- Artist:
- Víkingur Ólafsson
Opus 109
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Release date: 21 November 2025
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson is one of the most listened-to classical artists of our time.
Following his recording of the Goldberg Variations, which earned Ólafsson a GRAMMY Award®, the title of Instrumentalist of the Year from Musical America, the OPUS KLASSIK Bestseller Prize and the German Record Critics' Annual Prize, the pianist now presents his new album Opus 109.
At its heart is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 – a masterpiece from the composer's late creative period, which Víkingur Ólafsson places in a musically captivating dialogue with compositions by J.S. Bach and Schubert, tracing the lines of development that converge in this milestone of piano literature.
Tracklisting:
LP 1
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
LP 2
Side A
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 B
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. Gesangsvoll mit innigster Empfindung
04 J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande