Vikingur Olafsson – Opus 109 – CD

With over one billion streams worldwide, Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most listened-to classical artists of our time. Following the global success of his Grammy®-winning recording of the Goldberg Variations, the Icelandic pianist now presents his latest album: Opus 109. At its heart is Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, a masterpiece of the composer’s late period, which Víkingur places in an illuminating and musically thrilling temporal dialogue, tracing the lineages that converge on this beloved beacon of the piano literature.

1 J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854
2 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
3 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
4 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata
5 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande
6 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: III. Corrente
7 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air
8 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande
9 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta
10 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue
11 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: I. Moderato
12 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: II. Allegretto
13 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo
14 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
15 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo.