Dorian Sono Luminus

There’s a wistful melancholy about this collection of works, but it is by no means lacking in beauty. Sveinbjarnadóttir curates all, performs all and composes some; hers is a reassuring hand... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

This quartet’s taste in repertoire runs toward post-Minimalist composers who work with melody — and an edge. The pop-style rhythmic fury of Judd Greenstein’s “Four on the Floor” is exhilarating. — New York Times, 13th December 2017 More…

The meditative, texturally rich landscapes of “In the Light of Air” for viola, cello, harp, piano, percussion and electronics by this young Icelandic composer are haunting, beautiful and unsettling... — New York Times, 11th December 2015 More…

Anna Thorvaldsdóttir’s mesmerising score emphasises the scope and scale of sound, exploring the seemingly unlimited timbres of a string quartet...Impressive production captures this half-hour... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Sono Luminus’s sound is top-notch. Enjoy! — Gramophone Magazine, June 2023 More…

This release from the Iceland Symphony Orchestra [is] impressively polished from an ensemble drawn largely from a tiny population — BBC Music Magazine, July 2017, 3 out of 5 stars More…

There’s nothing random about his composing: Riley’s leading inspirations, the cycles of Indian music and the canons of Bach, underpin each work…[The Wheel and Mythic Birds Waltz] has a raw,... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2017, 4 out of 5 stars More…