Yes. In the Laeiszhalle. The Organ piece. It is different on cd. I hope he records more Bach in the future. Thank you for reminding us constantly of him. Have a merry Christmas :)
@@lunagardvonbingen I studied this piece for an examination and I found the fugue more difficult😵. Both the prelude and fugue requires sufficient technical ability. The prelude needs precise and even playing, which is quite straightforward to practice. Whereas the fugue has a contrapuntal texture, requiring the performer to execute all three voices simultaneously.
Here is a pianist whose playing one can recognize, like Horowitz or Glenn Gould; yet one doesn't find him obtrusive. A very pleasant surprise to "discover" him. A great talent. Thank you for uploading.
He published a CD with a crossover of Rameau (baroque) and Debussy, 300 years apart, very interesting. I love the track "girl with golden hair / fille aux cheveux lin"
@@happysailormusica Iceland has numerous brilliant classical artists not too mention the jazz and rock science .Also we have brilliant symphony orchestra playing in one of the greatest music hall in the world .
I am learning this piece; I doubt I'll ever can that clean, crisp tone Vikingur manages to retain throughout. Marvelous performance. I keep playing it over and over again listening to every note. Then I play it again. Then I applaud with everyone else.
Just perfect control of all three voices and also don’t have the same exact tone throughout. As in pay attention closely and hear the varying dynamics of each voice throughout. Specifically when it turns to E Flat in the beginning, nice second voice (is, specifically what I’m aiming for). Plays with perfect care. This is the skill we’re all reaching for
How the hell does one get this sort of sound out of the piano? This is the most amazing rendition I've ever heard of the prelude in c minor and the performance as a whole is so beautifully articulated and transparent...
It’s a combination of the acoustics of mainly the piano and the room as well as the excellent performance. It takes both in unison for perfection. Barenboim has great recordings of pieces; I think he has the best acoustics available
He highlights the baroque era perfectly, his articulation representing quite like a harpsichord and organ, which is possibly where Bach made this piece for. Beautiful interpretation!
In addition to this masterful execution, which is reminiscent of Stanislav Richter, the piano and the sound recording (live!) are pure wonder. Steinways often tend to sound metallic, this one not at all...
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you playing this with such amazing passion and sensitivity too. You are quite Brilliant too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
Funny, I felt the exact opposite of that! I found this interpretion more "scholar" and neat, but quite cold, and Gould's one much more emotionally overwhelming. Him lowering the tempo and playing staccato gives, to me, a dramatic impulse, each note ticking like a clock or a heartbeat that gets more and more disturbed by dissonant notes like a mechanism that gets rusty.. that's funny and interesting to witness everyone's feeling about that masterpiece!
@@kangchenjunga591 True! And I just keep wondering about how it was played at Bach's time, considering the musical devices then. Couldn't play legato for it was on an harpsichord, so Gould's regular staccato might be more accurate than we think!
Agree - for my taste (to borrow a phrase from Martin Frost) Gould's interpretation sounds quite stodgy and for me draws attention to the fact that the music was not written for piano - but maybe that is just because we are so used to the 'traditional' interpretations?
![Víkingur Ólafsson - Bach: Organ Sonata No. 4, BWV 528: II. Andante [Adagio] (Transcr. Stradal)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/h3-rNMhIyuQ/mqdefault.jpg)
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Have you ever seen Vikingur Ólafsson live? What was your favourite performance? Let us know.
Yes. In the Laeiszhalle. The Organ piece. It is different on cd. I hope he records more Bach in the future. Thank you for reminding us constantly of him. Have a merry Christmas :)
No never. But I would like to. I love Bach and this sounds great so this could be a favorite. But one of many. Ólafsson plays fantastic.
If he comes to Peru, I will definitely see him.
I saw him live in the Berlin Konzerthaus with a pretty poor Mozart c-minor concerto.
Last year in La Roque d'Antheron playing Debussy and Rameau. Especially his Debussy was fantastic!
Keeping that clarity and synchronisation at 135 bpm of the prelude is incredible. Well done.
This is one of those rare times the prelude is harder than the fugue
@@lunagardvonbingen I studied this piece for an examination and I found the fugue more difficult😵.
Both the prelude and fugue requires sufficient technical ability. The prelude needs precise and even playing, which is quite straightforward to practice. Whereas the fugue has a contrapuntal texture, requiring the performer to execute all three voices simultaneously.
@@lunagardvonbingenThe fugue is only harder when studied and played correctly!
Here is a pianist whose playing one can recognize, like Horowitz or Glenn Gould; yet one doesn't find him obtrusive. A very pleasant surprise to "discover" him. A great talent. Thank you for uploading.
the first musician from Iceland, who plays serious music in top class
He published a CD with a crossover of Rameau (baroque) and Debussy, 300 years apart, very interesting. I love the track "girl with golden hair / fille aux cheveux lin"
@@happysailormusica Iceland has numerous brilliant classical artists not too mention the jazz and rock science .Also we have brilliant symphony orchestra playing in one of the greatest music hall in the world .
Shut up
@@bercaferca4554 You good?
