Slow Olga Jegunova
Album info
Album-Release:
2023
HRA-Release:
15.12.2023
Label: Prima Classic
Genre: Classical
Subgenre: Instrumental
Artist: Olga Jegunova
Composer: Giya Kancheli (1935-2019), Alexander Siloti (1863-1945), Arvo Pärt (1935), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Erik Satie (1866-1925), Peteris Vasks (1946), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714-1787), Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)
- Giya Kancheli (1935 - 2019): Simple Music for Piano:
- 1 Kancheli: Simple Music for Piano: No. 1, Theme from "King Lear" 01:13
- Alexander Siloti (1863 - 1945): Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (After Johann Sebastian Bach):
- 2 Siloti: Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (After Johann Sebastian Bach) 03:33
- Arvo Pärt (b. 1935): Für Alina:
- 3 Pärt: Für Alina 02:23
- Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): 6 Consolations, S. 172:
- 4 Liszt: 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido in D-Flat Major 04:29
- 5 Liszt: 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 4, Quasi adagio in D-Flat Major 03:08
- Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): 3 Gnossiennes:
- 6 Satie: 3 Gnossiennes: No. 3, Lent 03:13
- Pēteris Vasks (b.1946): The Seasons:
- 7 Vasks: The Seasons: No. 1, White Scenery 05:51
- Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Orphée et Eurydice:
- 8 Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice: Mélodie (Arr. for piano solo by Giovanni Sgambati) 04:15
- Luca Tieppo (b. n/a): Meditation on the death of Our Lord:
- 9 Tieppo: Meditation on the death of Our Lord 05:15
- Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Ständchen Serenade (Arr. for Piano by Stephen Heller):
- 10 Schubert: Ständchen Serenade (Arr. for Piano by Stephen Heller) 03:53
- Brian Field (b. 1967): Three Passions for Our Tortured Planet:
- 11 Field: Three Passions for Our Tortured Planet: II. Glaciers 04:16
- Raphaël Lucas (b. n/a): A Salty Breeze Over the Reeds:
- 12 Lucas: A Salty Breeze Over the Reeds 05:28
Info for Slow
From Liszt and Schubert to entirely new music, written especially for this album.
“It was important for me to create this album as an attempt to express my personal state of being today as well as to reflect on our present reality. War, climate crisis, anxiety and aggression around us don’t inspire me to entertain. Rather – to slow down. It is SLOW because I notice a rushing and ever-accelerating pace, in which we are often imprisoned. Therefore I invite you to SLOW down and allow music to do its magic” (Olga Jegunova)
Olga Jegunova, piano
Olga Jegunova
is a multifaceted Russian-Latvian artist combining various genres and disciplines. While being a classical concert pianist, she puts strong emphasis on educational projects and philanthropic work.
Alongside her award-winning pianist career, she has committed to a varied practice collaborating with other artists, publishing digitally and in print, launching a podcast as well as supporting musicians through fund-raising concerts. Olga’s interactive approach to audiences is another one of her unique qualities reflected in an effort to involve them in the performance by breaking down the traditional boundaries of classical recital. This also led her to collaborating with creatives from different fields blurring the boundaries between modes of expression.
Booklet for Slow