Slow Olga Jegunova

• Giya Kancheli (1935 - 2019): Simple Music for Piano:
• 1Kancheli: 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):
• 2Siloti: Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855a (After Johann Sebastian Bach)03:33
• Arvo Pärt (b. 1935): Für Alina:
• 3Pärt: Für Alina02:23
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): 6 Consolations, S. 172:
• 4Liszt: 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 3, Lento placido in D-Flat Major04:29
• 5Liszt: 6 Consolations, S. 172: No. 4, Quasi adagio in D-Flat Major03:08
• Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): 3 Gnossiennes:
• 6Satie: 3 Gnossiennes: No. 3, Lent03:13
• Pēteris Vasks (b.1946): The Seasons:
• 7Vasks: The Seasons: No. 1, White Scenery05:51
• Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714 - 1787): Orphée et Eurydice:
• 8Gluck: 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:
• 9Tieppo: Meditation on the death of Our Lord05:15
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Ständchen Serenade (Arr. for Piano by Stephen Heller):
• 10Schubert: Ständchen Serenade (Arr. for Piano by Stephen Heller)03:53
• Brian Field (b. 1967): Three Passions for Our Tortured Planet:
• 11Field: Three Passions for Our Tortured Planet: II. Glaciers04:16
• Raphaël Lucas (b. n/a): A Salty Breeze Over the Reeds:
• 12Lucas: A Salty Breeze Over the Reeds05:28
• Total Runtime46:57

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