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Partita

2005
12'

Partita for piano was written for pianist Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir and dedicated to her. She premiered the piece at the Reykjavík Arts Festival in two solo recitals; in Laugaborg in Eyjafjörður and in Ýmir, Reykjavík.
Partita is in five movements.

Premiere: May 22nd 2007, Laugaborg; Tinna Thorsteinsdóttir


Four Icelandic Folk Songs

Four Icelandic Folk Songs arranged for piano.

Enginn lái öðrum frekt
Sæmundur
Manninum er hjer mjög svo varið
Liljulagið

These arrangements were made at the request of pianist Ólafur Elíasson and are intended for piano students.


Rhapsody

for piano
1986
ca. 9'

Rhapsody was composed in 1986 and premiered by Guðríður St. Sigurðardóttir
at the Summer Festival of Musica Nova in 1987, but Sigurðardóttir has subsequently played it both in Norway and the United States.

Premiere: Musica Nova at the Nordic House in Reykjavík, May 28th 1987; Guðríður St. Sigurðardóttir, piano


CD:
ITM 7-01 Karólína Eiríksdóttir - Portrait: Guðríður St. Sigurðardóttir,
piano


Finger Travels - Ferðalag fyrir fingur

1986

Finger Travels was written for Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir who premiered the piece in Reykjavík at a music school concert in 1986. The piece is intended for piano students in approximately 5th grade.

Premiere: Music School Concert in Austurbæjarbíó, Reykjavík; May 3rd 1986, Tinna Þorsteinsdóttir, piano


Eins konar Rondó - A Kind of Rondo

1984
7'30''

A Kind of Rondo was written in the summer of 1984 for Edda Erlendsdóttir who premiered the piece at an International Festival of Female Composers in Paris the same year.

Premiere: Centre G. Pompidou, Paris; Oct. 28th 1984, Edda Erlendsdóttir, piano

CD:
Classico CLASSCD 165 - Dance of the Bacchae: piano music from the Nordic countries - Elisabeth Klein, piano