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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 30 (as played by Víkingur Ólafsson) for Piano
Advanced Intermediate.
Format: Concert, 9 x 12 inches.
2 pages.
PLUS: Engraved and Published with Urtext Kapellmeister Music Fonts.
Celebrated for his visionary interpretations of J.S. Bach, Víkingur Ólafsson, one of the greatest pianists and musical minds of today, now embraces Bachs monumental Goldberg Variations. Ólafsson devotes his entire next season to touring the work globally across six continents, while October 2023 marks the anticipated album release on Deutsche Grammophon. I have dreamed of recording this work for 25 years, says the Icelandic pianist.
The album follows Ólafssons hugely successful DG recording of works by the composer, Johann Sebastian Bach (2018), which won BBC Music magazines Album of the Year, Opus Klassiks Solo Recital award, numerous other recording of the year accolades and led to him being named Gramophone magazines Artist of the Year. Now Ólafsson brings his unique musical vision, and an affecting, meticulous recorded sound to Bachs masterpiece. It marks the first time Ólafsson records a complete work and he begins with one of the most demanding in the piano repertoire.
Ólafssondedicates his2023-24 season to aGoldberg Variations world tour, performing the work across six continents throughout the year. He brings Bachs masterpiece to major concert halls includingLondons Southbank Centre,New Yorks Carnegie Hall, WienerKonzerthaus, Philharmoniede Paris, Tokyos Suntory Hall,Philharmonie Berlin,HarpaConcert Hall, Sydney Opera House, LAs Walt Disney Hall, Sala São Paulo,Shanghai Symphony Hall, TonhalleZurich, KKL Luzern,Alte OperFrankfurt,MupaBudapest and Teatro Colón,to name a few.
The Goldberg Variations contain some of the most virtuosic keyboard music ever written, some of the most astonishingly brilliant uses of counterpoint in the repertoire and countless instances of exalted poetry, abstract contemplation and deep pathos all within immaculately shaped structures of formal perfection. In 30 variations, built on the humble harmonic framework of a simple, graceful aria, Bach turns limited material into boundless variety like no one before or since. He is the greatest keyboard virtuoso of his time. comments Víkingur Ólafsson.
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