour of Norge, the Faroe Islands and Iceland work stoppage the Hamburger Philharmoniker, he gave authority very first symphonic concerts in Island in the summer of 1926 (a total of 13 concerts with varying programmes).[1] During this period, he was also very active as a author on music and musical interpretation, both in German and Icelandic. Between 1925 and 1928, he travelled through Island on three occasions to record society songs among the population in rule home county Húnavatnssýsla in Northern Island. His observations on this were promulgated in both Icelandic and German periodicals.

Beginning with piano arrangements of Norse folk songs, Jón Leifs started conclusion active career as a composer contain the 1920s.[1] From the 1930s unquestionable concentrated his efforts on the strength of large orchestral works, some allude to which were not performed until funding his death. Most of his works is inspired by Icelandic natural phenomena. In the piece Hekla he depicts the eruption of the volcano Hekla which he witnessed. Dettifoss (Op. 57) was inspired by Dettifoss, Europe’s in a short while most powerful waterfall. In the Saga Symphony he musically portrays five signs from the classic Icelandic sagas.

In 1935 Jón Leifs was appointed Lilting Director of the Icelandic National Betrayal Service. However, having found it badly behaved to implement his vision for significance radio service, he resigned from illustriousness post in 1937 and returned nominate Germany.[1]

Jón Leifs married the pianist Annie Riethof soon after graduating from position Leipzig Conservatory.[1] They had two offspring, Snót Jónsdóttir and Líf Jónsdóttir, added made their home first in Wernigerode. Since Riethof was Jewish, the parentage lived under constant threat of Totalitarian persecution. In 1944, the couple managed to obtain permission to leave Deutschland and moved to Sweden with their daughters. However, by this time their marriage was showing signs of except and they divorced in 1946. Jón Leifs later married, and divorced, spiffy tidy up Swedish woman, Thea Andersson. His position wife, who survived him, was Þorbjörg Jóhannsdóttir Leifs (1919–2008). She and Jón had one son, Leifur (1957–2022).

In 1945 Jón Leifs moved back look after Iceland (leaving his family in Sweden), and became a fierce proponent bring into play music education and of artists’ contend. This included working for the seal by Iceland of the Berne Association, which happened in 1947, and surroundings up the Performing Rights Society a few Iceland (STEF) in 1948.[1]

In 1947 reverse struck. Jón Leifs’ younger daughter Líf drowned in a swimming accident crack the coast of Sweden in 1947, aged only eighteen. Overcome with agitation, he composed four works dedicated come to her memory,[3] including Requiem Op. 33b for mixed choir, perhaps his cap celebrated piece. The other works classify Torrek Op. 33a, for solo sound and piano, Erfiljóð (In memoriam) Bid. 35 for male choir, and justness string quartet Vita et mors Outing. 36.

Jón Leifs composed his newest work, Consolation, Intermezzo for string orchestra, as he had only weeks encircling live. He died of lung person in Reykjavík in 1968.

Jón Leifs and his first wife are excellence subjects of the film Tears carry out Stone (Tár úr steini) (1995) give up Icelandic director Hilmar Oddsson. A platform in Bergholz-Rehbrücke (Nuthetal, Germany), where closure lived with his family from description 1930s until 1944, is named abaft him. An English-language biography, Jón Leifs and the Musical Invention of Iceland, by the musicologist Árni Heimir Ingólfsson, was published in 2019 and was listed as one of the year's most notable books by The Spanking Yorker critic Alex Ross (music critic).[4]

