Alice Sara Ott - Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works (2026) [CD-Rip]

With her new album “Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works”, pianist Alice Sara Ott pays tribute to the legacy of one of Hollywood’s most visionary composers: Jóhann Jóhannsson. His music is defined by emotional depth, gentle force, and a distinctive musical voice. Ott, known for her poetic playing, her versatility and her experience in both contemporary and core classical repertoire, creates a beautiful new sound world on both a grand and an upright piano. These premiere recordings are Alice Sara Ott’s solo piano reimaginations, bringing 30 of the late Icelandic composer’s hauntingly beautiful works to life with her personal touch – marked by great musicality and a profound understanding of his musical language. The repertoire spans Jóhannsson’s compositions for acclaimed films such as “The Theory of Everything”, “Personal Effects”, and “Copenhagen Dreams”, as well as pieces from his celebrated studio albums like “Orphée” and “Englabörn”.

With exceptional subtlety, Alice Sara Ott captures the essence of Jóhannsson’s vision while creating her own sound world. “There’s a very special intimacy and urgency in his musical language,” Ott says. “It speaks to what people long for in today’s noisy and sometimes very dissonant world. The way he builds the architecture and structure of his music really allows you to refocus and reflect.”

“Jóhann Jóhannsson: Piano Works” is more than a homage: the album lets his music live on and opens new perspectives on an extraordinary creative legacy.

For the visuals of the artwork, Alice Sara Ott worked with friends and collaborators of Jóhann Jóhannsson, the photographer Jónatan Gretarsson and art director Anders Ladegaard. The CD booklet is illustrated with atmospheric shots of the Icelandic landscape, as well as portraits of both pianist and composer, and contains liner notes written by music critic Wyndham Wallace, who previously wrote liner notes for Jóhannsson’s records.

Tracklist
01 Bað (Performed on Piano)
02 Odi et Amo_Krókódíll (Performed on Piano)
03 Englabörn (Performed on Piano)
04 Jói & Karen (Performed on Piano)
05 Flugeldar II (From _Dís_)[Performed on Piano]
06 Já, Hemmi Minn (From _Dís_)[Performed on Piano]
07 Ruslpóstur (From _Dís_)[Performed on Piano]
08 The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky’s Turned Black (Performed on Piano)
09 Melodia (iii) (Performed on Piano)
10 Theme (From _Varmints_)[Performed on Piano]
11 Dressing Up (From _Personal Effects_)[Performed on Piano]
12 Linda & Walter (From _Personal Effects_)
13 Indian Wedding (From _Personal Effects_)[Performed on Piano]
14 He Says It’s The Future (From _Copenhagen Dreams_)[Performed on Piano]
15 Eleven Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-Nine Died of Natural Causes (From _Copenhagen Dreams_)[Performed on Piano]
16 Flight from the City (Performed on Piano)
17 Innocence (From _Free the Mind_)
18 Will’s Story I (From _Free the Mind_)
19 Time to Say Goodbye (From _White Black Boy_)[Performed on Piano]
20 Payphone (From _McCanick_)[Performed on Piano]
21 A Game of Croquet (From _The Theory of Everything_)[Performed on Piano]
22 A Model of the Universe (From _The Theory of Everything_)[Performed on Piano]
23 The Theory of Everything (From _The Theory of Everything_)[Performed on Piano]
24 Beauty (From _Blind Massage_)[Performed on Piano]
25 A Sparrow Alighted Upon Our Shoulder (Performed on Piano)
26 By The Roes, And By The Hinds Of The Field (Performed on Piano)
27 Good Morning, Midnight (Performed on Piano)
28 The Drowned World (Performed on Piano)
29 The Radiant City (Performed on Piano)
30 Be Over (From _The Shadow Play_)[Performed on Piano]