Pianist Alice Sara Ott presents world premiere recordings of piano transcriptions of music by the late Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson. The program includes some of the composer’s most iconic works from different films as well as from his studio albums Orphée and Englabörn. “What’s so incredible about Jóhannsson’s music,” writes Ott, “is how his compositions, originally written for larger ensembles …

Mari Samuelsen’s third album for Deutsche Grammophon is inspired by her experience of becoming a mother. Known for her imaginative programming and penchant for electronics and looping, the Norwegian violinist presents music by Olivia Belli, Bryce Dessner, Ludovico Einaudi, Nils Frahm, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Mário Laginha, Hania Rani, Max Richter, and Steve Reich, with a dash of Schubert also thrown into …