VKINGUR LAFSSON : Opus 109 – Beethoven | Bach | Schubert

With over one billion streams worldwide, Vkingur Olafsson 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 presents: ‘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 Vkingur places in an illuminating and musically thrilling temporal dialogue, tracing the lineages that converge on this beloved beacon of the piano literature.

Track Listing:
1. The well-tempered clavier, book I, Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV854 (Johann Sebastian Bach) – Vkingur Olafsson
2. Piano sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90, I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit Und Durchaus Mit Empfindung Und Ausdruck (Ludwig van Beethoven) – Vkingur Olafsson
3. Piano sonata no. 27 in E minor, op. 90, II. Nicht Zu Geschwind Und Sehr Singbar Vorgetragen (Ludwig van Beethoven)