So, the story goes thus: Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson released a double album with classical and contemporary compositions, then sent the music to other artists, asking them to rework his recordings.

The “Intermezzo” from Brahms’ “7 Fantasies”, Op. 116, was picked by singer Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir, also hailing from Iceland, who made it into a lullaby to her then just a few weeks old son.

She wrote a poem and composed new vocal layers; the result is abolutely stunning and very touching. Listen to “Notturno”:

https://invidious.snopyta.org/watch?v=bV1stg1zs0g

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