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CLASSICAL: FROM AFAR: REWORKS – Various Artists and Vikingur Ólafsson – Deutsche
Grammophon

If you read our recent interview with pianist Ólafsson, you’ll have seen that he talked about
this album of remixes of his recordings from his 2022 album From Afar as “basically
reversing the creative process.” Six different contemporary composers have written new
material to accompany some or all Ólafsson’s original recordings. Those composers are
Christian Badzura, Álfheiður Guðmundsdóttir, Snorri Hallgrímsson, Helgi Jonsson, Michael
A. Muller, and Herdís Stefánsdóttir. Don’t expect to be dancing across your living room
listening to these works. Do expect to get into a very peaceful and contemplative state
instead.

JAZZ: SHE SEES – Erik Friedlander (Skipstone Records)

Cellist Friedlander is not going to let anything get in the way of making joyous music.
Friedlander was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2016. Last summer he had Deep Brain
Stimulation Surgery. This album, filled with titles like Baskets, Biscuits, Rain; Soak!
Soak! and Wit & Whimsy showcase an enthusiasm for living life.

Joining Friedlander on this record are Diego Espinosa on percussion, Ava Mendoza on
guitar and Stomu Takeishi on bass. Espinosa and Mendoza played in Friedlander’s 2020
album Sentinel.