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Olafur Arnalds - Alice Sara Ott

The Chopin Project

Mercury Classics

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09/06/2015 - DR Koncerthus / Copenhagen, Denmark
09/07/2015 - Laiszhalle / Hamburg, Germany
09/09/2015 - Queen Elizabeth Hall / London, UK
09/10/2015 - Mousonturm / Frankfurt, Germany
09/11/2015 - Le Trianon / Paris, France
09/13/2015 - St. Petersburg State Capella / St. Petersburg, Russia
09/14/2015 - Svetlanov Hall / Moscow, Russia
1 Verses
2 Piano Sonata No.3: Largo
3 Nocturne in C Sharp Minor
4 Reminiscence
5 Nocturne in G Minor
6 Eyes Shut - Nocturne in C Minor
7 Written In Stone
8 Letters Of A Traveller
9 Prelude in D Flat Major
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Award-winning young Icelandic pop/classical musician Ã“lafur Arnalds has always loved the piano music of Frédéric Chopin, but he'd grown weary of the uniform and standardized "perfection" of Chopin recordings. "There has been no re-invention of the way Chopin's music has been presented since recording began, and I was longing for someone to come along and try something different. And one day, on a long flight to London, I thought: why don't I do it myself?" And thus, in partnership with the acclaimed German-Japanese pianist Alice Sara Ott, THE CHOPIN PROJECT was born. The album will be released on March 17 on Mercury Classics/Universal Music Classics. 

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