Commentaire de la musique | Œuvres de Hildur Guðnadóttir

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Hildur Guðnadóttir est une compositrice et violoncelliste islandaise.

Albums solo

Mount A (12 Tónar, 2006)

“Mount A” est le premier album et un album classique contemporain de Hildur Guðnadóttir. La musique est essentiellement composée de chansons contemporaines et expérimentales pour ensemble à cordes, et certaines chansons comprennent des parties de guitare, de piano, de vibraphone et de synthétiseur. Elle comporte également des éléments de musique minimale, ambiante et expressionniste.

Without Sinking (Touch, 2009)

“Without Sinking” est le deuxième album de Hildur Guðnadóttir. Il s’agit d’un album de cordes postclassique et expérimental. Jóhann Jóhannsson à l’orgue et Skúli Sverrisson à la basse participent à cet album.

“Elevation” est un morceau de cordes abstraites à longue tonalité. Comme le titre l’indique, cette chanson commence par des tonalités basses, et progresse vers les tonalités hautes.

“Everything Light” est un morceau de cordes minimal basé sur des arpèges. Chaque instrument à cordes se croise dynamiquement.

“Circular” est une composition constituée de longs accords de cordes.

“Ascent” est une chanson pour quatuor à cordes qui s’apparente à la musique baroque et à la musique minimale. Un violoncelle joue une partie de basse, trois parties se croisent et forment des harmonies dans des phrases répétitives.

“Opaque” est une chanson dynamique et agressive pour ensemble de cordes. Je ressens sa colère.

“Aether” est une chanson au goût folklorique et abstrait, jouée par un ensemble de guitares et un petit orchestre.

“Into Warmer Air” est une chanson pour ensemble à cordes de musique minimale. Elle commence par des phrases répétées d’une contrebasse, suivies d’un violoncelle, d’un alto puis d’un violon, et les harmonies de la chanson deviennent lumineuses à partir d’harmonies sombres.

“Unveiled” est une chanson abstraite et obscure jouée par des instruments à cordes. À la fin, les phrases et les harmonies sont claires.

Saman (Touch, 2014)

“Saman” est un album postclassique qui met en valeur les solos de violoncelle de Guðnadóttir et l’ensemble de cordes.

“Strokur” est une composition simple et sérieuse d’un ensemble de cordes qui met en valeur le solo de violoncelle de Guðnadóttir.

“Frá” est un chant sacré du chœur avec des stries modulées et distordues.

“Birting” est une composition minimale et lente pour cordes.

“Heyr Himnasmiður” est une chanson de goût islandaise ou écossaise, avec une voix féminine et un accompagnement de cordes.

“Bær” est une chanson significative et mélancolique pour cordes.

“Heima” est une chanson folklorique basée sur des arpèges de guitare. Le style vocal, tel un murmure, est impressionnant.

“Í Hring” est une courte pièce misérable, triste et sérieuse, dans la lignée de la seconde école viennoise.

“Rennur Upp” est une composition sérieuse pour cordes avec de faibles arpèges de piano en sourdine. C’est la meilleure chanson de cet album.

“Líður” est une chanson vocale au goût d’hymne folklorique et chrétien avec un piano fragmentaire. Plus tard, l’accompagnement des cordes suit.

“Torrek” est une courte pièce sérieuse pour cordes, avec un solo de violoncelle de Guðnadóttir.

“Þoka” est une musique expérimentale et lugubre composée d’instruments à cordes modulés, de leurs reflets et de leurs bruits.

Je pense que le thème de l’album est celui des intervalles, de l’immobilité et du silence. Vous pourriez être satisfait du jeu de violoncelle de Guðnadóttir et de son style iconique de composition et d’arrangement des cordes.

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Hildur Guðnadóttir (official site)

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Deutsche Grammophon – Hildur Guðnadóttir

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Music Review | Works of Jóhann Jóhannsson

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Jóhann Jóhannsson is an Icelandic composer, a pioneer and one of representative musician in today’s Post-classical scene. He produced many solo works and music for cinema, play, dance and television from the beginning of 00’s.

His characteristics is Classical also Icelandic and European taste of composition and harmonie, and the mixture of Classical instruments, sythesizers and electronic technologies.

Solo Albums

Orphée (Deutsche Grammophon, 2016)

“Orphée” is a full-length studio album by Jóhann Jóhannsson released in 2016. The songs are inspired by “Orphée” directed by Jean-Cocteau. Each song is short. Various styles of compostions and arrangements. The mixture of the sound of Classical and electronic instruments.

