Atli Heimir Sveinsson

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Atli Heimir Sveinsson (born September 21, 1938 in Reykjavík ; † April 2019 ) was an Icelandic composer and conductor .

Life

Atli Heimir Sveinsson was born in Reykjavík and has been playing the piano since he was ten. Until 1957 he studied piano with Rögnvaldur Sigurjónsson at the Reykjavík Music Academy. From 1959 Atli Heimir lived for several years in a Catholic monastery near Osnabrück .

He later studied at the State Music Academy in Cologne , a. a. with Günter Raphael and Bernd Alois Zimmermann . In 1963 he attended the Darmstadt summer courses , where he a. a. György Ligeti and Olivier Messiaen met. In the following two years he studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Gottfried Michael Koenig . The latter led him to start composing electronic works. He went back to Reykjavík and started working as a conductor . From 1968 to 1978 he worked as a music teacher at the high school in Reykjavík , since then he has been a teacher of composition at the Reykjavík University of Music. From 1972 and 1983 he was President of the Association of Icelandic Composers. Since 1993 Atli Heimir has been a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. He was also a producer for Icelandic radio.

Atli Heimir Sveinsson was married to Sif Sigurðardóttir, who died in 2018, and had two children with her. On April 21, 2019, the Icelandic radio RÚV reported that Atli Heimir had passed away.

Works (selection)

Stage works

Operas

  • The silk drum (1982)
  • Vikivaki TV opera (1989)
  • Moonlight Island (1995)
  • Hertervig (1997)

musical

  • Land míns föður (Land of my father) (1985)

Vocal works

  • Song cycle for Steinn Steinarr's poem Time and Water
  • Four spring songs
  • Þrjú sönglög (three songs) for low voice, viola and piano (2000)

Solo works

  • Ten solo concerts (including a flute concert from 1976)
  • various works for solo instruments
  • Sonata for viola solo (2002)

Chamber music

  • Six symphonies (1999–2008) (his second symphony premiered on June 1, 2006 in Reykjavík)
  • Three trios for violin, cello and piano (1985, 2005, 2008)
  • Three impressions for flute, violin, cello, harp, celesta and percussion (1962)
  • Hlymi (sounds) for chamber orchestra (1965)
  • Cathexis for viola and piano (1977–1978)
  • Dúó Rapp for viola and double bass (2004)
  • Exploration for viola and orchestra (1971)

Awards

It was not until Atli Heimir Sveinsson was awarded the prize that he became internationally famous.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography and interview on icelandmusic 2008 ( memento of October 31, 2010 in the Internet Archive ). Accessed on March 14, 2010.
  2. ^ Marek Podhajski:  Sveinsson, Atli Heimir. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, personal section, volume 16 (Strata - Villoteau). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 2006, ISBN 3-7618-1136-5  ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
  3. ^ Michael Hillenstedt: Atli Heimir Sveinsson - Biogram. In: Contemporary composers. Hanns-Werner Heister, Walter-Wolfgang Sparrer, March 15, 2007 . ;Retrieved July 5, 2011.
  4. ^ Sveinsson's Career ( Memento of May 28, 2006 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  5. ↑ CV. In: German-Icelandic Society. Cologne Iceland Colloquium. November 29, 2008 . ;Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  6. ↑ Freyr Gunnarsson Gígja: Atli Sveinsson Heimir látinn ( Icelandic ) In: ruv.is . Ríkisútvarpið. April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ Catalog raisonné
  8. ^ Encyclopedia of Icelandic Music , p. 49


Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Atli Heimir Sveinsson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Reykjavík
DATE OF DEATH April 2019