Vikingur Olafsson - Opus 109 (Preorder 21/11/25)
Vikingur Olafsson - Opus 109 (Preorder 21/11/25)
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Vikingur Olafsson - Opus 109 (Preorder 21/11/25)
Label: Decca - 4867417 - 0028948674176
Format: 2 LP, Album, Black
Country: UK
Released: 21st Nov 2025
Genre: Modern Composition
Style: Modern Composition
Description
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.
Tracklist
Side A
01 J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854
02 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
03 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
Side B
01 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata
02 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande
03 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: III. Corrente
04 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air
05 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande
Side C
01 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta
02 J.S. Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue
03 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: I. Moderato
04 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: II. Allegretto
Side D
01 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo
02 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
03 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo.
