[ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 1 November 2019
A deluxe version of Ólafsson's two Bach albums. Johann Sebastian Bach has won five-star reviews worldwide, as has Bach Reworks, the pianist's performances of Bach transcriptions and works reimagined by today's composers - Ryuichi Sakamoto, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Peter Gregson, Hildur Guðnadóttir and Skúli Sverrisson among them.
"Ólafsson's is a wholly original voice, and this two-disc set is an absolute must-have for any Bach-lover - or indeed any music-lover." Observer
CD1
Bach, J S: Prelude in G major, BWV902a
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV734 'Nun freut euch, lieben Christen gmein'
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 10 in E minor, BWV855
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Andante from Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV528
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 5 in D major, BWV850
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV659 'Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland'
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 2 in C minor, BWV847
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Widerstehe doch Sünde from Cantata No. 54
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Aria Variata in A minor, BWV989 'alla Maniera Italiana'
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Two-part Invention No. 12 in A major, BWV783
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 12 in A major, BWV798
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Partita for solo violin No. 3 in E, BWV1006: Gavotte
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude in B minor (after BWV855a, arr Siloti)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Three-part Invention (Sinfonia) No. 15 in B minor, BWV801
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Two-part Invention No. 15 in B minor, BWV786
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV974
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ'
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Fantasia & Fugue in A minor, BWV904
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
CD2
Badzura: For Jóhann
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude in B minor (after BWV855a, arr Siloti)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Valgeir Sigurðsson Rework
Badzura: Prelude In G Major
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Gregson, P: Above And Below, B Minor
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Prelude in B minor (after BWV855a, arr Siloti)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Ben Frost Ladder Mix
Bach, J S: Widerstehe doch Sünde from Cantata No. 54
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto in D minor (after Marcello), BWV974: Adagio
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Guðnadóttir: Minor C Variation
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Gregson, P: And At The Hour Of Death
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Roedelius: Bach mit Zumutungen
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Sverrisson: Kyriena
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Kurtág: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit (after JS Bach)
Víkingur Ólafsson (piano)