Have you ever seen Vikingur Ólafsson live? What was your favourite performance? Let us know.
@nikt7883
4 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@MrKronbach
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@LON009
4 жыл бұрын
If he comes to Peru, I will definitely see him.
@connypiano5038
4 жыл бұрын
I saw him live in the Berlin Konzerthaus with a pretty poor Mozart c-minor concerto.
@michaelschefold3299
4 жыл бұрын
Last year in La Roque d'Antheron playing Debussy and Rameau. Especially his Debussy was fantastic!
@sigururhergeirsson4643
2 жыл бұрын
Keeping that clarity and synchronisation at 135 bpm of the prelude is incredible. Well done.
@lunagardvonbingen
2 ай бұрын
This is one of those rare times the prelude is harder than the fugue
@MrLapogianni
3 жыл бұрын
the use of the pedal at 0:36 is mesmerizing. I also have to do it
@jenniferbohm2719
3 жыл бұрын
True, I love that part!
@milesonyoutube8222
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@galaxy.9162
Ай бұрын
Exactly its like an immense build up and then it disdains again
@hgteslasgood
3 жыл бұрын
0:00 Prelude 1:24 Fugue
@jorgelopez-pr6dr
4 жыл бұрын
A young Dmitri Shostakovich.
@andrewkennaugh1065
3 жыл бұрын
About a foot taller,not Russian,and certainly not a composer of great 20th century symphonies...😊 Apart from that...😊
@EymenMsrl
3 жыл бұрын
Yes😂😂
@SunJigglet
2 жыл бұрын
Going by appearances? haha
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
I think he’s literally talking by appearances cause he calls him young lol nice one 😂
@gracey5512
2 жыл бұрын
Why? Just because he's white and wears glasses?
@PianoBeaShar
16 күн бұрын
So much texture in the Fugue!! Errggggggh I'm crying 😍
@DRodMuzicman
3 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! This dude Rocks!! Amazing performance 🎶🎶🎶🎶🤘🏻😜
@sqidlididli
2 жыл бұрын
Magnifique!
@ronmesiona8105
4 ай бұрын
Wow, he is incredible. Donna Summer used this in the beginning of her song, Mystery of Love.
@davidestebanrodriguezvega3402
4 жыл бұрын
¡Oh Dios! Es una de las mejores versiones que he escuchado. Me gusta la técnica, muy buena interpretación. Muchas gracias.
@maxfelt2725
3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Greyberet
2 жыл бұрын
Me encanta esa aceleración constante que tiene :) Es de lo mejor
@hanneswannes526
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@pierrecohenmusic
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing clarity! The key to this clear performance is the quick note releases. Amazing performance!
@amelbelfar6976
Жыл бұрын
Incroyable 😍🤹🏿♀️
@Cyrilmc222004
Жыл бұрын
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
@TERRYBIGGENDEN
2 жыл бұрын
His plating of the fugue is perfect as far as I'm concerned. Unhurried and fabulous articulations and phrasing. :-)
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
Where are you concerned in this piece? This fugue?
@TERRYBIGGENDEN
2 жыл бұрын
@@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'. :-)
@asenazov4814
Жыл бұрын
Sooo nice to listen to. Thank you very bach.
@otakurocklee
Жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful!
@soo4525
10 ай бұрын
Such great talent 😊
@anneraynaud2679
4 жыл бұрын
Prelude is easy :) Fugue is much harder. If J.S Bach himself would watch this he would be impressed :) Danke.
@enzoavila9260
3 жыл бұрын
It is not that easy. Of course the Fugue is harder, however the prelude it's not a piece of cake
@이현주-h4b1e
3 жыл бұрын
1:23 fugue
@ingerdillanantonsen8371
4 жыл бұрын
Outstanding
@ms.nanasi2266
6 ай бұрын
Brilliant!!
@Fallentree-hx7su
2 ай бұрын
Very interesting voicing
@sb5758
2 жыл бұрын
Too good
@billylee2390
4 жыл бұрын
He looks more like a lawyer.
@piano_rat
3 жыл бұрын
Lol 😝
@JohnHarmer
3 жыл бұрын
who forgot his tie that day :-)
@lol-pb4rl
5 ай бұрын
Who says lawyer can't play piano😂 lawyer is my side job actually I am a pianist
@necilbuyan9433
Жыл бұрын
Just great! ❤❤❤
@ralphkramden1741
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job.
@lucynab6780
6 ай бұрын
I love it 😮❤
@stereodachs
Жыл бұрын
I love it ❤ wow 😯 😮😮
@brudgerfrudger2174
4 ай бұрын
this piece was the reason I started practicing piano - and after 30 years of not being able to accomplish that that was also the reason I quit piano :( - so short and so fcuking hard to learn in the end
@slendrmusic
7 күн бұрын
Nice
@SamuelJFord
3 жыл бұрын
Truly great
@JordiFranchParella
4 жыл бұрын
Never, but I'd love it. His performances and reading of Bach are most interesting. Among them, if choosing one, Ich ruf zu dir Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 639).
@gavrinmahaffey3656
4 жыл бұрын
Marvelous!
@trelaras6407
3 жыл бұрын
you are a LORD!
@ДженароГатузо-е7л
3 жыл бұрын
Чарующе!
@JamesZhan
4 жыл бұрын
Is he using the soft pedal throughout the Prelude? I see that the entire rows of hammers keep slightly moving as he play.
