J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations Víkingur Ólafsson

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Album-Release:
2023

HRA-Release:
06.10.2023

Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Instrumental

Artist: Víkingur Ólafsson

Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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  • Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Goldberg Variations, BWV 988:
  • 1 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria 04:08
  • 2 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 1 01:30
  • 3 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 2 01:25
  • 4 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 3 01:50
  • 5 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 4 00:56
  • 6 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 5 01:11
  • 7 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 6 01:08
  • 8 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 7 02:12
  • 9 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 8 01:37
  • 10 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 9 01:36
  • 11 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 10 01:32
  • 12 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 11 01:40
  • 13 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 12 01:52
  • 14 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 13 04:06
  • 15 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 14 02:02
  • 16 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 15 05:37
  • 17 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 16 02:40
  • 18 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 17 01:55
  • 19 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 18 01:27
  • 20 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 19 01:07
  • 21 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 20 01:49
  • 22 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 21 03:15
  • 23 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 22 01:16
  • 24 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 23 01:54
  • 25 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 24 02:48
  • 26 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 25 09:48
  • 27 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 26 01:43
  • 28 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 27 01:31
  • 29 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 28 02:04
  • 30 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 29 01:47
  • 31 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 30 01:56
  • 32 Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo 02:35
  • Total Runtime 01:13:57

Info for J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

“25 Jahre lang habe ich davon geträumt, dieses Werk aufzunehmen”, sagt Víkingur Ólafsson über die Goldberg-Variationen von Johann Sebastian Bach. Nun war es soweit und Ólafssons außergewöhnliche Einspielung dieses legendären Klavierwerks erscheint am 6. Oktober bei Deutsche Grammophon. Darauf wird der isländische Künstler einmal mehr seinem Ruf als tiefsinnigen und originellen Musikdeuter gerecht und begeistert mit einer ebenso ungewöhnlichen wie zeitlosen Interpretation des Meisterwerks.

Víkingur Ólafsson – kreativer Künstler und Visionär

Víkingur Ólafsson ist eine Ausnahmeerscheinung in der Pianistenwelt und fasziniert mit seinen einzigartigen Interpretationen, seinen visionären Konzertprogrammen und seinem reifen und hingebungsvollen Spiel. Parallel zu einer großen Offenheit für zeitgenössische Musik pflegt Ólafsson seit Jahrzehnten eine besonders innige Beziehung zur Musik Johann Sebastian Bachs und hat sich immer wieder neu und intensiv mit dem Komponisten auseinandergesetzt. Die Einspielung der Goldberg-Variationen gleicht nun einem Meilenstein in Ólafssons bisheriger Entwicklung und ist für den Künstler selbst ein absoluter Höhepunkt, den er mit einer einjährigen Welttournee mit ausschließlich diesem Programm unterstreicht.

Die Goldberg-Variationen: ein pianistisches Meisterwerk

Die Goldberg-Variationen sind eines der anspruchsvollsten Werke des Klavierrepertoires und stellen einen Gipfel barocker Variationskunst dar. Für Ólafsson bieten die Stücke “ungewöhnlich pianistisch-virtuose Musik, Beispiele genialer Verwendung des Kontrapunkts und zahllose Momente erhabener Poesie, abstrakter Kontemplation und tiefer Emotion – das Ganze in der makellos gestalteten Architektur formaler Perfektion”. Besonders beeindruckt den Künstler dabei die unendliche Vielfalt, die Bach in den 30 Variationen über dem schlicht gehaltenen harmonischen Gerüst entwickelt – eine Vielfalt, die “organisch, lebendig und dynamisch” immer wieder aufs Neue in den Bann zieht.

Víkingur Ólafsson, Klavier




Víkingur Ólafsson
Possessing a rare combination of passionate musicality, explosive virtuosity and intellectual curiosity, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has won all the major prizes in his native country, including four Musician of the Year prizes at the Icelandic Music Awards as well as The Icelandic Optimism Prize.

Víkingur’s 2016/17 season includes performances with NDR Elbphilhamonie Orchester and Los Angeles Philharmonic under Esa-Pekka Salonen, tour with Orkester Norden (Lawrence Foster) and concerts with Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Yan Pascal Tortelier) and MDR Sinfonieorchester (Kristjan Järvi). Since February 2016 he has taken over from Martin Fröst as Artistic Director of Vinterfest in Sweden while continuing in the same role for the award winning Reykjavík Midsummer Music, which he founded in 2012. In recital he will make his debut at Wiener Konzerthaus, Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Louisiana Museum for Modern Art Denmark, La Folle Journée Festival as well in Leipzig and at the Istanbul Music Festival.

Víkingur signed an exclusive agreement with Deutsche Grammophon in November 2016. His debut album for DG will feature the piano works of Philip Glass and is set to be released in time for the composer’s 80th birthday in January 2017. In 2015 Víkingur recorded solo works by Igor Stravinsky for the company’s complete works edition of the composer and before that, he released 3 albums on his own label, Dirrindí Music. The first two were solo discs; ‘Debut’, (showing “exceptional perception and depth of maturity,” said EPTA Journal) and ‘Chopin-Bach’ (prompting Piano News Magazine to say “Immense talent … you must listen to this young pianist!”). His third album was a double CD/DVD release of ‘Winterreise’ with bass Kristinn Sigmundsson, which won the Album of the Year award at the Icelandic Music Awards 2012.

Víkingur has premiered five piano concertos to date and worked with composers including Philip Glass, Mark Simpson and Daníel Bjarnason. He has collaborated with leading artists from diverse fields, such as Roman Signer, Lillevan and Yann Malka, and appeared at festivals such as Busoni and Transart (Bolzano), MITO SettembreMusica (Milano) and Nordic Cool (Washington DC). When it comes to his relationships with other musicians, Víkingur has worked with Sayaka Shoji, István Várdai, Martin Fröst, Pekka Kuusisto and Björk.

Away from the concert stage, Víkingur is the driving force behind numerous innovative musical projects. Most recently the classical music television series, Útúrdúr (Out-of-tune), produced for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service in 2013-14, was broadcast to unanimous critical and public acclaim.

Víkingur grew up in Iceland where he studied with Erla Stefánsdóttir and Peter Máté. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald.



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