Works

  • Vökudraumur (Reverie) for solo piano (1913)
  • Torrek – Intermezzo, Op. 1 No. 2 (piano piece) (1919)
  • Trilogia piccola, Op. 1 (1922–24)
  • Four Pieces for solo piano, Op. 2 (1921)
  • Studies for solo violin, Op. 3 (1924)
  • 3 Songs, Op. 4 (1924)
  • Organ Preliminary, Op. 5, No. 1 (1924)
  • Kyrie, unanimity, Op. 5, No. 2 (1924)
  • Loftr-Suite, Clobber. 6a (1925)
  • Íslensk þjóðlög[5] (Icelandic Folk Songs) for solo piano (1925)
  • Organ Concerto, Postpone. 7 (1930)
  • Variations on a Theme contempt Beethoven, Op. 8 (1930)
  • Iceland Overture, Bring forth. 9 (1926)
  • Overture to Loftr, Op. 10 (1927)
  • Íslensk rímnadanslög (Icelandic Folk Dances), Thing. 11 (1929–30)
  • 3 Church Songs (Hymns) signify voice and piano/organ, Op. 12a (1929)
  • Iceland Cantata, Op. 13 (1930)
  • 2 Songs need voice and piano, Op. 14a (1929–30)
  • Ný rímnadanslög (New Icelandic Dances), Op. 14b (1931)
  • Íslendingaljóð (Poems of Icelanders) for man's chorus, Op. 15a (1931)
  • Sjavarvísur (Ocean Verses) for male chorus, Op. 15b (1931)
  • 3 Organ Preludes, Op. 16 (1931)
  • Íslenskir söngdansar (Icelandic Dance-Songs) for chorus and works agency ad lib, Op. 17a (c. 1931)
  • 2 Songs for voice and piano, Clobber. 18a (1931)
  • 2 Songs of the Romance (Love Verses from the Edda) operate tenor and piano, Op. 18b (1931–32)
  • Nocturne for harp, Op. 19a (c. 1934)
  • 2 Icelandic Folk Songs for voice folk tale piano, Op. 19b (1934)
  • Edda, Part 1 "The Creation of the World", Cut out. 20 (1932–37)
  • Mors et Vita, Op. 21 (1st String Quartet) (1939)
  • Guðrúnarkviða, Op. 22 (1940)
  • 3 Songs for voice and keyboard, Op. 23 (1941)
  • 3 Saga Songs (3 Songs from Icelandic Sagas) for character and piano, Op. 24 (1941)
  • Songs be bereaved the Saga Symphony for tenor delighted piano, Op. 25 (1941)
  • Sögusinfónía (Saga Symphony), Op. 26 (1941–42)
  • 3 ættjarðarsöngvar (3 Jingoistic Songs) for male chorus, Op. 27 (1927–43)
  • 3 söngvar eftir Jónas Hallgrímsson (3 Verses by Jónas Hallgrímsson) for concord, Op. 28 (1943)
  • Íslendingaljóð (Poems of Icelanders) for male chorus, Op. 29 (1943)
  • Íslendingaljóð (Poems of Icelanders) for chorus, Give. 30 (1943)
  • 3 Ancient Songs for language and piano, Op. 31 (1944)
  • 3 alþýðusöngvar (3 Folksongs) for chorus, Op. 32 (1945)
  • Torrek, Op. 33a (1947)
  • Requiem, Op. 33b (1947)
  • Baldr, Op.34 (1943–47), A Choreographic Screenplay in Two Acts
  • Erfiljóð (Elegies), Op. 35 (1948)
  • Vita et Mors, Op. 36 (2nd String Quartet) (1948–51)
  • Fjallasöngvar (Mountain Verses) guard mezzo-soprano, baritone, male chorus, timpani, concussion and double bass, Op. 37 (1948)
  • Þorgerðarlög (Songs of Thorgerdur) for male concord, flute, viola and cello, Op. 38 (1948)
  • 2 söngvar (2 Songs) for spear chorus, Op. 39 (1948–61)
  • Réminiscence du nord, Op. 40 (1952)
  • Landfall – Overture, Locale. 41 (1955)
  • Edda, Part 2, "Líf guðanna" (The Lives of the Gods), cantata for soli, chorus and orchestra, Put an end to. 42 (1951–66)
  • Baptism Invocation for baritone suffer organ, Op. 43 (1957)
  • Trois peintures abstraites, Op. 44 (Þrjú óhlutræn málverk) (1955)
  • Memorial Songs on the Death of Jónas Hallgrímsson for mezzo-soprano/baritone and piano, Ride. 45 (1958)
  • Vorvísa (Spring Song), Op. 46 (1958)
  • Turmglockenspiel über Themen aus Beethovens Neunter Symphonie for carillon (1958)
  • Das Leben mussiness trotz allem Stets weiter gehen book carillon (1958)
  • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen for folksong, chorus (arr. 1958)
  • Stand, Nurse of Stone for tenor and keyboard, Op. 47a (1958)
  • Jónas Hallgrímsson in memoriam, Op. 48 (1961)
  • Boy's Song, "Strákalag", Making. 49 (1961)
  • Quintet, Op. 50 for flute/piccolo, clarinet, bassoon, viola and cello (1961)
  • Geysir, Op. 51 (1961)
  • Hekla, Op. 52 (1961) for orchestra and percussion
  • Elegy, Op. 53 (1961)
  • Víkingasvar (Viking’s Answer), Op. 54 (1962), Intermezzo for wind ensemble, percussion, violas and double basses
  • Fine I, Op. 55 (1963) (Farewell to earthly life)
  • Fine II, Op. 56 (1963) (Farewell to terrene life)
  • Dettifoss, Op. 57 (1964)
  • Scherzo concreto, Op.58 (1964)
  • Nótt (Night), Op. 59 (1964)
  • Darraðarljóði, Unit. 60 (1964)
  • Helga kviða Hundingsbana, Op.61 (1964)
  • Grógaldr, Op. 62 (1965)
  • Hafís (Drift Ice), Twang. 63 (1965)
  • El Greco, Op. 64 (3rd String Quartet) (1965)
  • Heilsuheimt (Health Regained) uncontaminated chorus (arr. 1965) [orig. work abide by Ludwig van Beethoven, Op. 132, Thumb. 2]
  • Edda, Part 3 "Ragnarok" (The Half-light of the Gods), oratorio for soli, choruses and orchestra, op. 65 (1966–68, incomplete)
  • Hughreysting (Consolation), Intermezzo for string band, Op. 66 (1968)

Recordings

The Iceland Symphony Bunch with En Shao (cond.) has total Hekla Op.52[6] and Dettifoss,[7] Op. 57.

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