Víkingur Ólafsson
Acclaimed pianist Víkingur Ólafsson shares his deep connection with music, from Icelandic songs to the works of Bach, Mozart, Rameau, and Philip Glass. He explores how these pieces shaped him and how his feelings differ when performing works like the Goldberg Variations or Bartok’s Folk Song. Ólafsson invites us into his world where musical knowledge, Nordic roots, and creativity merge in his interpretations.
Programa
Baldassare Galuppi
I. Andante spiritoso [Piano Sonata No. 9 in F Minor]
Domenico Cimarosa
Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
2. La Cupis [Cinquième concert]
Le Rappel des oiseaux
Les tendres plaintes
The Arts and the Hours
Johann Sebastian Bach
1. Prelude [Prelude & Fugue in C Minor (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I, No. 2), BWV 847]
1. Prelude No. 10 in B Minor [Prelude & Fugue, BWV 855a (Transcr. by Alexander Siloti)]
2. Adagio [Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974]
2. Andante [Adagio] (Transcr. Stradal) [Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528]
Philipp Glass
No. 5 [Études]
Sigvaldi Kaldalóns
Ave Maria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (Transcr. Liszt for Solo Piano)
I. Molto allegro [Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457]
Rondo in D Major, K. 485
Claude Debussy
La fille aux cheveux de lin, Preludes Op.1, No.8.
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