VÃkingur Ólafsson
Icelandic pianist VÃkingur Ólafsson focuses on the solo keyboard works of JS Bach, including partitas, sinfonias and his own arrangement of Widerstehe doch der Sünde.
In the third programme of this week's Artist Spotlight series, the young Icelandic pianist VÃkingur Ólafsson, who has been described by the New York Times as 'Iceland's Glenn Gould'. Today, he focuses on the solo keyboard works of JS Bach, including partitas, sinfonias and his own arrangement of 'Widerstehe doch der Sünde', recorded at LSO St Luke's in London.
Presented by Fiona Talkington.
JS BACH
Partita No 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Adagio from Organ Sonata No 4 in E minor, BWV 528 (arr Stradal)
Invention No 15 in B minor, BWV 786
Sinfonia No 15 in B minor, BWV 801
Gavotte from Violin Partita No 3 in E major, BWV 1006 (arr Rachmaninov)
Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a (arr Siloti)
Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847, from ‘The Well-Tempered Clavier’ Book 1
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV 639 (arr Busoni)
Aria from Cantata No 54, ‘Widerstehe doch der Sünde’ (arr Ólafsson)
VÃkingur Ólafsson (piano)
Concert recorded at LSO St Luke's, London, on 21 September 2018.
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Music Played
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Partita No. 6 in E Minor BWV.830 For Keyboard
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Adagio from Sonata No. 4 in E Minor BWV.528 For Organ
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: August Stradal. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Invention no. 15 in B Minor BWV.786
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sinfonia No.15 BWV.801
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Gavotte from Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major BWV1006
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Sergey Rachmaninov. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude in B Minor BWV.855a
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Alexander Siloti. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude And Fugue in C Minor from 'The Well Tempered Clavier, Book 1', BWV847
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Ignaz Moscheles. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ich Ruf' Zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ - Chorale-Prelude Bwv.639 For Organ
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson. Music Arranger: Ferruccio Busoni. -
Johann Sebastian Bach
Aria from Cantata BWV.54 Widerstehe doch der Sunde
Performer: VÃkingur Ólafsson.
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