Valgeir Sigurðsson, an Icelandic composer and producer on this album, founded the Bedroom Community label in 2006 with Nico Muhly and Ben Frost.
Performer Biography
The Siggi String Quartet received the Icelandic Music Prize as Performer of the Year in 2018.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at Masterkey Studios in Seltjarnarnes, Iceland, between June 10-14, 2018.
Composer Biography
Daníel Bjarnason, a composer featured on this album, has collaborated with a broad array of musicians outside the classical field, including Sigur Rós, Brian Eno, and Ben Frost.
Performer Biography
The Siggi String Quartet recorded music by Philip Glass with pianist Víkingur Ólafsson for Deutsche Grammophon, earning praise from Gramophone Magazine and National Public Radio.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Una Sveinbjarnardóttir, a violinist/composer and founding member of the Siggi String Quartet, describes her piece Opacity as an 'In-the-moment play' with an improvisando feeling.
Performer Biography
The Siggi String Quartet was founded in 2012 during the Young Scandinavian Composers festival in Reykjavik.
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