Artist: Víkingur Ólafsson
Album: Philip Glass: Piano Works
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2017
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:27:48
Total Tracks: 15
Total Size: 1,33 GB

Tracklist:

01. Víkingur Ólafsson – ‘Opening’ from Glassworks (1981) (07:44)
02. Víkingur Ólafsson, Siggi String Quartet – ‘Opening’ from Glassworks reworked by Christian Badzura (06:40)
03. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 9 (02:32)
04. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 2 (06:00)
05. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 6 (04:26)
06. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 5 (08:55)
07. Víkingur Ólafsson, Siggi String Quartet – Études (1991-2012): No. 2 reworked by Christian Badzura (06:02)
08. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 13 (03:28)
09. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 15 (07:40)
10. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 3 (04:01)
11. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 14 (04:36)
12. Víkingur Ólafsson, Siggi String Quartet – Études (1991-2012): No. 5 reworked by Christian Badzura (04:27)
13. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 18 (06:02)
14. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 20 (11:25)
15. Víkingur Ólafsson – Études (1991-2012): No. 9 reworked by CFCF (03:43)

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This is a tribute to the master of minimal music, legendary Philip Glass, who turns 80 on 31.01.2017. A year ago Philip Glass handpicked some pianists to perform all of his Etudes together at the Barbican in London. Víkingur Ólafsson was one of them and according to the press he was “the highlight of the evening” (Sean and Heard International). The Financial Times claimed: “Best of all was Ólafsson in the supersensitive stillness of Etude 5”. Víkingur Ólafsson is an up-and-coming visionary pianist not only of technical sublimity but also of remarkable entrepreneurial abilities. Besides his growing career as a traditional concert pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has also collaborated with a range of contemporary composers and artists like Olafur Arnalds and Björk.