{"product_id":"28948674114","title":"Víkingur Ólafsson - Opus 109 - Beethoven, J.S.Bach, Schubert - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVíkingur Ólafsson\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Grammy Award-winning artist's latest work is a unique exploration of Beethoven's masterpiece.\n\n\n\nDeutsche Grammophon is pleased to announce the release of Opus 109, the latest album by Icelandic pianist Víkingr Olafsson, one of the most widely heard classical musicians today. An artist whose work has been streamed an unprecedented one billion times around the world, Olafsson's 2023 release, \"The Goltberg Variations,\" was a worldwide success and won a Grammy Award. The centerpiece of this album is Beethoven's late masterpiece, the Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109. Olafsson places the work in a clear, musically exciting, and timeless dialogue that converges in this guiding work that has become a trusted reference point in \"piano literature.\n\n\n\nStarting with the album focusing on Op. 109, I was able to wander at will about how the work came to be, what was happening around 1820 when it was written, and the influence this process might have had on other composers,\" said Rafson. I was able to think at my leisure.The most important thing is to do what you want to do first, and I decided to create an album that I would like to listen to\" (Vikings Olafsson).\n\n\n\nWhen I played it alongside Beethoven's Op.90 and compared the surprisingly pleasing two movements in both pieces, I was convinced that Schubert's D566 should not be treated as a fragment, but rather as a perfectly formed two-movement sonata\" (Vikringle Olafsson).\n\n\n\n\"...his mastery conveys pleasure and keeps you on your toes.\"--Gramophone magazine\n\nOne of the most fascinating pianists of his generation.\n\nVikingle Olafsson delivers a lot of pleasure at an astonishing speed.\"-Financial Times\n\n\n\n*Mint pack edition\n\nUniversal Music\/IMS","brand":"Dg Deutsche Grammophon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51929210159393,"sku":"28948674114","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/28948674114.jpg?v=1760870519","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/en-ch\/products\/28948674114","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}