“Flight from the City” is a sentimental strings, piano and glockenspiel Minimal song of repetitions of a phrase.

“The Drowned World” is a glockenspiel arpeggios, synthesizer sequences and strings Minimal miniature.

“A Pile of Dust” is an abstract and serious long-tone string ensemble song.

“By the Roes, and by the Hinds of the Field” is a melancholic piano and strings song. Keen reflection of piano and synthesizer pads follows.

“The Radiant City” is a sentimental and sorrowful song with strings, piano, noises and voices, which associates works of Ryuichi Sakamoto.

“The Burning Mountain” is an apathetic organ solo song.

“De Luce et Umbra” is a passionate string ensemble compositions.

“Good Morning, Midnight”, the former part is piano reflection loop and strings vague track, the later part is a Minimal piano solo piece.

“Good Night, Day” is a Minimal and significant string ensemble song with an impressive cello solo.

“Orphic Hymn” is a mystic and sacred, Classical and Iceland ethnic human song by Classical chorus.

Elegy for Lost Time (UMG Recordings, 2023)

“Elegy for Lost Time” is a Classical and serious Post-classical piano and string orchestra album. Some tracks are added effects, synthesizers and some instruments such as oboe, clarinet and glockenspiel.

“Jói & Karen” is a piano with string ensemble song. But the tone is very few. It make good use of intervals and space.

“Jóhannsson: A Sparrow Alighted upon our Shoulder” is an impressive string orchestra minimal song.

The last track, “Jóhannsson: Flight from the City” is a slow also bright, and passionate solo sorrowful piano and string orchestra song. The best song of this album.

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Music Review | Works of Hildur Guðnadóttir

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Hildur Guðnadóttir is composer and cello player from Iceland.

Solo Albums

Mount A (12 Tónar, 2006)

“Mount A” is the debut album and a Contemporary Classical album by Hildur Guðnadóttir. Basically the music is contemporary and experimental string ensemble songs, and some songs includes guitar, piano, vibraphone and synthesizer pad parts. Also it owns elements of Minimal Music, Ambient and Expressionist Music.

Without Sinking (Touch, 2009)

“Without Sinking” is the second album of Hildur Guðnadóttir. And, it’s a Post-classical, experimental strings album. Jóhann Jóhannsson as organ and Skúli Sverrisson as bass take part in this album.

“Elevation” is a song of long tone abstract strings song. As the title, this song begun from low tones, and progresses high tone.

“Everything Light” is an arpeggio based Minimal strings song. Each string instrument crosses dynamically.

“Circular” is a composition is consist of long tone chords strings.

“Ascent” is a string quartet song like baroque music and Minimal Music. A cello plays a bass part, 3 parts cross and form harmonies in repeating phrases.

“Opaque” is a dynamique and agressive string ensemble song. I feel her anger.

“Aether” is a Folk taste also abstract, guitar and small orchestra ensemble song.

“Into Warmer Air” is a Minimal Music string ensemble song. It begins by phrases repetitions of a contra bass, and cello(s), viola(s) then violin(s) follow and the harmonies of song become bright from gloomy harmonies.

“Unveiled” is an abstract and obscure song by some string instruments. The end they make clear phrases and harmonies.

Saman (Touch, 2014)

“Saman” is a Post-classical album features cello solos of Guðnadóttir and string ensemble.

“Strokur” is a simple and serious composition of string ensemble features Guðnadóttir’s cello solo.

“Frá” is a sacred song of chorus with modulated distorted stings.

“Birting” is minimal and slow composition for strings.

“Heyr Himnasmiður” is Icelandish or Scottish taste song features female vocal with string accompaniment.

“Bær” is a significant and melancholic strings song.

“Heima” is Folk taste guitar arpeggio based vocal song. The vocal style like a whisper is impressive.

“Í Hring” is a short miserable, sad and serious piece like the Second Viennese School.

“Rennur Upp” is serious strings composition with faint muted piano arpeggios. The best song of this album.

“Líður” is Folk and Christian Anthem taste vocal song with fragmental piano. Later part, strings accompaniment follow.

“Torrek” is a short serious strings piece features cello solo of Guðnadóttir.

“Þoka” is experimental and gloomy music of modulated string instruments and their reflections and noises.

I feel the theme of album is intervals, stillness and silence. You might be satisfied with Guðnadóttir’s cello plays and her iconic style composition and strings arrangement.

Resources and Links

Hildur Guðnadóttir (official site)

Wikipedia (EN)

Deutsche Grammophon – Hildur Guðnadóttir

Touch – Hildur Guðnadóttir

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