Exceptional voicing in the Fugue. You can hear EVERY exposition stand out. Beautiful
A young Dmitri Shostakovich.
About a foot taller,not Russian,and certainly not a composer of great 20th century symphonies...😊
Apart from that...😊
Yes😂😂
Going by appearances? haha
I think he’s literally talking by appearances cause he calls him young lol nice one 😂
Why? Just because he's white and wears glasses?
Wonderful! The prelude played in one breath yet so transparent and with an excellent arcticulation profile.
"articulation profile" - wha? Nice made-up term lol
ChristensenBrian bruh it means clarity in the production of successive notes lol
@@ChristensenBrian bruh just shut up
It’s exactly what i wanted to say
@@arbeitsloseseinhorn107 Nice username
I loved this interpretation i was looking for a very fast,fluent and flawless version of Prelude Fugue in C minor, this guy is a monster player
Agreed
I am learning this piece; I doubt I'll ever can that clean, crisp tone Vikingur manages to retain throughout. Marvelous performance. I keep playing it over and over again listening to every note. Then I play it again. Then I applaud with everyone else.
Just perfect control of all three voices and also don’t have the same exact tone throughout. As in pay attention closely and hear the varying dynamics of each voice throughout. Specifically when it turns to E Flat in the beginning, nice second voice (is, specifically what I’m aiming for). Plays with perfect care. This is the skill we’re all reaching for
omg… he makes it sound easy!! which it IS NOT. how does it sound so light yet crisp?!!
Never heard that piece played so clearly ever, absolutely tremendous!
How the hell does one get this sort of sound out of the piano? This is the most amazing rendition I've ever heard of the prelude in c minor and the performance as a whole is so beautifully articulated and transparent...
When you're playing a top of the line piano like stienway, bosendorfer, yamaha, etc etc what did you expect?
To me it’s not necessarily the sound it’s the precision and speed of his technique. I play this and it’s like I’m watching a movie slo mo-😂
Years of pain in the fingers?
It’s a combination of the acoustics of mainly the piano and the room as well as the excellent performance. It takes both in unison for perfection. Barenboim has great recordings of pieces; I think he has the best acoustics available
Very nice. The power of Bach is that there are often multiple legitimate options. Here, tempo and clarity is intensively present. Well done.
@@maxfelt2725 it’s actually spelt Bach
Brings out the Toccata-like character of this Prelude magnificently.
Exactly
I'm not sure I 've ever heard a piano sound like that (i.e. like the beginning of this prelude). It was phenomenal
So much texture in the Fugue!! Errggggggh I'm crying 😍
So much clarity and precision. Good luck to the performer! Speed was spot on
Good “luck”?
I think luck is all he’s got, in a GOOD way
I really like his interpretation of the prelude, such a control of each note, and several interesting nuances.
First Prelude and Fugue I ever studied. Great performance!
I think it's the first for us all.
@@amadeusradio9608 after the wtc 1 c major prelude
For me too
Mee too!
@@johannesbrahms3322 not the fugue....only the prelude....the first fugue is a little more difficult...
I didn’t know we can Bach this way.... very unique motivation with in the notes
Deceptively simple but superb phrasing and elicits inner voices with subtlety and power.
This young man is incredibly brilliant, talented and precise. Thank you for blessing my ears!
Your welcome dad
Thanks Uncle
Bestes Preludio & Fuge ever.....Bach is music and music is Bach. Wo wäre der Musikgenre gelandet wenn es nicht den Herrn Bach gegeben hätte....
0:00 Prelude
1:24 Fugue
Simple and brilliant. Listening to and crying. Very powerful and touching.
He mastered this piece. Perfect interpretation.
Я с вами согласен
He highlights the baroque era perfectly, his articulation representing quite like a harpsichord and organ, which is possibly where Bach made this piece for. Beautiful interpretation!
Браво. Пока что мне нравится это в исполнении рихтера и этого парня🎉❤
Finally he starts on the best of Bach, the 48. And as I hoped, played with soulful precision.
the use of the pedal at 0:36 is mesmerizing. I also have to do it
True, I love that part!
Agreed
Exactly its like an immense build up and then it disdains again
OMG!!! This dude Rocks!! Amazing performance 🎶🎶🎶🎶🤘🏻😜
Wonderful pianist, magic fingersa and playing one of of my favorites of Bach since childhood.. Lucky day to have discovered him today. Thank you!
quite underrated. Excellent performance, bravissimo.
Brilliant! Crystal clear articulation.
Vikingur, lui « fait dans la dentelle » Sublime !
I like how he brings out the left hand melody at 2:00 and how he stresses the lower canon part at 2:28.
Absolutely Clean, Clear and Magical! Never heard like this before...
Turn to this music whenever you want to experience perfection.
Are you that film score composer?
@@braevinmaund1210 The film composer is Steve Jablonsky and he is younger than I, so I was composing before he was born.
Chaos and discipline that's what I feel when I hear this music.
By far my favorite prelude and fugue
The first part is just great. Greetings from Argentina.
This is an amazing performance of this particular prelude and fugue. I loved how musical and technical he was!
Amazing!! Bach would be proud!!!
