From Afar

Tracklist

• Digital Media 1
• 1
  Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 - Grand Piano

  Johann Sebastian Bach arr. György Kurtág
  1:37
• 2
  Study in Canonic Form, op. 56, no. 1 - Grand Piano

  Robert Schumann
  1:56
• 3
  Adagio (from Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1005) - Grand Piano

  Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Víkingur Ólafsson
  4:14
• 4
  Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (from Játékok / Book 3) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  0:59
• 5
  I. Rubato (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/1) - Grand Piano

  Béla Bartók
  1:11
• 6
  II. L’istesso tempo (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/2) - Grand Piano

  Béla Bartók
  0:55
• 7
  III. Poco vivo (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/3) - Grand Piano

  Béla Bartók
  1:15
• 8
  Intermezzo in E Major, op. 116, no. 4 - Grand Piano

  Johannes Brahms
  5:01
• 9
  A Voice in the Distance (from Játékok / Book 5) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:51
• 10
  Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) - Grand Piano

  Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
  1:53
• 11
  Trio Sonata no. 1, BWV 525: I. (Allegro moderato) - Grand Piano

  Johann Sebastian Bach transcr. György Kurtág
  2:24
• 12
  Ave María - Grand Piano

  Sigvaldi Kaldalóns arr. Víkingur Ólafsson
  3:37
• 13
  Little Chorale (from Játékok / Book 1) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:07
• 14
  Laudate Dominum (from Vespers, K. 339) - Grand Piano

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Víkingur Ólafsson
  4:56
• 15
  Sleepily (from Játékok / Book 1) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:04
• 16
  Träumerei (from Kinderszenen, op. 15) - Grand Piano

  Robert Schumann
  2:40
• 17
  Flowers We Are (from Játékok / Book 7) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:19
• 18
  The Branch - Grand Piano

  Thomas Adès
  1:21
• 19
  Twittering (from Játékok / Book 1) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:26
• 20
  Vogel als Prophet, op. 82, no. 7 - Grand Piano

  Robert Schumann
  3:53
• 21
  Intermezzo in E Minor, op. 116, no. 5 - Grand Piano

  Johannes Brahms
  3:31
• 22
  Scraps of a Colinda Melody – Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (from Játékok / Book 3) - Grand Piano

  György Kurtág
  3:20
• Digital Media 2
• 1
  Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 - Upright Piano

  Johann Sebastian Bach arr. György Kurtág
  1:45
• 2
  Study in Canonic Form, op. 56, no. 1 - Upright Piano

  Robert Schumann
  1:57
• 3
  Adagio (from Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1005) - Upright Piano

  Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Víkingur Ólafsson
  4:01
• 4
  Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (from Játékok / Book 3) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  0:43
• 5
  I. Rubato (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/1) - Upright Piano

  Béla Bartók
  1:10
• 6
  II. L’istesso tempo (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/2) - Upright Piano

  Béla Bartók
  1:01
• 7
  III. Poco vivo (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/3) - Upright Piano

  Béla Bartók
  1:19
• 8
  Intermezzo in E Major, op. 116, no. 4 - Upright Piano

  Johannes Brahms
  5:01
• 9
  A Voice in the Distance (from Játékok / Book 5) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  2:00
• 10
  Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) - Upright Piano

  Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
  1:45
• 11
  Trio Sonata no. 1, BWV 525: I. (Allegro moderato) - Upright Piano

  Johann Sebastian Bach transcr. György Kurtág
  2:31
• 12
  Ave María - Upright Piano

  Sigvaldi Kaldalóns arr. Víkingur Ólafsson
  3:36
• 13
  Little Chorale (from Játékok / Book 1) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:34
• 14
  Laudate Dominum (from Vespers, K. 339) - Upright Piano

  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Víkingur Ólafsson
  4:57
• 15
  Sleepily (from Játékok / Book 1) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:18
• 16
  Träumerei (from Kinderszenen, op. 15) - Upright Piano

  Robert Schumann
  2:41
• 17
  Flowers We Are (from Játékok / Book 7) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:14
• 18
  The Branch - Upright Piano

  Thomas Adès
  1:19
• 19
  Twittering (from Játékok / Book 1) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  1:13
• 20
  Vogel als Prophet, op. 82, no. 7 - Upright Piano

  Robert Schumann
  3:47
• 21
  Intermezzo in E Minor, op. 116, no. 5 - Upright Piano

  Johannes Brahms
  3:34
• 22
  Scraps of a Colinda Melody – Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (from Játékok / Book 3) - Upright Piano

  György Kurtág
  3:27

More by Víkingur Ólafsson

Mozart & Contemporaries

Mozart & Contemporaries 2021

Reflections

Reflections 2021

Debussy / Rameau

Debussy / Rameau 2020

Bach Reworks

Bach Reworks 2019

Johann Sebastian Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach 2018

Piano Works

Piano Works 2017

Release credits

• Ari Magg
  photography
• Christopher Tarnow
  engineer
• György Kurtág
  instrument arranger [1.11, 2.11], piano [2.1, 1.1]
• Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir
  grand piano [11, 19], upright piano [11, 19]
• Víkingur Ólafsson
  grand piano [1-22], piano [2.3, 2.12, 2.14, 1.3, 1.12, 1.14], upright piano [1-22]

Issues

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  F
  From Afar

  2x Digital Media
  7 October 2022
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  F
  From Afar

  2x CD
  7 October 2022
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  F
  From Afar

  2x Digital Media
  7 October 2022
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  F
  From Afar

  2x Digital Media
  7 October 2022