Vikingur Olafsson - Bach: Piano Works & Reworks

Label:	Deutsche Grammophon
Genre:	Classical
Product No.:	ADGR 89301
UPC:	028948350230
Availability:	Back Ordered
Category:	Vinyl Record
No. of Discs:	2

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Double LP

Preeminent Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson performs works by Bach on this 2LP release from Deutsche Grammophon. Víkingur has performed with orchestras in Europe and America, and won numerous awards for his playing, including four Performer of the Year awards at the Icelandic Music Awards and the Icelandic Optimism Prize. In 2009, Víkingur was nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize.

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

LP 1

Side A:

1. Prelude And Fughetta In G Major BWV 902 - Prelude

2. Chorale Prelude BWV 734 "Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen G'Mein" (Transcr. by Wilhelm Kempff)

3. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor BWV 855 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 10)

4. Organ Sonata In E Minor BWV 528 - Adagio (Orig. Andante; trascr. by August Stradal)

5. Prelude And Fugue In C Minor BWV 847 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 2)

6. Chorale Prelude BWV 639 "Ich Ruf Zu Dir Herr Jesu Christ" (Transcr. by Ferruccio Busoni)

Side B:

1. Prelude And Fugue In D Major BWV 850 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5)

2. Chorale Prelude BWV 659 "Nun Komm Der Heiden Heiland (Transcr. by Ferruccio Busoni)

3. Harpsichord Concerto In D Minor BWV 974 (after Alessandro Marcello's Oboe Concerto)

LP 2

Side A:

1. "Widerstehe Doch Der Sunde" BWV 54 - Aria (Transcr. by Vikingur Olafsson)

2. Aria Variata In A Minor BWV 989 - Aria

3. Aria Variata In A Minor BWV 989 - Variations 1-10

4. Aria Variata In A Minor BWV 989 - Aria Da Capo

Side B:

1. Sinfonia No.15 In B Minor BWV 801

2. Invention No.15 IN B Minor BWV 786

3. Partita No.3 For Violin Solo In E Major BWV 1006 - Gavotte (Transcr. by Sergei Rachmaninov)

4. Prelude And Fugue In E Minor BWV 855a - Prelude (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 10; transcr. to B Minor By Alexander Siloti)

5. Invention No.12 In A Major BWV 783

6. Sinfonia No.12 In A Major BWV 798

7. Fantasia And Fugue In A Minor BWV 904

Customer Reviews

(5.00 Stars) 1 person(s) rated this product.

Fine vinyl and nice interpretations

posted on 03/07/2021

5 Stars
Reviewer: O.D. Jones

I have had some trepidation in ordering a recent DG record due to the Carlos Kleiber Beethoven 5th reissue being dirty and noisy right out of the sleeve. I can report that both records here are heavy and flat and, even before a wet vacuum cleaning, are quiet and perfectly fine. I have no idea who pressed the Kleiber reissue, but this current crop of DG vinyl is good quality. The sonics of this recording are open and atmospheric, and the performances worth delving into. One interesting note is the fact this pianist included performances of two pieces, the Busoni transcriptions, that the tragically short-lived Dinu Lipatti recorded in supernatural and sublime fashion in the early fifties. The Lipatti records are worth searching out as I don't think they've ever been out of print since they were first released, along with an astonishing Ravel piece recorded in I believe 1936 on shellac. This Vikingur Olafsson record is highly recommended and I would like to hear his Glass LP next.

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