Impressive gradual acceleration in the fugue, I like it.
I began to expect a rather dramatic pace, then it ended!
Do you have any examples of this, going from normal or slow, to presto, imperceptibly?
In baroque music you generally want to stick to the original tempo but his change was quite subtle, so I don’t think too many of us would mind
Люблю цю прелюдію, її постійно грали піаністи в мене в школі, я запам'ятав цю музику коли йшов по коридору і чув прелюдію з якогось класу)
Clear and present the energy !
Touch my heart by future…
Franchement, en voilà un superbe pianiste!
Oh how wonderful ! Thank you. 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Wowowow! Amazing performance. Thanks for shaing!
Magnifique!
Great, Sir Ólafsson! The best interpretation I've ever heard!
Beyond words, simply excellent.
Perfect accoustic for a perfect articulation !
We call this in the performance industry "hors d'oeuvres"
Tellement beau !!!!
wonderful wonderful wonderful! one of my favorite interpretations of this piece
¡Oh Dios! Es una de las mejores versiones que he escuchado.
Me gusta la técnica, muy buena interpretación.
Muchas gracias.
LOL
Me encanta esa aceleración constante que tiene :) Es de lo mejor
His precision is outstanding
He makes it seem, like the prelude was composed by Philip Glass. Extraordinary. He has the most sublime touch I've heard in recent years.
In addition to this masterful execution, which is reminiscent of Stanislav Richter, the piano and the sound recording (live!) are pure wonder. Steinways often tend to sound metallic, this one not at all...
It sounds very calm and graceful.
Calm? No the opposite
love the opening! so clear and precise
He is an amazing piano player.
Olafsson is a fantastic interpreter of Bach!
He really is!
Thank you so much I really really enjoyed watching you playing this with such amazing passion and sensitivity too. You are quite Brilliant too. Please stay safe and well too xxx Mags
so refreshing! thanks for uploading
Amazing clarity! The key to this clear performance is the quick note releases. Amazing performance!
I love his interpretation. So light and clear. Prefer this to Glenn Gould which sounds a bit stiff when you hear both tracks side by side.
Funny, I felt the exact opposite of that! I found this interpretion more "scholar" and neat, but quite cold, and Gould's one much more emotionally overwhelming. Him lowering the tempo and playing staccato gives, to me, a dramatic impulse, each note ticking like a clock or a heartbeat that gets more and more disturbed by dissonant notes like a mechanism that gets rusty.. that's funny and interesting to witness everyone's feeling about that masterpiece!
Remember that the recording technology wasn’t as advanced in Glenn Gould’s time.
@@simon76def Gould’s Bach interpretations are rather unique.
@@kangchenjunga591 True! And I just keep wondering about how it was played at Bach's time, considering the musical devices then. Couldn't play legato for it was on an harpsichord, so Gould's regular staccato might be more accurate than we think!
Agree - for my taste (to borrow a phrase from Martin Frost) Gould's interpretation sounds quite stodgy and for me draws attention to the fact that the music was not written for piano - but maybe that is just because we are so used to the 'traditional' interpretations?
Stunning interpretation!
Wow, he is incredible. Donna Summer used this in the beginning of her song, Mystery of Love.
БРАВООО!!!!!!!
Ich bin begeistert!👍👍👍
Sooo nice to listen to. Thank you very bach.
SUPERB!
Incroyable 😍🤹🏿♀️
It sounds like an adventure beginning.
Breathless first part. Oh my God. He is perfect.
Wow!!! Cómo sueño con tocar así!!! Me encanta!
Very beautiful! Impressive!
I played in my 8 th grade examination trinity college in year 2006 👏👏👏👏
Восхитительно!
His plating of the fugue is perfect as far as I'm concerned. Unhurried and fabulous articulations and phrasing. :-)
Where are you concerned in this piece? This fugue?
@@bercaferca4554 I meant that this is the best performance. in my opinion. 'As far as I am concerned ' is way of saying 'in my experience'. :-)
Absolutely wonderful!
That bow at the end was so steezy. Also, surgical on the keys, so good 👏
Can you imagine what this madlad would do with Scarlatti?
I NEED THIS YESTERDAY
Magnifique.
Extreme clarity, and singing within the tempo. (Bach is in this simple thing: singing within the tempo. What Gould the machine never understood)
Великолепно! Браво!!!
I don’t know much about classical music but Bach is cool
Amazing ❤❤❤
Great performance 👏👏👏
Best wishes for 2024 🎶🕯️💐
Thank you! You too!
Brilliant, Bravo!
Impeccable!!!
Can't wait to hear him TODAY in Chicago - Mozart!
Prelude is easy :) Fugue is much harder. If J.S Bach himself would watch this he would be impressed :) Danke.
It is not that easy. Of course the Fugue is harder, however the prelude it's not a piece of cake
How wonderful
Bravo!
Such great talent 😊
Such genius! he can make a piano sound either like harpsichord or an organ (hear the organ sonata 4)
Brilliant! Magnífico! Bravísimo!
Amazing execution! Absolutely flawless.
Bravo👏👏👏👏