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Philip Glass · Víkingur ÓlafssonPiano Works

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Classical

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Contemporary, Minimal

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Tracklist

"Opening" From Glassworks (1981)7:45
Études (1991-2012)
No. 92:32
No. 26:00
No. 64:26
No. 58:55
No. 144:37
No. 26:02
No. 133:28
No. 157:40
No. 34:01
No. 186:02
No. 2011:24
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"Opening" From Glassworks6:39

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    Cover of Piano Works, 2017-01-27, FilePiano Works
    15×File, FLAC, Stereo, 24-bit, 96 kHz
    Deutsche Grammophon – noneEurope2017Europe2017
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Piano Works, 2017-01-27, CDPiano Works
    CD, Stereo
    Deutsche Grammophon – 479 6918, Deutsche Grammophon – 00289 479 6918Europe2017Europe2017
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Piano Works, 2017-04-14, VinylPiano Works
    2×LP, Stereo, 180g
    Deutsche Grammophon – 479 7258, Deutsche Grammophon – 00289 479 7258USA, Canada & Europe2017USA, Canada & Europe2017
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    Piano Works
    CDr, Promo, Stereo
    Deutsche Grammophon – noneGermany2017Germany2017
    New Submission
    Cover of Piano Works, 2023-05-17, CDPiano Works
    CD, Album, Reissue, SHM-CD
    Deutsche Grammophon – UCCG-53117Japan2023Japan2023
    New Submission
    Cover of Piano Works, 2025-01-10, VinylPiano Works
    2×LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Crystal Clear
    Deutsche Grammophon – 002894 866702USA, Canada & Europe2025USA, Canada & Europe2025
    New Submission

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    Reviews

    • bjlefebvre's avatar
      bjlefebvre
      Excellent music, pressing is quite good on this one. No noise, nice and flat. As usual with DG, the sound quality isn't as good as it could be, but it's also not bad by any means (and I've heard some bad masterings on DG vinyl). Very glad this got an improved repressing!
      • dpuck's avatar
        dpuck
        I have both pressings. My new clear pressing is better than the original vinyl release but still contains occasional clicks and pops that are noticeable in quiet passages. The great thing is my copy doesn’t have any egregious distortion that was prominent in the loud passages of the previous pressing. Overall, I’m pleased to finally have an enjoyable copy of this superb performance.
        • bigsleep's avatar
          bigsleep
          I cleaned it twice and still a bunch of noise - and some sort of constant flutter or pulse on the quiet parts. Really a shame it's so bad a pressing.
          • thebiglebowski's avatar
            Edited 17 days ago
            OK, so I've got this repress on clear vinyl. I don't have the original pressing, but If the comments below are representative of the whole run, it was bad... I was a bit hesitant with this purchase, but I'm so obsessed with Ólafsson's incredible performance that this title falls into my „must have” category.
            My copy does not sound perfect, but certainly not as disastrous as in previous comments on the OG pressing. I can't say it sounds crystal clear, but is definitely not drowned in surface noise.
            I guess the best thing Deutsche Grammophon could do with this release is to provide WAV downloads with each copy. And I'm starting to realise that CDs and high-res audio files are THE formats for classical music, end of story. Some genres, especially electronic music, can benefit from analogue dirt/grit/imperfections. I can't see how classical music can.
            • chadivan's avatar
              chadivan
              Concur with everyone who states that this pressing is unlistenable - I eventually gave my copy away due to the shocking amount of noise. Does anyone know if Deutsche Grammophon has improved their quality in more recent years? I'd love to pick up Olafsson's From Afar album but if it's as bad as this it would be a waste! His beautiful interpretations deserve so much better than this.
              • gizliyer's avatar
                gizliyer
                What can be said is that this should not have been the edition that was deemed worthy of a magnificent performance. It's just a piano sound balanced with background noise, that's all.
                • Phoenix0904's avatar
                  Phoenix0904
                  And again a really bad pressing, released by Deutsche Grammophon. Far too much surface noise for this beautiful music.
                  DG already failed with the pressings of "The Wind" by Balmorhea, "Playground In A Lake" by Clark, "Reprise" (grey vinyl) by Moby, "Inner Symphonies" (red vinyl) by Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher, "Reflections" (clear vinyl) by Víkingur Ólafsson, "The Turning Year" by Roger Eno and "Biala Flaga" by Hania Rani & Dobrawa Czocher".
                  Where's the quality control?
                  • dalittleburrito's avatar
                    The vinyl pressing is terrible—a shame because Ólaffson’s recording is fantastic. I don't think the vinyl was cooled properly, because there is constant noise and visible evidence of non-fill and stitching. Louder passages suffer from distortion. Disc 2 Side 2 is pressed off centre and causes pitch fluctuation.

                    I immediately notified Deutsche Grammaphon of the manufacturing faults users seem to be reporting, although they expressed no interest in the quality of their pressings. The CD is a better listening experience.
                    • Le_Mage's avatar
                      Le_Mage
                      Agree with all comments below. The album is fantastic, the performance by Olafsson is breathtaking and adds a superior level of emotion to the music of Philipp Glass. But the vinyl is a noisy mess, a terrible disappointment. Best version for me are the digital files in 96/24 : a truly wonderful experience.
                      • Gunnarthorgunnarsson's avatar
                        very noisy, very irritating. Gave up after first listening. Now resting permanent shelf material. Avoid at all cost. I also have the CD and the recording is subpar.

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