Víkingur Ólafsson reviews
Debussy • Rameau: Piano Works
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) (DG)
Víkingur Ólafsson’s revelatory pairing of Debussy and Rameau
'An old friend seen properly for the first time'
Concurrence
Iceland Symphony Orchestra/Daníel Bjarnason, et al (Sono Luminus)
Edmund Finnis: The Air, Turning; Elsewhere, etc
Various Artists (NMC)
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
Víkingur Ólafsson and the Siggi String Quartet perform works by Philip Glass
Philip Glass started writing his piano etudes in the 1990s, adding to and revising the collection until 2012. He was reportedly drawn to the project for the same reason that many pianists seek out studies – to improve his technical abilities.