From Afar

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)