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1Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
piano arranger:
György Kurtág (composer)
recording of:
Chorale Prelude, Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. György Kurtág1:46
2Study in Canonic Form, op. 56, no. 1 - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, op. 56: I. Pas trop vite
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Six Etudes in Canonic Form, op. 56
Robert Schumann1:57
3Adagio (from Sonata for Solo Violin, BWV 1005) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
piano arranger:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Violin Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005: I. Adagio
part of:
Violin Sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV 1005 (catch all for arrangements)
Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Víkingur Ólafsson4:02
4Harmonica (Hommage á Borsody László) (from Játékok / Book 3) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok III: 33. Harmonica (Hommage à Borsody László)
composer:
György Kurtág (composer)
part of:
Játékok, Book III
György Kurtág0:44
5I. Rubato (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/1) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a, BB 45b: I. Rubato
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1907)
part of:
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a, BB 45b
Béla Bartók1:10
6II. L’istesso tempo (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/2) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a, BB 45b: II. L'istesso tempo
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1907)
part of:
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a, BB 45b
Béla Bartók1:01
7III. Poco vivo (from 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a/3) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a, BB 45b: III. Poco vivo
composer:
Bartók Béla (Béla Bartók, composer) (in 1907)
part of:
3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík, Sz. 35a, BB 45b
Béla Bartók1:20
8Intermezzo in E Major, op. 116, no. 4 - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
7 Fantasias, op. 116: No. 4 in E major. Intermezzo. Adagio
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1892)
part of:
7 Fantasias, op. 116
Johannes Brahms5:02
9A Voice in the Distance (from Játékok / Book 5) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok, Book V: 6. Kurtág György: A Voice in the Distance (For Alfred Schlee's 80th birthday)
composer:
György Kurtág (composer)
part of:
Játékok, Book V
György Kurtág2:00
10Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song)
composer:
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson
Snorri Sigfús Birgisson1:45
11Trio Sonata no. 1, BWV 525: I. (Allegro moderato) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir and Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
instruments arranger:
György Kurtág (composer)
recording of:
Triosonate für Orgel Nr. 1 Es-Dur, BWV 525: I. (Allegro)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Triosonate für Orgel Nr. 1 Es-Dur, BWV 525
Johann Sebastian Bach transcr. György Kurtág2:32
12Ave María - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
piano arranger:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Ave Maria (for piano, Ólafsson)
composer:
Sigvaldi Kaldalóns
arranger:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria
Sigvaldi Kaldalóns arr. Víkingur Ólafsson3:36
13Little Chorale (from Játékok / Book 1) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok, Book I: 19. Little Chorale (1)
composer:
György Kurtág (composer)
part of:
Játékok, Book I
György Kurtág1:34
14Laudate Dominum (from Vespers, K. 339) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
piano arranger:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1780)
arrangement of:
Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339: V. Laudate dominum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arr. Víkingur Ólafsson4:57
15Sleepily (from Játékok / Book 1) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok, Book I: 39. (sleepily)
composer:
György Kurtág (composer)
part of:
Játékok, Book I
György Kurtág1:18
16Träumerei (from Kinderszenen, op. 15) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:41
17Flowers We Are (from Játékok / Book 7) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok VII: 26. Virág az ember... - Mijakónak (Games, Book VII: 26. Flowers we are ... - for Miyako)
composer:
György Kurtág (composer)
part of:
Játékok, Book VII
György Kurtág1:15
18The Branch - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
The Branch
composer:
Thomas Adès (British composer, pianist and conductor)
Thomas Adès1:19
19Twittering (from Játékok / Book 1) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir and Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok, Book I: 63. Twittering
composer:
György Kurtág (composer)
part of:
Játékok, Book I
György Kurtág1:13
20Vogel als Prophet, op. 82, no. 7 - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Waldszenen, op. 82: VII. Vogel als Prophet. Langsam, sehr zart
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1848 until 1849)
part of:
Waldszenen, op. 82
Robert Schumann3:47
21Intermezzo in E Minor, op. 116, no. 5 - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
7 Fantasias, op. 116: No. 5 in E minor. Intermezzo. Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1892)
part of:
7 Fantasias, op. 116
Johannes Brahms3:35
22Scraps of a Colinda Melody – Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (from Játékok / Book 3) - Upright Piano
engineer:
Christopher Tarnow
upright piano:
Víkingur Ólafsson (pianist)
recording of:
Játékok III: 26. Hommage à Farkas Ferenc no. 3 "Evocation of Petrushka"
composer:
György Kurtág (composer) (from 1975 until 1979)
part of:
Játékok, Book III
György Kurtág3:28