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Cimarosa: Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson)

Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson)

Frédéric Chopin - Ballade No. 4 in F Minor Op. 52

Kaldalóns: Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson)

Kaldalóns: Ave María (Arr. Víkingur Ólafsson) (Upright Piano)

Satie: Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent

No. 1, Lent (Upright Version)

In A Landscape

And Some Will Fall (Edit)

L.v.Beethoven: II.Andante of Str. Quintet op.4.Read & transcribed for two pianos by VViljanen  Oct8-9, 2025.
A pair of modeled Blüthner concert grands, revoiced & reconfigured by VV, were used on its recording sessions (now "Take-3"...)

L.v.Beethoven: II.Andante of Quintet op.4 - read & transcribed for two pianos

L.v.Beethoven: II.Andante of Quintet op.4 - read & transcr. for two pianos by VV

Flamenco

clean bandit & zara larsson - symphony, slower ballad cover

Tune Your Brain for Stress Relief

Liszt: Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento, placido

Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson)

Víkingur Ólafsson

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