Vikingur Olafsson – From Afar CD

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Vikingur Olafsson – From Afar CD

Vikingur Olafsson / FROM AFAR From Afar is a new album full of beautiful arrangements recorded on two pianos with the repertoire mirrored on both grand piano & upright piano.

Inspired by a meeting with the iconic Hungarian composer Gyorgy Kurt g, this album is a musical response with music from: Kurt g, J. S. Bach, Brahms, W. A. Mozart, Adss, Schumann, Birgisson, Kaldalns. With beautifully evocative titles & forgotten melodies, Vikingur creates a thread of stories within a bigger structure: nature, home, childhood, family.

Tracks Include:

Here is the list with the euro accents removed:

1. J.S. Bach: Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (Arr. G. Kurtag)
2. Schumann: Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56: No. 1
3. J.S. Bach: Adagio (from Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1005) (Arr. Vikingur Olafsson)
4. Kurtag: Harmonica (Hommage a Borsody Laszlo) (From Jatekok / Book 3)
5. Bartok: The Peacock (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csk, Sz. 35a/1)
6. Bartok: At the Janoshida Fairground (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csk, Sz. 35a/2)
7. Bartok: White Lily (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csk, Sz. 35a/3)
8. Brahms: Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116 No. 4
9. Kurtag: A Voice in the Distance (From Jatekok / Book 5)
10. Birgisson: Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song)
11. J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1, BWV 525: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. G. Kurtg)
12. Kaldalons: Ave Maria (Arr. Vikingur Olafsson)
13. Kurtag: Little Chorale (From Jatekok / Book 1)
14. Mozart: Laudate Dominum (from Vespers, K. 339) (Arr. Vikingur Olafsson)
15. Kurtag: Sleepily (From Jatekok / Book 1)
16. Schumann: Traumerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
17. Kurtag: Flowers We Are (From Jatekok / Book 7)
18. Ades: The Branch
19. Kurtag: Twittering (From Jatekok / Book 1)
20. Schumann: Vogel als Prophet, Op. 82 No. 7
21. Brahms: Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 116 No. 5
22. Kurtag: Scraps of a Colinda Melody Faintly Recollected (Hommage a Farkas Ferenc) (From Jatekok / Book 3)

Throughout, the playing is thoughtful and full of poetry, recorded in intimate sound. Theres an elusive quality to this multifaceted programme, for sure, but on balance it repays attentive…BBC Music Magazine, December 2022

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