Il nuovo album del formidabile pianista islandese, inspirato da un incontro con György Kurtág. Il titolo, che prende spunto dal brano Aus der Ferne, è un tributo al grande compositore ungherese.
Olafsson rivisita alcuni dei suoi primi amori musicali tra cui brani di Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Kaldalóns, Bartók, Birgisson e ovviamente Kurtág. Contiene inoltre la prima registrazione mondiale di The Branch di Thomas Adès.
L’intero repertorio è realizzato attraverso due mondi musicali distinti, ottenuti grazie all'utilizzo di un pianoforte gran coda da concerto e di un verticale.
PIANOFORTE A CODA
LP 1 – Lato A
J.S. Bach: Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (Arr. G. Kurtág)
Schumann: Study in Canonic Form, Op.56: No. 1
J.S. Bach: Adagio (from Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1005) (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Kurtág: Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (From Játékok / Book 3)
Bartók: The Peacock (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/1)
Bartók: At the Jánoshida Fairground (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs 35a/2)
Bartók: White Lily (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/3)
Brahms: Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116 No. 4
Kurtág: A Voice in the Distance (From Játékok / Book 5)
Birgisson: Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song)
J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1, BWV 525: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. G. Kurtág)
LP 1 - Lato B
Kaldalóns: Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Kurtág: Little Chorale (From Játékok / Book 1)
Mozart: Laudate Dominum (from Vespers, K. 339) (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Kurtág: Sleepily (From Játékok / Book 1)
Schumann: Träumerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Kurtág: Flowers We Are (From Játékok / Book 7)
Adès: The Branch
Kurtág: Twittering (From Játékok / Book 1)
Schumann: Vogel als Prophet, Op. 82 No. 7
Brahms: Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 116 No. 5
Kurtág: Scraps of a Colinda Melody – Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (From Játékok / Book 3)
PIANOFORTE VERTICALE
LP 2 – Lato A
J.S. Bach: Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (Arr. G. Kurtág)
Schumann: Study in Canonic Form, Op.56: No. 1
J.S. Bach: Adagio (from Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1005) (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Kurtág: Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (From Játékok / Book 3)
Bartók: The Peacock (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/1)
Bartók: At the Jánoshida Fairground (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs 35a/2)
Bartók: White Lily (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/3)
Brahms: Intermezzo in E Major, Op. 116 No. 4
Kurtág: A Voice in the Distance (From Játékok / Book 5)
Birgisson: Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song)
J.S. Bach: Trio Sonata No. 1, BWV 525: I. Allegro moderato (Arr. G. Kurtág)
LP 2 - Lato B
Kaldalóns: Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Kurtág: Little Chorale (From Játékok / Book 1)
Mozart: Laudate Dominum (from Vespers, K. 339) (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)
Kurtág: Sleepily (From Játékok / Book 1)
Schumann: Träumerei (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Kurtág: Flowers We Are (From Játékok / Book 7)
Adès: The Branch
Kurtág: Twittering (From Játékok / Book 1)
Schumann: Vogel als Prophet, Op. 82 No. 7
Brahms: Intermezzo in E Minor, Op. 116 No. 5
Kurtág: Scraps of a Colinda Melody – Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (From Játékok / Book 3)
