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J S Bach: Works & Reworks - Víkingur Ólafsson

Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

J S Bach: Works & Reworks - Víkingur Ólafsson

Awards:

Ólafsson’s is a wholly original voice, and this two-disc set is an absolute must-have for any Bach-lover – or indeed any music-lover.

The Observer, 17th November 2019

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J S Bach: Works & Reworks - Víkingur Ólafsson

Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

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Awards:

Ólafsson’s is a wholly original voice, and this two-disc set is an absolute must-have for any Bach-lover – or indeed any music-lover.

The Observer, 17th November 2019

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The album brings together atmospheric reworkings of music by composers such as Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ben Frost, Peter Gregson and Valgeir Sigurðsson - reimaginings that artfully defragment the creations of Bach. It also features a moving and intimate new work Ólafsson has written in memory of his late friend and colleague Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Contents and tracklist

Bach, J S: Prelude in G major, BWV902 / 1a
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein'
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 10 in E minor, BWV855
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Andante from Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV528
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 5 in D major, BWV850
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 2 in C minor, BWV847
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Widerstehe doch Sünde from Cantata No. 54
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989 ‘alla Maniera Italiana'
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Two-part Invention No. 12 in A major, BWV783
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 12 in A major, BWV798
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E major, BWV1006: Gavotte
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude in B minor (after BWV855a, arr Siloti)
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 15 in B minor, BWV801
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Two-part Invention No. 15 in B minor, BWV786
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV974
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV904
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Badzura: For Jóhann
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude in B minor (after BWV855a, arr Siloti)
  • Valgeir Sigurðsson Rework
  • with Valgeir Sigurðsson (electronics), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Badzura: Prelude In G Major
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Gregson, P: Above And Below, B Minor
  • Peter Gregson (cello/electronics), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude in B minor (after BWV855a, arr Siloti)
  • Ben Frost Ladder Mix
  • with Ben Frost (synthesizer programming), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Widerstehe doch Sünde from Cantata No. 54
  • transcr. by Víkingur Ólafsson
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV974: Adagio
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Guðnadóttir: Minor C Variation
  • with Hildur Guðnadóttir (cello), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Gregson, P: And At The Hour Of Death
  • Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Roedelius: Bach mit Zumutungen
  • with Hans-Joachim Roedeliusm (electronics) & Thomas Rabitsch (sound design), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Sverrisson: Kyriena
  • with Skúli Sverrisson (electronics), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Kurtág: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (after JS Bach)
  • with Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir, Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

Awards and reviews

  • The Times Records of the Year
    2019

17th November 2019

Ólafsson’s is a wholly original voice, and this two-disc set is an absolute must-have for any Bach-lover – or indeed any music-lover.

1st December 2019

The young Icelander reimagines original Bach and famous transcriptions with invigorating zest and expressiveness.
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