Víkingur Ólafsson – Bach Reworks (Pt. 2) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 21:49 minutes | 189 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Ólafsson’s second Deutsche Grammophon album, the pithily entitled Bach, contains a mixture of original works and transcriptions, which the pianist has woven together in intriguing style.
The album will bring 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 will also feature a moving and intimate new work Ólafsson has written in memory of his late friend and colleague Jóhann Jóhannsson.
“Everything is there in Johann Sebastian’s music: architectural perfection and profound emotion,” says Ólafsson. In his hands, the universe that is Bach shines with new light.
Tracklist:
1. Víkingur Ólafsson – Prelude In G Major (03:54)
2. Víkingur Ólafsson – Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 (Transcr. by Víkingur Ólafsson) (04:22)
3. Víkingur Ólafsson – BWV 974 – II Adagio (Rework) (05:17)
4. Víkingur Ólafsson – Minor C Variation (03:08)
5. Víkingur Ólafsson – Kyriena (02:57)
6. Víkingur Ólafsson – 1. Sonatina (Transcr. for Piano Four Hands by György Kurtàg) (02:09)
