Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen

by Kjartan Sveinsson

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cjrfel This is the finest piece of music that I've heard since Gorecki's no.3 I would love to see you perform live. When are you coming to New York? Hope you will grace NY with your presence before too long.

Bill Berndt This is the last lp I've listened to that brought me to tears. Gosh I love this recording Favorite track: Teil IV.

Raemar Beautifully heartrending.
A perfect accompaniment to sadly witnessing our idiotic destruction of one another and the desperate search for beauty & humanity in our world today... a feeble hope for mankind. This begets tears, as I cling to that infinitesimal seed.
For those who enjoy Gorecki's Symph. #3, Op. 36 - Arvo Pärt - Mozart's Requiem in D minor - Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a. - Preisner, "Silence, Night and Dreams."

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	1.	Teil I 08:03
	2.	Teil II 08:21
	3.	Teil III 07:00
	4.	Teil IV 11:40

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Kjartan Sveinsson, former member of Sigur Rós, releases his first solo project, a four act opera, ‘Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen’- which translates as ‘The Explosive Sonics of Divinity’.

Sveinsson composed the score for his and Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s opera inspired by Nobel Laureate Halldór Laxness’ novel ‘World Light’.

‘Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen’ premiered at Berlin’s Volksbühne theatre in February 2014 where Sveinsson was joined by The German Film Orchestra Babelsberg and the Filmchor Berlin for the 50-minute show.

The live performance sees each of the four movements set to a different theatrical tableau; with scenery changes and slight weather events sweeping in and out of the set, all of which occurs without a single actor gracing the stage. Kjartansson says that “Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen’ is a banally romantic opera inspired by Halldór Laxness’s cunning texts about the longing for beauty”.

Since 2011 Kjartan Sveinsson has collaborated with Ragnar Kjartansson on various projects including the durational performance installation ‘Take me Here by the Dishwasher’ performed by ten troubadours and ‘S.S. Hangover’ a brass sextet for a sailing boat, as well as the globally acclaimed installation ‘The Visitors’. These projects have been performed in museums around the world, as well as undertaking multiple film score work, also with the Icelandic director, Rúnar Rúnarsson – Sparrows, Volcano and The Last Farm.

Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen is released via Bel-Air Glamour Records, a joint label between Kjartansson, artist Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir and The Vinyl Factory.

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released October 28, 2016

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Kjartan Sveinsson Reykjavík, Iceland

Kjartan Sveinsson is a composer, musician and performer. He first came to prominence as a member of Sigur Rós, the Icelandic band – sometimes characterized as ‘post-rock’ – of which he was a member from 1997 to 2012, releasing five studio albums, a film and a host of side projects, selling several million records around the world in the process. ... more

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