NESP Reviews
Edda
by Sequentia
by Alfta Svanni Lothursdottir
The first song, played solely on the violins, is the wonderfully mournful "Fire and Ice." It's then followed by Odhinn's rune verses from Havamal. The next song which is one of my personal favorites of the C.D. is the Voluspa. Seven more selections from the Poetic Edda round out the C.D.
Worth the price of the C.D. alone is the parallel text in Old Norse and English of the lays that are sung. Although we may never know exactly how such material was performed but I think that perhaps Sequentia has come very close. In any case it is a wonderful work and I highly recommend it.
Track List
- Leikr elds ok ísa [2:15]
The song of Fire and Ice
- Veit ek at ek hekk [5:40]
Óðinn's Rune Verses
- Hlióðs bid ek allar [10:10]
The Prophecy of the Seeress
- Vreiðr var þá Ving-Þórr [13:51]
The Tale of Þrymr
- Nú erum komnar [12:18]
The Song of the Mill
- Baldrs minni [3:35]
In Memory of Baldr
- Senn vóu æsir allir á þingi [9:32]
Baldr's Dreams
- Þat man hón fólkvíg [6:26]
The Prophecy of the Seeress
- Ragnarok [1:28]
The End of the Gods
- Á fellr uastan um eitrdala [11:33]
The Prophecy of the Seeress
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