Víkingur Ólafsson - Bach Reworks (Pt. 1) (EP) (2018)

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Date: Oct. 8, 2018

Víkingur Ólafsson - Bach Reworks (Pt. 1) (EP) (2018)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 110 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 53 Mb | 00:23:10
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon

“It would all mean nothing without Bach,” says Ólafsson. “If Glass’s music is minimal, then Bach’s is maximal!” Having studied his music intensively, he here casts new light on some of the composer’s many different faces. Excerpts from the Well-Tempered Clavier such as the Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 855 or contrapuntal gems such as the Sinfonia No. 15 in B minor, BWV 801 showcase him as, in Ólafsson’s words, “the master of the short story”, while the larger-scale but playful Aria variata, BWV 989 forms the structural heart of the album. The original works are juxtaposed with colourful contributions from other composers, including Rachmaninov’s arrangement of the Gavotte from the Partita No. 3 for Violin in E major, BWV 1006; Busoni’s transcription of the chorale “Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ”; and Ólafsson’s own mesmerising transcription of the first aria from the solo cantata for alto “Widerstehe doch der Sünde”. As his Glass album demonstrated, the pianist is an intelligent and innovative sculptor of sound, an artist who defies conventional categorisation and is redefining classical music. On Bach, the 34-year-old’s lean but immensely expressive playing captivates listeners, his eloquence and the sensuous delight he takes in experimentation holding them spellbound.
Tracklist:
1. For Jóhann
2. Above And Below, B Minor
3. Prelude, BWV 855a
4. Bach mit Zumutungen
5. Prelude, BWV 855a
6. …And At The Hour Of Death

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