Celebrated for his innovative programming and award-winning recordings, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Olafsson is offering a window into his musical life story with his new album 'From Afar'. The highly personal double album reflects Olafsson's musical DNA, from childhood memories growing up in Iceland to his international career and contemporary inspirations, recorded on both grand and upright pianos.
Track Listing:
1. Christe, Du Lamm Gottes, BWV619 (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Víkingur Olafsson
2. Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56, No. 1 (Robert Schumann) - Víkingur Olafsson
3. Sonata for solo violin in C major, Adagio (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Víkingur Olafsson
4. Játékok, book 3, Harmonica (Hommage Á Borsody László) (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
5. Three Hungarian folksongs from the Csìk, I. Rubato (Bela Bartok) - Víkingur Olafsson
6. Three Hungarian folksongs from the Csìk, II. L'istesso Tempo (Bela Bartok) - Víkingur Olafsson
7. Three Hungarian folksongs from the Csìk, III. Poco Vivo (Bela Bartok) - Víkingur Olafsson
8. Intermezzo, Op. 116, No. 4 (Johannes Brahms) - Víkingur Olafsson
9. Játékok, book 5, A Voice in the Distance (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
10. Where Life and Death May Dwell (Snorri Sigfus Birgisson) - Víkingur Olafsson
11. Trio sonata no. 1, BWV525, I. Allegro Moderato (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Víkingur Olafsson
12. Ave María (Sigvaldi S. Kaldalons) - Víkingur Olafsson
13. Játékok, book 1, Little Chorale (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
14. Laudate Dominum (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - Víkingur Olafsson
15. Játékok, book 1, Sleepily (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
16. Träumerei, Op. 15, No. 7 (Robert Schumann) - Víkingur Olafsson
17. Játékok, book 7, Flowers We Are (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
18. The Branch (Thomas Adès) - Víkingur Olafsson
19. Játékok, book 1, Twittering (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
20. Vogel Als Prophet, Op. 82, No. 7 (Robert Schumann) - Víkingur Olafsson
21. Játékok, book 3, Scraps of a Colinda Melody - Faintly Recollected (Hommage À Farkas Ferenc) (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
1. Christe, Du Lamm Gottes, BWV619 (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Víkingur Olafsson
2. Study in Canonic Form, Op. 56, No. 1 (Robert Schumann) - Víkingur Olafsson
3. Sonata for solo violin in C major, Adagio (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Víkingur Olafsson
4. Játékok, book 3, Harmonica (Hommage Á Borsody László) (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
5. Three Hungarian folksongs from the Csìk, I. Rubato (Bela Bartok) - Víkingur Olafsson
6. Three Hungarian folksongs from the Csìk, II. L'istesso Tempo (Bela Bartok) - Víkingur Olafsson
7. Three Hungarian folksongs from the Csìk, III. Poco Vivo (Bela Bartok) - Víkingur Olafsson
8. Intermezzo, Op. 116, No. 4 (Johannes Brahms) - Víkingur Olafsson
9. Játékok, book 5, A Voice in the Distance (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
10. Where Life and Death May Dwell (Snorri Sigfus Birgisson) - Víkingur Olafsson
11. Trio sonata no. 1, BWV525, I. Allegro Moderato (Johann Sebastian Bach) - Víkingur Olafsson
12. Ave María (Sigvaldi S. Kaldalons) - Víkingur Olafsson
13. Játékok, book 1, Little Chorale (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
14. Laudate Dominum (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) - Víkingur Olafsson
15. Játékok, book 1, Sleepily (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
16. Träumerei, Op. 15, No. 7 (Robert Schumann) - Víkingur Olafsson
17. Játékok, book 7, Flowers We Are (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
18. The Branch (Thomas Adès) - Víkingur Olafsson
19. Játékok, book 1, Twittering (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
20. Vogel Als Prophet, Op. 82, No. 7 (Robert Schumann) - Víkingur Olafsson
21. Játékok, book 3, Scraps of a Colinda Melody - Faintly Recollected (Hommage À Farkas Ferenc) (György Kurtág) - Víkingur Olafsson
Year of Production: 2022
