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Ólafur Arnalds|The Chopin Project

The Chopin Project

Ólafur Arnalds - Alice Sara Ott

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This week's entry in the very-much-like-nothing-you've-ever-heard-before sweepstakes comes from Icelandic electronic musician and composer Ólafur Arnalds and German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott, whose recording of Chopin waltzes inspired the project. What you get are recordings of Chopin piano compositions, plus original compositions by Arnalds based on motifs from Chopin. In one case, "Eyes Shut/Nocturne in C minor" (track six), the two are combined. Arnalds' pieces employ his own electronic keyboard textures, plus a live string quintet. On top of this, the pianos are vintage instruments hunted down in Reykjavik, and the ambience, if you will, was manipulated by recording in various venues and with various microphones there. And, on top of all this, Arnalds adds ambient soundscapes (noise, sounds of conversation, whispers, etc.) to the music. The ideas seem packed in a bit thick. The string quintet, for example, was a sound unused by Chopin, and it introduces an element that seems discordant with the source material. But there is a major X factor working in favor of this release: nobody has ever tried anything much like this, either with Chopin or with any other composer, and it just might be the beginning of something new and important. Check it out and decide for yourself!

© James Manheim /TiVo

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Verses (Ólafur Arnalds)

1
Verses
00:04:03

Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Piano Sonata No.3 (Frédéric Chopin)

2
Piano Sonata No. 3: Largo
00:09:17

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Nocturne in C sharp minor (Frédéric Chopin)

3
Nocturne in C Sharp Minor
00:04:23

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Nathan Milstein, Arranger, Work Arranger - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mari Samuelsen, Violin, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Reminiscence (Ólafur Arnalds)

4
Reminiscence
00:04:28

Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Nocturne in G Minor (Frédéric Chopin)

5
Nocturne in G Minor
00:03:01

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Eyes Shut (Ólafur Arnalds)

6
Eyes Shut - Nocturne in C Minor
00:06:41

Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Written in stone (Ólafur Arnalds)

7
Written In Stone
00:03:27

Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Letters of a traveller (Ólafur Arnalds)

8
Letters Of A Traveller
00:04:17

Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Composer, Producer, Mixer, Piano, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Prélude in D Flat Major ("Raindrop") (Frédéric Chopin)

9
Prélude in D Flat Major ("Raindrop"), Op. 28, No. 15
00:05:56

Frederic Chopin, Composer - Alice Sara Ott, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nils Frahm, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ólafur Arnalds, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Synthesizer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Viktor Orri Arnason, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Unnur Jonsdottir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Hallgrímur Jónas Jensson:, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Bergur Þórisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Finnur Hákonarson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Snorri Hallgrimsson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Björk Óskarsdóttir, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 2015 Mercury KX, a division of Decca Music Group Limited

Album review

This week's entry in the very-much-like-nothing-you've-ever-heard-before sweepstakes comes from Icelandic electronic musician and composer Ólafur Arnalds and German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott, whose recording of Chopin waltzes inspired the project. What you get are recordings of Chopin piano compositions, plus original compositions by Arnalds based on motifs from Chopin. In one case, "Eyes Shut/Nocturne in C minor" (track six), the two are combined. Arnalds' pieces employ his own electronic keyboard textures, plus a live string quintet. On top of this, the pianos are vintage instruments hunted down in Reykjavik, and the ambience, if you will, was manipulated by recording in various venues and with various microphones there. And, on top of all this, Arnalds adds ambient soundscapes (noise, sounds of conversation, whispers, etc.) to the music. The ideas seem packed in a bit thick. The string quintet, for example, was a sound unused by Chopin, and it introduces an element that seems discordant with the source material. But there is a major X factor working in favor of this release: nobody has ever tried anything much like this, either with Chopin or with any other composer, and it just might be the beginning of something new and important. Check it out and decide for yourself!

© James Manheim /TiVo

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