Jhann Jhannsson : A Prayer To The Dynamo / Suites from Sicario & The Theory of Everything

Deutsche Grammophon is proud to release the world premiere recording of Jhann Jhannssons A Prayer to the Dynamo. This major orchestral work was inspired in general by the composers fascination with technology, and in particular by field recordings he made at Icelands Elliar power plant and the writings of Henry Adams.

It is paired on this new album with two suites compiled and arranged by the composer from existing material drawn from his Academy Award-nominated scores for Sicario and The Theory of Everything, also recorded here for the first time.

A Prayer to the Dynamo was written in response to a commission from the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra. It received its first, and so far only performance at the orchestras New Music Festival on 3 February 2012. As noted by the festivals curator, composer Matthew Patton, it represented a turning-point in Jhannssons career, having been written without any of the narrative constraints involved i