Gabríel Ólafs – Lullabies for Piano and Cello (2023) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Gabríel Ólafs – Lullabies for Piano and Cello (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 25:54 minutes | 435 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Decca Records US

Acclaimed Icelandic composer Gabríel Ólafs has announced that his new body of work, Lullabies for Piano and Cello, will be released by Decca Records US on June 9. Its lead track “Fantasia” is now available, accompanied by a video with visuals by CGI artist Aron Már Stefánsson.

The prolific composer’s international reputation has been growing since his 2019 album Absent Minded. The new ten-track set is inspired by an 1880 collection of melodies that Gabríel unearthed at an antique bookshop in his home city of Reykjavik. On the original composition “Fantasia,” he is accompanied by his close friend and collaborator, cellist Steiney Sigurðardóttir, on a song that exemplifies the essence of the stripped-back album, with a simple piano motif playfully ebbing and flowing amidst moments of airy cello.

Tracklist:
1-1. Gabríel Ólafs – Fantasía (02:37)
1-2. Gabríel Ólafs – Sálmur (02:53)
1-3. Gabríel Ólafs – Noktúrna (02:16)
1-4. Gabríel Ólafs – Eldur (02:00)
1-5. Gabríel Ólafs – Vísa (03:03)
1-6. Gabríel Ólafs – Mamma (03:11)
1-7. Gabríel Ólafs – Barnkind (01:32)
1-8. Gabríel Ólafs – Frost (02:05)
1-9. Gabríel Ólafs – Bambaló (02:41)
1-10. Gabríel Ólafs – Draumheimar (03:32)

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