Sigvaldi Kaldalóns: Ave María (Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir)

Sigvaldi Kaldalóns / Indriði Einarsson: Ave María
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Daníel Bjarnason conductor
Hallveig Rúnarsdóttir soloist
Hrafnkell Orri Egilsson transcription
From a concert in Harpa Reykjavík, August 31st 2018.
RÚV, © Iceland Symphony Orchestra

[@southernbiscuits1275]

I was not prepared for what I heard. I was not familiar with the song, the composer or the soloist. Imagine my shock when the piece started and this amazingly controlled and emotionally glorious sound took flight. The soloist's voice wraps the audience in peace and beauty. I am so glad I found this video. It's an incredibly moving experience.

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

Thank you so much for your inspiring comment!

[@jtstrm]

iceland = perfect

[@victorblaer]

Thank you. I taught her everything she knows.

[@hisukserjeant5204]

Perfect pitch!!!❤❤❤❤ beautifully sung! What a voice! No screaming ..this should be the way wt this song💐💐💐💐💐💐

[@agarryking]

Exquisitely done. Just learned about this piece from a Vikingur Olafsson NPR mini concert, a "Tiny Desk Concert", where this was his final piece, and I just had to find it and hear it sung! It's a masterpiece.

[@eustachiodemarco]

Quant'è bella questa musica. Quant'è bella questa voce...

[@Xenia-E-Zilli]

Heavenly music and heavenly interpretation. A masterpiece ! So tender, melts ones heart.

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment

[@Xenia-E-Zilli]

​@@hallveigrunarsdottir849 You deserve all compliments. From one musician to the other. I play piano version of this piece. You singing it is an inspiration to me.

[@Csantos1941]

One word describes this interpretation: BEAUTIFUL

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

Thank you so much!

[@beatrizavila9334]

Maravilhoso!

[@sylvainmahaut3411]

Quelle merveille !!! Si dieu existe , il doit se dire qu’il y a beaucoup de talents sur terre ,Merci pour le partage

[@elizabethmaedammann5283]

Exquisitely performed

[@Csantos1941]

CPRRECTION! MAGNIFICENT!!!!

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

[@julieadair]

I adore this interpretation of Ave Maria by Ms Rúnarsdóttir. It got me through lockdown 1.0 pretty well on a loop! Is it available to buy/download, please?

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment! unfortunately it is not as of now available for download, but I will pass this on to the Icelandic Symphony 🥰

[@sparkle1272001]

The soprano elevated the piece to a heavenly masterpiece! :)

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

thank you for your lovely comment

[@horuratliandresson7243]

Frábært

[@elisabetdinsmore8012]

Yndislegur söngur og flutningur.

[@isaacparra2071]

◑ 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊 ◐

[@annahauksdottir8807]

Undurfagurt Takk

[@victorblaer]

I’m her cousin, and she is my second favourite drug dealer.

[@mariacristinagoncalves9303]

Lindo!

[@mariacristinagoncalves9303]

Ouvi essa composição tocada por um pianista islandês , Vikingur Olafsson, fiquei pesquisando até chegar nesse vídeo maravilhoso. Obrigada meu Deus ❤

[@joncaju]

Hearing Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson playing this song on NPR Tiny Desk (on KZbin) brought me here. “It’s a song very often played at the darkest moments in our lives, to give hope and to bring light … I’m so happy to see that the message of this Ave María is universal” --Víkingur Ólafsson

[@Csantos1941]

Sigvaldi, I can not watch you again: you make strange stuff happen to me. First the my hair raises, then tears start rolling out of eyes!!! No more, I am a tough guy, and tough guys don't cry. I am done with you! OK, I will listen to your interpretation of Ave Maria- just once more, then I am done!

[@svalajonsdottir]

Sigvaldi was the composer. Hallveig is the singer and she's one of our best.

[@Csantos1941]

@@svalajonsdottir Thank you for the clarification; my knowledge of Icelandic language is very poor... I was mesmerized by the voice of Hallveig and the area, was composed originally by Gounot, if I recall correctly so incorrectly assumed that Sigvaldi was the singer. Is Sigvaldi the Composer of the area or just the arranger for this performance???

[@egillgud]

@@Csantos1941 Sigvaldi Kaldalóns is the composer

[@RogerMoenBreckCO]

There are numerous versions of Ave Maria - perhaps the most famous in the US is by Schubert, with a different composition by Gounod also very beloved. This Icelandic composition is completely independent of those prior versions.

[@hk250606]

Frábær flutningur

[@ingvirafnjohannsson5969]

Frábær söngur og túlkun--Hjartans þakkir !

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

Takk kærlega :)

[@hallveigrunarsdottir849]

Takk kærlega

[@victorvieiradegodoy3040]

🙌🏻Belíssima!