Scenes from Afar

ABOUT:

Deutsche Grammophon proudly presents From Afar, a personal love letter to life and music by one of the most critically acclaimed classical artists of our time, Víkingur Ólafsson. In his most ambitious album to date, Ólafsson delivers a new album full of beautiful arrangements with the repertoire mirrored on both grand piano & upright piano. “Throughout the album, there are intimate conversations and messages from afar – closely knit canons, transcriptions and dedications, as well as distant echoes of nearly forgotten, ancient melodies.” – Ólafsson. In an innovative move, he has made not one but two recordings of the same repertoire – ranging from Bach to Adès, as well as works by Kurtág himself. Version one was made on a Steinway concert grand, version two on an upright piano. Listeners will be able to compare and contrast these two equally colourful and atmospheric soundworlds when the double album is released in all formats by Deutsche Grammophon on 7 October 2022.


Recent work

Unicef - Make Space

Our kids have an important message

Moon Pie Vanilla

An awkward situation in Alabama

Ave maria

Why we brought this piano to a deserted island?

hosh

A moment of silence for those who have not discovered this absolute belter

Blue Lagoon x Iceland Airwaves

Unplugged series for the Blue Lagoon & Iceland Airwaves

Green by Iceland 

Green solutions and renewable energy

In the blink of a night

In the blink of a night : from the national theater to RÚV

Laufey - Fragile

A star is born: The magical Laufey on location

Kanarí

Head-on collision on a remote road in Iceland

Big Boy Boots

A music video for a former twitter employee?

Iceland airwaves

8 years of Iceland Airwaves session videos

Wandering Earth 2

Record breaking chinese blockbuster shooting in Iceland

Vodafone

Vodafone : A ringtone remix

Samtök Atvinnulífsins

Business owners in Iceland tell their stories

Hafnartorg

There's a new neighbourhood in town

Thick Skin

#metoo & locker room culture explored

Pósturinn

Christmas commercial for Pósturinn

Ghetto Film School

Ghetto film school: Los Angeles, New York and London united in Iceland

Dustin O'Halloran - Spiritus Naturae Aeternus

NOWNESS premieres Dustin O'Hallorans new music video

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