​Press for Opus Archimagicum​
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WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE
January 8, 2026. " The world's longest piano sonata, Sorabji's Piano Sonata No. 5, Opus Archimagicum, has received its world premiere and first recording" Office Yamane. https://officeyamane.net/sorabji-piano-sonata-5-world-premier/
January 6, 2026. "‘s Werelds langste pianosonate voor het eerst opgenomen" NPO Klassiek.
https://www.npoklassiek.nl/klassiek/podium/ab56bb7e-0aa7-4827-9584-e73e7d1b0bbb/s-werelds-langste-pianosonate-voor-het-eerst-opgenomen
January 6, 2026. "Pianist releases recording of 7.5 hour-long piano sonata" Classic FM,
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClassicFM/posts/our-fingers-hurt-just-from-thinking-about-it-pianist-tellef-johnson-has-released/1344442267722887/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTLGNAzjG-4/
"Longest piano sonata is finally recorded." Norman Lebrecht. Slipped Disc. January 5, 2026.
https://slippedisc.com/2026/01/longest-piano-sonata-is-finally-recorded/
Full 23-minute version: "Unplayable sonata gets world premiere in Brookings." Lori Walsh. South Dakota Public Radio. December 17, 2025.
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13-minute version: "Unplayable sonata gets world premiere in Brookings." Lori Walsh. South Dakota Public Radio. December 17, 2025. https://www.sdpb.org/arts-life/2025-12-17/unplayable-sonata-gets-world-premiere-in-brookings
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"Because it's there." The Brookings Beacon. Vol. 1, Ed. 3, December 17, 2025, Josh Linehan.
pg. 1,5,6.
https://brookingsbeacon.com/telleff-johnson/
"Brookings grad bringing world's longest sonata to life, SDSU" The Dakota Scout. Vol 2., No. 68. Dec. 12-18, 2025, Virginia Olson. pg. A-13.
https://www.thedakotascout.com/p/brookings-grad-bringing-worlds-longest
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"Hitting All the Keys: Former Brookings resident, world-renowned pianist returns for world premiere concert." The Brookings Register. Vol. 146, No. 185, December 16, 2025, John Kubal. pg. 1A, 8A.
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Photos below: Recording
Opus Archimagicum
