Jonas Olsson – Helmut Lachenmann Complete Piano Works

Celebrating the 90th birthday of Helmut Lachenmann, one of the most visionary composers of our time, this landmark release brings together for the first time the complete solo piano works in a single edition. Pianist Jonas Olsson, long associated with Lachenmann’s music, offers an authoritative and deeply insightful interpretation that captures the full range of the composer’s radical, tactile sound world-music that redefines what the piano can express.Produced by pianist and composer Miharu Ogura, the recording stands as a new reference for Lachenmann’s piano music. The accompanying bilingual booklet features illuminating notes by Paul Griffiths, a selection of Lachenmann’s own diagrams, and a substantial interview in German between the composer and Olsson, providing an invaluable glimpse into his creative mind.Since his studies with Hans Plsson in Gothenburg and Pierre-Laurent Aimard in Cologne, Jonas Olsson has built an international career as a ch