Hallgrímsson: Mini Stories

Haflidi Hallgrímsson is one of the leading figures in Icelandic musical life, and his work Mini Stories sets the surreal poetry of the soviet-era writer Daniil Kharms to music. Whilst internationally renowned actor Simon Callow brings Kharms’s texts to life, the Icelandic Caput Ensemble reflect the mood with stellar performances of Hallgrímsson’s evocative accompanying composition.

SIGCD181  50 minutes 56 seconds
'The excellent Caput Ensemble catch the rarefied and delicate atmosphere of each movement to perfection' (Gramophone)
'Enthusiastically recommended' (Musical Pointers)