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The sonic novelty of this double album is that the same programme is recorded twice, once on a grand piano, once on an upright: a reminder of the instruments Ólafsson played as a child.
| 1 | 1 | Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 | ♡ | 1:37 | Johann Sebastian Bach / György Kurtág |
| 1 | 2 | Study in Canonic Form Op. 56/1 | ♡ | 1:56 | Robert Schumann |
| 1 | 3 | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: Adagio | ♡ | 4:14 | Johann Sebastian Bach / Víkingur Ólafsson |
| 1 | 4 | Játékok, Book 3: Harmonica (Hommage à Borsody László) | ♡ | 1:00 | György Kurtág |
| 1 | 5 | 3 Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík Sz. 35a: I. Rubato | ♡ | 1:11 | Bartók Béla |
| 1 | 6 | 3 Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík Sz. 35a: II. L’istesso tempo | ♡ | 0:55 | Bartók Béla |
| 1 | 7 | 3 Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík Sz. 35a: III. Poco vivo | ♡ | 1:15 | Bartók Béla |
| 1 | 8 | Intermezzo in E major Op. 116/4 | ♡ | 5:02 | Johannes Brahms |
| 1 | 9 | Játékok, Book 5: A Voice in the Distance (Grand Piano) | ♡ | 1:51 | György Kurtág |
| 1 | 10 | Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) (Grand Piano) | ♡ | 1:53 | Snorri Sigfús Birgisson |
| 1 | 11 | Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major BWV 525: Allegro moderato | ♡ | 2:25 | Johann Sebastian Bach / György Kurtág |
| 1 | 12 | Ave Maria | ♡ | 3:38 | Sigvaldi Kaldalóns / Víkingur Ólafsson |
| 1 | 13 | Játékok, Book 1: Little Chorale (Grand Piano) | ♡ | 1:07 | György Kurtág |
| 1 | 14 | Vesperae solennes de confessore, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum | ♡ | 4:57 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Víkingur Ólafsson |
| 1 | 15 | Játékok, Book 1: Sleepily (Grand Piano) | ♡ | 1:05 | György Kurtág |
| 1 | 16 | Träumerei Op. 15/7 | ♡ | 2:41 | Robert Schumann |
| 1 | 17 | Játékok, Book 5: Flowers We Are | ♡ | 1:20 | György Kurtág |
| 1 | 18 | The Branch (Az Ág) | ♡ | 1:22 | Thomas Adès |
| 1 | 19 | Játékok, Book 1: Twittering (Grand Piano) | ♡ | 1:27 | György Kurtág |
| 1 | 20 | Vogel als Prophet Op. 82/7 | ♡ | 3:53 | Robert Schumann |
| 1 | 21 | Intermezzo in E minor Op. 116/5 | ♡ | 3:32 | Johannes Brahms |
| 1 | 22 | Játékok, Book 3: Scraps of a Colinda Melody - Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (Grand Piano) | ♡ | 3:20 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 1 | Christe, du Lamm Gottes, BWV 619 | ♡ | 1:46 | Johann Sebastian Bach / György Kurtág |
| 2 | 2 | Study in Canonic Form Op. 56/1 | ♡ | 1:57 | Robert Schumann |
| 2 | 3 | Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3 in C major BWV 1005: Adagio | ♡ | 4:02 | Johann Sebastian Bach / Víkingur Ólafsson |
| 2 | 4 | Játékok, Book 3: Harmonica (Hommage à Borsody László) | ♡ | 0:44 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 5 | 3 Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík Sz. 35a: I. Rubato | ♡ | 1:10 | Bartók Béla |
| 2 | 6 | 3 Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík Sz. 35a: II. L’istesso tempo | ♡ | 1:01 | Bartók Béla |
| 2 | 7 | 3 Hungarian Folk Songs from Csík Sz. 35a: III. Poco vivo | ♡ | 1:20 | Bartók Béla |
| 2 | 8 | Intermezzo in E major Op. 116/4 | ♡ | 5:02 | Johannes Brahms |
| 2 | 9 | Játékok, Book 5: A Voice in the Distance (Upright Piano) | ♡ | 2:00 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 10 | Where Life and Death May Dwell (Icelandic Folk Song) (Upright Piano) | ♡ | 1:45 | Snorri Sigfús Birgisson |
| 2 | 11 | Trio Sonata No. 1 in E flat major BWV 525: Allegro moderato | ♡ | 2:32 | Johann Sebastian Bach / György Kurtág |
| 2 | 12 | Ave Maria | ♡ | 3:36 | Sigvaldi Kaldalóns / Víkingur Ólafsson |
| 2 | 13 | Játékok, Book 1: Little Chorale (Upright Piano) | ♡ | 1:34 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 14 | Vesperae solennes de confessore, for soloists, chorus & orchestra, K. 339: Laudate Dominum | ♡ | 4:57 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Víkingur Ólafsson |
| 2 | 15 | Játékok, Book 1: Sleepily (Upright Piano) | ♡ | 1:18 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 16 | Träumerei Op. 15/7 | ♡ | 2:41 | Robert Schumann |
| 2 | 17 | Játékok, Book 5: Flowers We Are | ♡ | 1:15 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 18 | The Branch (Az Ág) | ♡ | 1:19 | Thomas Adès |
| 2 | 19 | Játékok, Book 1: Twittering (Upright Piano) | ♡ | 1:13 | György Kurtág |
| 2 | 20 | Vogel als Prophet Op. 82/7 | ♡ | 3:47 | Robert Schumann |
| 2 | 21 | Intermezzo in E minor Op. 116/5 | ♡ | 3:35 | Johannes Brahms |
| 2 | 22 | Játékok, Book 3: Scraps of a Colinda Melody - Faintly Recollected (Hommage à Farkas Ferenc) (Upright Piano) | ♡ | 3:28 | György Kurtág |
Links
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- AllMusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/MW0003773626
Credits
Booklet Editor — Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir, texthouse Executive-Producer — Christian Badzura Grand Piano — Víkingur Ólafsson Producer — Christopher Tarnow Engineer — Christopher Tarnow Edited By — Christopher Tarnow Technician — Michael Brandjes Upright Piano — Víkingur Ólafsson
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