| Management number | 254738120 | Release Date | 2026/11/07 | List Price | US$10.17 | Model Number | 254738120 | ||
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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, AdŠs*, Schumann, Birgisson, Kaldal¢ns. With beautifully evocative titles & forgotten melodies, V¡kingur creates a thread of stories within a bigger structure: nature, home, childhood, family.
| Performer | Vikingur Olafsson |
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| Music genre | Classical |
| Media format | CD |
| Original release date | 2022 |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | Y |
| Has parental advisory label | N |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Track listing | Coming Soon! |
| Record label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Composer | Gyorgy Kurt g, J. S. Bach, Brahms, W. A. Mozart, Ad s*, Schumann, Birgisson, Kaldal ns |
| Songwriter | Vikingur Olafsson |
| Track name | CD1: Grand Piano: 1. J.S. Bach: Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (Arr. G. Kurtág) 2. Schumann: Study in Canonic form, Op. 56 No. 1 3. J.S. Bach: Adagio from Sonata for Solo Violin in C Major (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) 4. Kurtág: Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (From Játékok / Book 3) 5. Bartók: I. Rubato (Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk) 6. Bartók: II. L'istesso tempo (Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk) 7. Bartók: III. Poco vivo (Three Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk) 8. Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 116, No. 4 9. Kurtág: A Voice in the Distance (From Játékok / Book 5) 10. Birgisson: Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) 11. J.S.Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1, BWV 525: 1. Allegro moderato (Transcr. G. Kurtág) 12. Kaldalóns: Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) 13. Kurtág: Little Chorale (From Játékok / Book 1) 14. Mozart: Laudate Dominum (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) 15. Kurtág: Sleepily (From Játékok / Book 1) 16. Schumann: Träumerei Op. 15, No. 7 17. Kurtág: Flowers We Are (From Játékok / Book 7) 18. Adès: The Branch (Az Ág) 19. Kurtág: Twittering (From Játékok / Book 1) 20. Schumann: Vogel als Prophet Op. 82, No. 7 21. Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 116, No. 5 22. Kurtág: Scraps of a Colinda Melody – Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (From Játékok / Book 3) CD2: Upright Piano 1. J.S. Bach: Christe, Op. 56 No. 1 3. J.S. Bach: Adagio from Sonata for Solo Violin in C Major (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) |
| Digital audio file format | CD |
| Music media format | CD |
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