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"From Afar" is a new album full of beautiful arrangements recorded on two pianos with the repertoire mirrored on both grand piano and upright piano. Inspired by a meeting with the iconic Hungarian composer György Kurtág, this album is a musical response with music from: Kurtág, J. S. Bach, Brahms, W. A. Mozart, Adès, Schumann, Birgisson or Kaldalóns. With beautifully evocative titles & forgotten melodies, Víkingur Ólafsson creates a thread of stories within a bigger structure: nature, home, childhood, family. © Deutsche Grammophon

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Das Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

1
Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (Arr. Kurtág) (Grand Piano)
00:01:37

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Arranger, Work Arranger - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6 Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (Robert Schumann)

2
No. 1, Nicht zu schnell (Grand Piano)
00:01:56

Robert Schumann, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

3
I. Adagio (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Grand Piano)
00:04:14

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 3 (György Kurtág)

4
Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (Grand Piano)
00:00:59

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk, Sz. 35a (Béla Bartók)

5
I. Rubato (Grand Piano)
00:01:11

Bela Bartok, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
II. L’istesso tempo (Grand Piano)
00:00:55

Bela Bartok, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
III. Poco vivo (Grand Piano)
00:01:15

Bela Bartok, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7 Fantasies, Op. 116 (Johannes Brahms)

8
No. 4, Intermezzo (Adagio) in E Major (Grand Piano)
00:05:01

Johannes Brahms, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 5 (György Kurtág)

9
A Voice in the Distance (Grand Piano)
00:01:51

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) (Grand Piano)
00:01:53

Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Sigfus Birgisson, Composer - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

11
I. (Allegro moderato) (Transcr. Kurtág) (Grand Piano)
00:02:24

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Contributor, Transcription - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12
Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Grand Piano)
00:03:37

Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, Composer - Indriði Einarsson, Author - Víkingur Ólafsson, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 1 (György Kurtág)

13
Little Chorale (Grand Piano)
00:01:07

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vesperae solennes de Confessore in C Major, K. 339 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

14
V. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Grand Piano)
00:04:56

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 1 (György Kurtág)

15
Sleepily (Grand Piano)
00:01:04

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Robert Schumann)

16
No. 7, Träumerei (Grand Piano)
00:02:40

Robert Schumann, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 7 (György Kurtág)

17
Flowers We Are (Grand Piano)
00:01:19

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

18
The Branch (Grand Piano)
00:01:21

Thomas Ades, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 1 (György Kurtág)

19
Twittering (Grand Piano)
00:01:26

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Waldszenen, op. 82 (Robert Schumann)

20
No. 7, Vogel als Prophet (Grand Piano)
00:03:53

Robert Schumann, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7 Fantasies, Op. 116 (Johannes Brahms)

21
No. 5, Intermezzo (Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento) in E Minor (Grand Piano)
00:03:31

Johannes Brahms, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 3 (György Kurtág)

22
Scraps of a Colinda Melody - Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (Grand Piano)
00:03:20

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 2

Das Orgelbuchlein, BWV 599-644 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

1
Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (Arr. Kurtág) (Upright Piano)
00:01:45

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Arranger, Work Arranger - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6 Studies in Canonic Form, Op. 56 (Robert Schumann)

2
No. 1, Nicht zu schnell (Upright Piano)
00:01:57

Robert Schumann, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

3
I. Adagio (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Upright Piano)
00:04:01

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 3 (György Kurtág)

4
Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (Upright Piano)
00:00:43

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3 Hungarian Folksongs from the Csìk, Sz. 35a (Béla Bartók)

5
I. Rubato (Upright Piano)
00:01:10

Bela Bartok, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6
II. L’istesso tempo (Upright Piano)
00:01:01

Bela Bartok, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7
III. Poco vivo (Upright Piano)
00:01:19

Bela Bartok, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7 Fantasies, Op. 116 (Johannes Brahms)

8
No. 4, Intermezzo (Adagio) in E Major (Upright Piano)
00:05:01

Johannes Brahms, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 5 (György Kurtág)

9
A Voice in the Distance (Upright Piano)
00:02:00

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10
Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) (Upright Piano)
00:01:45

Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Sigfus Birgisson, Composer - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Trio Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BWV 525 (Johann Sebastian Bach)

11
I. (Allegro moderato) (Transcr. Kurtág) (Upright Piano)
00:02:31

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Gyorgy Kurtag, Contributor, Transcription - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12
Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Upright Piano)
00:03:36

Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, Composer - Indriði Einarsson, Author - Víkingur Ólafsson, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 1 (György Kurtág)

13
Little Chorale (Upright Piano)
00:01:34

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Vesperae solennes de Confessore in C Major, K. 339 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

14
V. Laudate Dominum omnes gentes (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Upright Piano)
00:04:57

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Arranger, Piano, Work Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 1 (György Kurtág)

15
Sleepily (Upright Piano)
00:01:18

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Robert Schumann)

16
No. 7, Träumerei (Upright Piano)
00:02:41

Robert Schumann, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 7 (György Kurtág)

17
Flowers We Are (Upright Piano)
00:01:14

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

18
The Branch (Upright Piano)
00:01:19

Thomas Ades, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 1 (György Kurtág)

19
Twittering (Upright Piano)
00:01:13

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Waldszenen, op. 82 (Robert Schumann)

20
No. 7, Vogel als Prophet (Upright Piano)
00:03:47

Robert Schumann, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7 Fantasies, Op. 116 (Johannes Brahms)

21
No. 5, Intermezzo (Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento) in E Minor (Upright Piano)
00:03:34

Johannes Brahms, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Játékok / Book 3 (György Kurtág)

22
Scraps of a Colinda Melody - Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (Upright Piano)
00:03:27

Gyorgy Kurtag, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Editor, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2022 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Album review

"From Afar" is a new album full of beautiful arrangements recorded on two pianos with the repertoire mirrored on both grand piano and upright piano. Inspired by a meeting with the iconic Hungarian composer György Kurtág, this album is a musical response with music from: Kurtág, J. S. Bach, Brahms, W. A. Mozart, Adès, Schumann, Birgisson or Kaldalóns. With beautifully evocative titles & forgotten melodies, Víkingur Ólafsson creates a thread of stories within a bigger structure: nature, home, childhood, family. © Deutsche Grammophon

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