Opus 109 (Beethoven | Bach | Schubert) Víkingur Ólafsson

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): The Well-Tempered Clavier I:
• 1 Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude No. 9 in E Major, BWV 854 01:44
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90:
• 2 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 05:43
• 3 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen 07:16
• Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830:
• 4 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: I. Toccata 08:06
• 5 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: II. Allemande 03:20
• 6 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: III. Corrente 04:06
• 7 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: IV. Air 01:17
• 8 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: V. Sarabande 07:41
• 9 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VI. Tempo di Gavotta 01:56
• 10 Bach: Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830: VII. Gigue 02:33
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566:
• 11 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: I. Moderato 04:46
• 12 Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 6 in E Minor, D. 566: II. Allegretto 05:46
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109:
• 13 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo 03:59
• 14 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo 02:23
• 15 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo 12:49
• Johann Sebastian Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817:
• 16 Bach: French Suite No. 6 in E Major, BWV 817: III. Sarabande 02:37
• Ludwig van Beethoven. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109:
• 17 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Edit) 02:20
• Total Runtime 01:18:22

Info zu Opus 109 (Beethoven | Bach | Schubert)

Der isländische Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson ist einer der meistgehörten klassischen Künstlern unserer Zeit.

Der vor Kurzem mit einem GRAMMY® ausgezeichnete Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson kündigt sein anstehendes Album Opus 109 an. Im Mittelpunkt des Projekts steht Beethovens Klaviersonate No. 30 in e-Dur, Op. 109, ein Meisterwerk des Komponisten, das er in einen erhellenden und musikalisch mitreißenden zeitlichen Dialog platziert, der den Linien nachspürt, die auf diesem geliebten Leuchtfeuer der Klavierliteratur zusammenlaufen.

Während der Pianist Bach als wichtigen Vorläufer der Sonate Op. 109 versteht, die auf dem Album durch drei Werke inklusive der gewaltigen Partita No. 6 vertreten ist, sieht er auch Beethovens eigene Sonate No. 27 in e-Moll, Op. 90 als Vorläufer für nicht nur das Op. 109, sondern auch als direkten Einfluss auf Schubert, insbesondere bezüglich dessen zweisätziger Sonate in e-Moll, D. 556.

Während die zwei Sonaten von Beethoven und die eine von Schubert den konzeptuellen Rahmen des Programms formen, konfrontieren beide Komponisten Bach “wie es jeder große Komponist muss”, sagt Ólafsson. Aufgrund der Auswahl der Werke ist das gesamte Album im Schlüsselbereich von E, in Dur und Moll-Modi, die für den Pianisten, der Synästhesie hat, wie satte und kräftige Grüntöne aussehen.

Víkingur Ólafsson, Klavier

Víkingur Ólafsson
Possessing a rare combination of passionate musicality, explosive virtuosity and intellectual curiosity, Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson has won all the major prizes in his native country, including four Musician of the Year prizes at the Icelandic Music Awards as well as The Icelandic Optimism Prize.

Víkingur’s 2016/17 season includes performances with NDR Elbphilhamonie Orchester and Los Angeles Philharmonic under Esa-Pekka Salonen, tour with Orkester Norden (Lawrence Foster) and concerts with Iceland Symphony Orchestra (Yan Pascal Tortelier) and MDR Sinfonieorchester (Kristjan Järvi). Since February 2016 he has taken over from Martin Fröst as Artistic Director of Vinterfest in Sweden while continuing in the same role for the award winning Reykjavík Midsummer Music, which he founded in 2012. In recital he will make his debut at Wiener Konzerthaus, Konzerthaus Berlin, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Louisiana Museum for Modern Art Denmark, La Folle Journée Festival as well in Leipzig and at the Istanbul Music Festival.

Víkingur signed an exclusive agreement with Deutsche Grammophon in November 2016. His debut album for DG will feature the piano works of Philip Glass and is set to be released in time for the composer’s 80th birthday in January 2017. In 2015 Víkingur recorded solo works by Igor Stravinsky for the company’s complete works edition of the composer and before that, he released 3 albums on his own label, Dirrindí Music. The first two were solo discs; ‘Debut’, (showing “exceptional perception and depth of maturity,” said EPTA Journal) and ‘Chopin-Bach’ (prompting Piano News Magazine to say “Immense talent … you must listen to this young pianist!”). His third album was a double CD/DVD release of ‘Winterreise’ with bass Kristinn Sigmundsson, which won the Album of the Year award at the Icelandic Music Awards 2012.

Víkingur has premiered five piano concertos to date and worked with composers including Philip Glass, Mark Simpson and Daníel Bjarnason. He has collaborated with leading artists from diverse fields, such as Roman Signer, Lillevan and Yann Malka, and appeared at festivals such as Busoni and Transart (Bolzano), MITO SettembreMusica (Milano) and Nordic Cool (Washington DC). When it comes to his relationships with other musicians, Víkingur has worked with Sayaka Shoji, István Várdai, Martin Fröst, Pekka Kuusisto and Björk.

Away from the concert stage, Víkingur is the driving force behind numerous innovative musical projects. Most recently the classical music television series, Útúrdúr (Out-of-tune), produced for the Icelandic National Broadcasting Service in 2013-14, was broadcast to unanimous critical and public acclaim.

Víkingur grew up in Iceland where he studied with Erla Stefánsdóttir and Peter Máté. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Jerome Lowenthal and Robert McDonald.

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