Víkingur Ólafsson's electric interpretations of Bach
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Víkingur Ólafsson's electric interpretations of Bach

‘Every track has its own allure, and many reflect a virtuosity which is never flaunted’

 

JS Bach

Prelude and Fughetta in G; Organ Sonata No. 4; The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Excerpts); Concerto in D minorl Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, and other selected keybaord works

Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

DG 483 5022   77:25 mins

Freya Parr

Published: November 26, 2018 at 3:51 pm

‘Every track has its own allure, and many reflect a virtuosity which is never flaunted’

JS Bach

Prelude and Fughetta in G; Organ Sonata No. 4; The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I (Excerpts); Concerto in D minorl Fantasia and Fugue in A minor, and other selected keybaord works

Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)

DG 483 5022 77:25 mins

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Freya Parr

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.
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