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- Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Ró (2013)
- Chester Music Ltd (World)
- 0+bfl.0.0+bcl.0/0000/perc/pf/str(2.0.1.1.0)
- 11 min
- 8th August 2025, Aula Magna, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- 5th September 2025, Produktionshaus Naxos, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Ró
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Reviews
The extraordinarily focused ensemble work 'Ró' offers a microscopic view of the composer’s processes…
1st January 2019
...as perfect a bit of sustained delicacy as any 11 minutes of music one could ever want to hear...
25th May 2018
Artfully scored... the score barely rises above a whisper, centering on hushed sustaining pitches and rarefied concentration with striking effects (like crunching paper) that add to the eerie yet strangely inviting atmosphere
23rd May 2018
Ro means serenity, and that was achieved beautifully over an eventful 10-minute span by way of exquisite modal harmonies.
11th January 2018
At the point of the spear of contemporary music, her taste for low dynamics and organic growth produces a captivating beauty for all ears. ...Ró created a sense of stature free from historical burdens.
9th January 2018
Discography
Aerial
- LabelSono Luminus
- Catalogue NumberSLE-70025
- ConductorIlan Volkov
- EnsembleIceland Symphony Orchestra / Los Angeles Percussion Quartet / Caput Ensemble / Nordic Affect Ensemble / Duo Harpverk
- SoloistGuðni Franzson, clarinet; Tinna Þorsteinsdottir, piano
- Released2022
Speak, Be Silent
- LabelHCR Huddersfield Contemporary Records
- Catalogue NumberHCR20CD
- EnsembleThe Riot Ensemble
- Released15th March 2019
Aerial
- LabelDeutsche Grammophon
- Catalogue Number00028948113545
- ConductorIlan Volkov
- EnsembleIceland Symphony Orchestra / Caput Ensemble / Nordic Affect Ensemble / Duo Harpverk
- SoloistGuðni Franzson, clarinet; Tinna Þorsteinsdottir, piano
- Released2015