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Radio 3’s European Roadtrip: A journey to Iceland

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps an Icelandic musical landscape, listening in deeply to find sonic connections across time and space. Her destination: Elegy by Jon Leifs.

As part of Radio 3’s European Roadtrip, Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a musical landscape around a piece by the father of Icelandic classical music Jon Leifs, drifting down sonic avenues that link music across time and space. From stark evocations of the Icelandic landscape to the folk music that grew out of it, via contemporary classical Icelandic composers and music by Bartok, Brahms and Philip Herbert, Sara charts a musical journey towards Leifs' stunning string piece, Elegy.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

On radio

Sun 5 Jan 2025 13:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Jan 2025 13:30