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Live from London's Southbank Centre: Víkingur Ólafsson plays Mozart

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson presents a recital in which the music of Mozart is placed in the context of his contemporaries, including Galuppi, Cimarosa, Haydn and CPE Bach.

Live from the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, renowned Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson plays music by Mozart and his contemporaries.

Presented by Sarah Walker, as part of ѿý Radio 3's Southbank Residency 2021.

Galuppi: Andante spiritoso (1st movement) from Sonata in F minor (Illy No.9)
Mozart: Rondo in F, K.494
CPE Bach: Rondo in D minor, Wq.61/4
Cimarosa: Sonata No.42 in D minor arr. Olafsson
Mozart: Fantasia in D minor, K.397; Rondo in D, K.485
Cimarosa: Sonata No.55 in A minor arr. Olafsson
Haydn: Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI/32
Mozart: Eine kleine Gigue in G, K.574; Sonata in C, K.545

Interval

Mozart: Adagio (3rd movement) from String Quintet in G minor, K.516 arr. Olafsson for piano
Galuppi: Larghetto (1st movement) from Sonata in C minor (Illy No.34)
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K.457; Adagio in B minor, K.540
Liszt: Ave verum corpus, S.461a (transc. for piano after Mozart's K.618 )

Víkingur Ólafsson, piano

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Andante spiritoso (1st movement) from Sonata in F minor (Illy No.9)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Rondo in D minor, Wq.61/4

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Domenico Cimarosa

    Sonata No.42 in D minor arr. Olafsson

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fantasia in D minor, K397 & Rondo in D major, K485

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Rondo in D, K.485

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Domenico Cimarosa

    Sonata No.55 in A minor arr. Olafsson

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI/32

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Eine Kleine Gigue in G, K.574

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in B minor, Hob.XVI/32

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C, K.545

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Eine Kleine Gigue in G, K.574

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C, K.545

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Herbert Howells

    Clarinet sonata: ii. Allegro ritmico con brio

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson. Performer: Mark Simpson.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528 (II. Andante)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio (3rd movement) from String Quintet in G minor, K.516 arr. Olafsson

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Larghetto (1st movement) from Sonata in C minor (Illy No.34)

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in C minor, K.457

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in B minor, K.540

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Franz Liszt

    Ave verum corpus, S.461a (transc. for piano after Mozart's K.618 )

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in B minor

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    L'Entretien des Muse

    Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.
  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    Rameau L'Entretien des muses

  • Claude Debussy

    The Girl With Flaxen Hair

  • Anon.

    Tu Mano Seserėle

    Singer: Cæcilie Norby. Performer: Egidijus Buožis. Performer: Vytautas Sondeckis.
    • CHARADE.
  • Wilhelm Kaiser-Lindemann

    Bossa-Nova-Philharmonica

    Ensemble: The 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic.
    • South American Getaway.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.
  • Anon.

    Lithuanian ancient folk song (Už ežero ugnys dega)

    Performer: Liucė.

Broadcast

  • Sat 2 Oct 2021 19:30