Víkingur Ólaffson: Triad 3CD
Ships on: May 14, 2024
This limited edition release presents three outstanding albums by Víkingur Ólafsson in one box set including additional fan content and deluxe packaging.
Including all of Víkingur's albums with the full scope of repertoire so far: Philip Glass (2017), J. S. Bach (2018) and Claude Debussy - Jean-Philippe Rameau (2020). Featuring the original liner notes by the artist plus exclusive fan content: reprints of hand-written short statements about each album on the album sleeves.
CD 1: Philip Glass
PHILIP GLASS (*1937)
1. “Opening” from Glassworks (1981) 7:45
Études (1991–2012)
2. No. 9 2:32
3. No. 2 6:00
4. No. 6 4:26
5. No. 5 8:55
6. No. 14 4:37
7. No. 2 reworked by Christian Badzura 6:02
8. No. 13 3:28
9. No. 15 7:40
10. No. 3 4:01
11. No. 18 6:02
12. No. 20 11:24
13. “Opening” from Glassworks reworked by Christian Badzura 6:39
Víkingur Ólafsson piano
Siggi String Quartet [7, 13]: Una Sveinbjarnardóttir violin I · Helga Đóra Björgvinsdóttir violin II
· Đórunn Ósk Marínósdóttir viola · Sigurđur Bjarki Gunnarsson cello
CD 2: Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fughetta in G major BWV 902
1. Prelude 3:26
2. Chorale Prelude BWV 734
“Nun freut euch, lieben Christen g’mein” 1:51
(Transcr. by Wilhelm Kempff) *
Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 855
(The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.10)
3. Prelude 2:03
4. Fugue 1:17
Organ Sonata No.4 in E minor BWV 528
5. 2. Adagio
(Orig. Andante; transcr. by August Stradal) 5:27
Prelude and Fugue in D major BWV 850
(The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.5)
6. Prelude 1:03
7. Fugue 1:46
8. Chorale Prelude BWV 659
“Nun komm der Heiden Heiland”
(Transcr. by Ferruccio Busoni) 5:04
Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV 847
(The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.2)
9. Prelude 1:24
10. Fugue 1:38
“Widerstehe doch der Sünde” BWV 54
11. Aria
(Transcr. by Víkingur Ólafsson) ** 4:26
Aria variata (alla maniera italiana) in A minor BWV 989
12. Aria 1:51
13. Variation 1 1:10
14. Variation 2 0:56
15. Variation 3 0:55
16. Variation 4 0:56
17. Variation 5 0:59
18. Variation 6 2:06
19. Variation 7 0:47
20. Variation 8 0:49
21. Variation 9 1:08
22. Variation 10 1:47
23. Aria da capo 1:19
24. Invention No.12 in A major BWV 783 1:19
25. Sinfonia No.12 in A major BWV 798 1:24
Partita No.3 for Violin Solo in E major BWV 1006
26. 3. Gavotte
(Transcr. by Sergei Rachmaninov) 2:48
Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 855a
27. Prelude
(The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No.10;
transcr. to B minor by Alexander Siloti) 3:00
28. Sinfonia No.15 in B minor BWV 801 1:19
29. Invention No.15 in B minor BWV 786 1:12
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 974
(After Alessandro Marcello’s Oboe Concerto)
30. 1. Andante 2:17
31. 2. Adagio 4:10
32. 3. Presto 3:31
33. Chorale Prelude BWV 639
“Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”
(Transcr. by Ferruccio Busoni) 3:08
Fantasia and Fugue in A minor BWV 904
34. Fantasia 3:55
35. Fugue 5:14
CD 3: Claude Debussy – Jean-Philippe Rameau
CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862–1918)
1. La Damoiselle élue: Prelude 3:52
JEAN-PHILIPPE RAMEAU (1683–1764)
Pièces de clavecin (1724)
2. Le Rappel des oiseaux 2:41
3. Rigaudons I, II & double 1:01
4. Musette en rondeau 3:14
5. Tambourin 0:56
6. La Villageoise 1:20
7. Gigues en rondeau I & II 3:43
DEBUSSY
8. Estampes: 3. Jardins sous la pluie 3:55
Children’s Corner
9. 3. Serenade for the Doll 1:58
10. 4. The Snow is Dancing 2:24
RAMEAU
Pièces de clavecin (1724)
11. Les Tendres Plaintes 2:37
12. Les Tourbillons 1:42
13. L’Entretien des Muses 2:59
DEBUSSY
14. Préludes, Book 1: 6. Des pas sur la neige 3:53
RAMEAU
Pièces de Clavecin (1724)
15. La Joyeuse 0:57
16. Les Cyclopes 2:57
RAMEAU / VÍKINGUR ÓLAFSSON (*1984)
17. The Arts and the Hours 4:45
after “Entree pour les Muses, les Zephyres, les Saisons,
les Heures et les Arts“ from Les Boréades, Act IV, Scene IV
DEBUSSY
18. Préludes, Book 1: 8. La Fille aux cheveux de lin 2:24
19. Préludes, Book 2: 8. Ondine 4:14
RAMEAU
Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741)
20. Cinquième concert (Fifth Concert): La Cupis 4:12
Quatrième concert (Fourth Concert):
21. L’Indiscrete 1:06
22. La Rameau 2:12
Nouvelles Suites de Pièces de Clavecin (1726/27)
23. La Poule 2:39
24. L’Enharmonique 3:53
25. Menuets I & II 2:44
26. Les Sauvages 1:23
27. L’Egyptienne 2:13
DEBUSSY
28. Images, Book 1: 2. Hommage a Rameau
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