Johannsson: Piano Works
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JOHANN JOHANNSSON
Johannsson: Piano Works
Alice Sara Ott (piano)
[ Deutsche Grammophon / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 6 March 2026
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Alice Sara Ott presents world premiere recordings of piano transcriptions of late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson's most famous works. It includes some of Jóhannsson's iconic works from different films as well as from his studio albums, including Orphée and Englabörn. Ott's interpretations capture the essence of the composer's hauntingly beautiful music.
Though Ott never met Jóhannsson, she had always loved his music. In preparing for this unique project, she spoke to several of his friends and colleagues to gain greater insight into his work and processes: "As I worked on these pieces - internalising the musical architecture, shapes and language of Jóhann's music - it actually felt like a very personal dialogue with him."
"What's so incredible about Jóhannsson's music," concludes Ott, "is how his compositions, originally written for larger ensembles and different instruments, translate so beautifully to the piano. Within this more focused and intimate sound world, the writing reveals hidden nuances and enhances the purity and clarity that are so intrinsic to his music."
The full album Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works is released digitally, on CD and on vinyl on 6 March and is now available for pre-order. Listen to a first pre-release track, a soft piano interpretation of Jóhann Jóhannsson's Melodia. As part of the overarching project, Ott has also released two digital EPs: The first EP focuses on Jóhannsson's film music, and the second EP features piano transcriptions of the composer's first solo studio album Englabörn.
Tracks:
1 Ba? (Performed on Piano)
2 Odi et Amo/Krókódíll (Performed on Piano)
3 Englabörn (Performed on Piano)
4 Jói & Karen (Performed on Piano)
5 Flugeldar II (From "Dís") [Performed on Piano]
6 Já, Hemmi Minn (From "Dís") [Performed on Piano]
7 Ruslpóstur (From "Dís") [Performed on Piano]
8 The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black (Performed on Piano)
9 Melodia (iii) (Performed on Piano)
10 Theme (From "Varmints") [Performed on Piano]
11 Dressing Up (From "Personal Effects") [Performed on Piano]
12 Linda & Walter (From "Personal Effects")
13 Indian Wedding (From "Personal Effects") [Performed on Piano]
14 He Says It's The Future (From "Copenhagen Dreams") [Performed on Piano]
15 Eleven Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Nine Died of Natural Causes (From "Copenhagen Dreams") [Performed on Piano]
16 Flight from the City (Performed on Piano)
17 Innocence (From "Free the Mind")
18 Will's Story I (From "Free the Mind")
19 Time to Say Goodbye (From "White Black Boy") [Performed on Piano]
20 Payphone (From "McCanick") [Performed on Piano]
21 A Game of Croquet (From "The Theory of Everything") [Performed on Piano]
22 A Model of the Universe (From "The Theory of Everything") [Performed on Piano]
23 The Theory of Everything (From "The Theory of Everything") [Performed on Piano]
24 Beauty (From "Blind Massage") [Performed on Piano]
25 A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder (Performed on Piano)
26 By The Roes, And By The Hinds Of The Field (Performed on Piano)
27 Good Morning, Midnight (Performed on Piano)
28 The Drowned World (Performed on Piano)
29 The Radiant City (Performed on Piano)
30 Be Over (From "The Shadow Play") [Performed on Piano]
