CLASSICAL J. C. Bach: Goldberg Variations Vikingur Olafsson CD

Factory-sealed Viking Olafsson plays the Goldberg Variations composed by J. C. Bach. New Obi Strip

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UCCG-45082

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Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson currently boasts over 600 million total streams. A traditional concert pianist, he has also expanded his activities into contemporary music, and is widely known for his music that stimulates the imagination of audiences worldwide. This album features Ólafsson's long-awaited tackling of J.S. Bach's monumental work, the Goldberg Variations. While this is Ólafsson's first complete recording of the work, he breathes new life into this masterpiece, considered the pinnacle of Baroque keyboard art, with his unique musical vision.

-------The piano prodigy hailed as "Iceland's Glenn Gould" has finally taken on the pinnacle of Baroque keyboard art. Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson, whose total streaming plays currently exceed 600 million, is a traditional concert pianist who has also expanded his activities into contemporary music, and is widely known for his music that stimulates the imagination of audiences around the world. This album features Ólafsson's long-awaited challenge of J.S. Bach's monumental work, the "Goldberg Variations," which he has been called "Iceland's Glenn Gould" (New York Times). This is Ólafsson's first complete recording of the work, and he breathes new life into J.S. Bach's masterpiece, considered the pinnacle of Baroque keyboard art, with his unique musical vision. "The Goldberg Variations are the most virtuosic keyboard music ever written, containing countless examples of astonishingly brilliant counterpoint, sublime poetic expression, complex contemplation, and profound melancholy. Built upon the simple harmonic framework of a graceful aria, Bach transforms limited material into an unparalleled and infinite diversity within the 30 variations."…