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Rameau, Ólafsson: The Arts and the Hours | Vikingur Olafsson | 04:45 | |
Prelude & Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902 : J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fughetta in G Major, BWV 902 - I. Prelude | Vikingur Olafsson, Johann Sebastian Bach | 03:26 | |
Glassworks : Glass: Glassworks - Opening | Vikingur Olafsson, Philip Glass | 07:44 | |
Prelude & Fugue in D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5), BWV 850 : J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5), BWV 850 - II. Fugue | Vikingur Olafsson, Johann Sebastian Bach | 01:45 | |
Prelude & Fugue in D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5), BWV 850 : J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in D Major (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 5), BWV 850 - I. Prelude | Vikingur Olafsson, Johann Sebastian Bach | 01:02 | |
Mozart: Rondo in F Major, K. 494 | Vikingur Olafsson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 06:04 | |
Rameau: Les tendres plaintes | Vikingur Olafsson | 02:36 | |
Prelude & Fugue in C Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 2), BWV 847 : J.S. Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 2), BWV 847 - II. Fugue | Vikingur Olafsson, Johann Sebastian Bach | 01:38 | |
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 : J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria | Vikingur Olafsson, Johann Sebastian Bach | 04:05 | |
Mozart: Adagio in E Flat (Arr. Ólafsson from String Quintet No. 3 in G Minor, K. 516) | Vikingur Olafsson | 08:04 |
Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson made his considerable mark on the world of classical music by performing new piano concertos by the likes of Philip Glass, Daníel Bjarnason and Haukur Tómasson. He extended his international reputation further with a varied range of collaborations with Sayaka Shoji, Pekka Kuusisto and Björk, as well as visual artists Roman Signer and Lillevän. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland on February 14, 1984, he was taught to play at a young age by his mother - a music teacher - and went on earn a master's degree at New York's famous Juiliard School under the tutelage of Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald. Víkingur Ólafsson went on to win several prestigious awards in Iceland and formed his own record label to release his first album, Debut, in 2009. The album featured works composed by Brahms and Beethoven. He followed that album with Chopin-Bach (2011) and Schubert's Winterreise (2012), which was named Classical Album of the Year in that year's Icelandic Music Awards. In 2016, he was signed to an exclusive recording contract by Deutsche Grammophon, and released the album Philip Glass: Piano Works featuring the American composer's piano etudes written over two decades. He went on to premier Haukur Tómasson's new piano concerto with NDR Elbphilhamonie Orchester and Los Angeles Philharmonic under Esa-Pekka Salonen. His thoughtfully assembled recitals following different themes and his attention to detail made him a popular live attraction all over the world. He has also presented two Icelandic TV series about classical music and in 2016 he took over as artistic director of Iceland's Vinterfest and became founder and artistic director of the Reykjavik Midsummer Music Festival. In 2018, he released Johan Sebastian Bach, a collection of Bach’s works for solo keyboard. The release won numerous awards including BBC Music Magazine’s Album of the Year. He followed that album with 2020’s Debussy – Rameau.