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This album is something of an offshoot of pianist Vikingur Ólafsson's album Debussy/Rameau, which offered a deep and well-received dive into the relationship between those two composers. Here, Ólafsson offers manipulated performances of mostly Debussy, with a couple of works by Rameau and one Debussy improvisation by Ólafsson himself. Most of these manipulations are by electronic musicians, taking Ólafsson's own performances as a point of departure, but there are also low-fidelity recordings Ólafsson made at home during the coronavirus pandemic. These contain pedal and breathing noises that are substantial enough that the effect is beyond simply that of homemade recording. Ólafsson seems to be trying to create a kind of acoustic counterpart to electronic distortion and to weave it into the general mood he creates. Fans of Ólafsson's generally experimental approach will be interested in his latest explorations, which contain innovations in the interaction between classical performance and contemporary electronics, and the commercial success of this release suggests a continuing appetite for those explorations. Others, though, might start somewhere else with Ólafsson, who is undeniably a fresh voice. The home recordings for many will simply come off as sloppy and self-indulgent, and the electronics, while interesting, don't seem to make a coherent statement. This recording may be regarded as a footnote in the career of an artist who has genuinely new ideas that don't need the veneer of self-conscious experimentalism.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Préludes / Book 2, L. 123 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Christian Badzura, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Dirk Niemeier, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Piotr Wieczorek, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Hania Rani, Composer, Producer, Piano, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Christian Badzura, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Helgi Jonsson, Producer, Mixer, Vocals, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Helgi Jonsson
Christian Badzura, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Petur Jonsson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Recording Engineer, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Producer, Mixer, Percussion, Piano, Recording Engineer, Bass, Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Hugar, Composer, MainArtist
℗ 2021 Hugar
Tobias Lehmann, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Badzura, Composer - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Christian Badzura, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Composer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Pour le piano, L. 95 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Róbert Steingrímsson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Einar Valur Einarsson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Róbert Steingrímsson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Einar Valur Einarsson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Christopher Tarnow, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Róbert Steingrímsson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Einar Valur Einarsson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
CLARK, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Steepgrass Limited
Préludes / Book 2, L. 123 (Claude Debussy)
Claude Debussy, Composer - Tobias Lehmann, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Rob Lowe, Guitar, Piano, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Balmorhea, Composer, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael A. Muller, Guitar, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - John Michael Landon, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Balmorhea Music LLC
Christian Badzura, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Claude Debussy, Composer - Tobias Lehmann, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Götz-Michael Rieth, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
This album is something of an offshoot of pianist Vikingur Ólafsson's album Debussy/Rameau, which offered a deep and well-received dive into the relationship between those two composers. Here, Ólafsson offers manipulated performances of mostly Debussy, with a couple of works by Rameau and one Debussy improvisation by Ólafsson himself. Most of these manipulations are by electronic musicians, taking Ólafsson's own performances as a point of departure, but there are also low-fidelity recordings Ólafsson made at home during the coronavirus pandemic. These contain pedal and breathing noises that are substantial enough that the effect is beyond simply that of homemade recording. Ólafsson seems to be trying to create a kind of acoustic counterpart to electronic distortion and to weave it into the general mood he creates. Fans of Ólafsson's generally experimental approach will be interested in his latest explorations, which contain innovations in the interaction between classical performance and contemporary electronics, and the commercial success of this release suggests a continuing appetite for those explorations. Others, though, might start somewhere else with Ólafsson, who is undeniably a fresh voice. The home recordings for many will simply come off as sloppy and self-indulgent, and the electronics, while interesting, don't seem to make a coherent statement. This recording may be regarded as a footnote in the career of an artist who has genuinely new ideas that don't need the veneer of self-conscious experimentalism.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:09:01
- Main artists: Víkingur Ólafsson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
© 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 2021 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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