@tamararobertasilva-prolldo5590
3 жыл бұрын
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@JordanAhalt-l3o
13 күн бұрын
Fleta Place
@mindless_8751
2 жыл бұрын
this guy is playing faster than the original, but good job
@tjpj111
Жыл бұрын
Better at 0.75 speed!
@HilaryLuo-v7q
7 күн бұрын
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@chezbe
4 жыл бұрын
Paul Bartons interpritation more greater or right
@opticalmixing23
4 жыл бұрын
Clean cut guy in suit
@petertyrrell3391
Жыл бұрын
What is the evidence that the prelude should be played at this speed? Where it is marked presto, then a faster speed would be right.
@Specy.y
24 күн бұрын
anybody from bytebeat?
@doogelyjim8627
3 жыл бұрын
unreal
@classicalmusiclover4029
4 жыл бұрын
Tips for getting the Prelude faster?
@AmadoDom
4 жыл бұрын
Practice
@khangVu457
4 жыл бұрын
I'd say you don't really need to play the prelude so fast. Think about the phrasing and listen to the inside voices of the prelude and try not to think of it like an etude. There's some bass voice leading in the last measure of the first page. (m.18) a solid 95-100 bpm will suffice. To answer your question, I will say what anyone would say, which is play it multiple times at a comfortable tempo for you and keep doing that. The more you build your muscle memory for it, faster and faster tempos will become much easier to you and you'll get to the tempo you want. But yeah, just practicing. And about the tempo, its only my opinion. Whenever I hear someone play the prelude at 95-100 bpm, I feel like the prelude is at the tempo is should be and adds to its clarity. But it's always a matter of opinion. It gives alot more contrast to the presto section.
@usertyfoon
4 жыл бұрын
Listen to the Gould"s version
@Lp78Ch
4 жыл бұрын
Fingering + a few redistribution between hands
@StracheyNeil-c3u
22 күн бұрын
Krista Rapid
@blindinglight7839
3 жыл бұрын
His way of playing is almost exactly as Richter's! He sounds great tho!
@JoeannNaomi-l2z
5 күн бұрын
Ernestine Union
@gracekim5478
2 жыл бұрын
omg… he makes it sound easy!! which it IS NOT. how does it sound so light yet crisp?!!
@aegeanbo
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@happysailormusica
3 жыл бұрын
the first musician from Iceland, who plays serious music in top class
@elle3076
3 жыл бұрын
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"
@doddsalfa
3 жыл бұрын
@@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 .
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
Shut up
@andrewkimpiano
2 жыл бұрын
@@bercaferca4554 You good?
@tamirbermann6962
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful! The prelude played in one breath yet so transparent and with an excellent arcticulation profile.
@ChristensenBrian
4 жыл бұрын
"articulation profile" - wha? Nice made-up term lol
@vaughn4613
4 жыл бұрын
ChristensenBrian bruh it means clarity in the production of successive notes lol
@holerasebastianaurelian
3 жыл бұрын
@@ChristensenBrian bruh just shut up
@arbeitsloseseinhorn107
3 жыл бұрын
It’s exactly what i wanted to say
@gabriel62
3 жыл бұрын
@@arbeitsloseseinhorn107 Nice username
@hagenhallgard8619
3 жыл бұрын
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
@Sona75493
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@scottfromderby
5 ай бұрын
Exceptional voicing in the Fugue. You can hear EVERY exposition stand out. Beautiful
@PaulVanBladel
4 жыл бұрын
Very nice. The power of Bach is that there are often multiple legitimate options. Here, tempo and clarity is intensively present. Well done.
@mfgaming1356
Жыл бұрын
@@maxfelt2725 it’s actually spelt Bach
@martinebrandner6560
3 жыл бұрын
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.
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
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
@Joggelschorsch
4 жыл бұрын
Just a hair to quick for my taste, great precision, though! My favourite is still perahia
@davifritzen5609
4 жыл бұрын
Lol you have the same name as me
@MisterPathetique
4 жыл бұрын
Perahia never recorded the WTC...
@EpicMeerGaming
3 жыл бұрын
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...
@jponz85
Жыл бұрын
When you're playing a top of the line piano like stienway, bosendorfer, yamaha, etc etc what did you expect?
@thefutureisnow8159
Жыл бұрын
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-😂
@justascaredpussycat1869
8 ай бұрын
Years of pain in the fingers?
@JerryEboy69
4 ай бұрын
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
@judithdernier1430
4 жыл бұрын
Brings out the Toccata-like character of this Prelude magnificently.
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly
@LukeFaulkner
4 жыл бұрын
First Prelude and Fugue I ever studied. Great performance!
@amadeusradio9608
4 жыл бұрын
I think it's the first for us all.
@johannesbrahms3322
4 жыл бұрын
@@amadeusradio9608 after the wtc 1 c major prelude
@liangchen8410
3 жыл бұрын
For me too
@alanleoneldavid1787
3 жыл бұрын
Mee too!
@aravindgundakaram1830
3 жыл бұрын
@@johannesbrahms3322 not the fugue....only the prelude....the first fugue is a little more difficult...
@domberta550
3 жыл бұрын
I really like his interpretation of the prelude, such a control of each note, and several interesting nuances.
@mirandaandronikashvili6543
4 жыл бұрын
So much clarity and precision. Good luck to the performer! Speed was spot on
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
Good “luck”?
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
I think luck is all he’s got, in a GOOD way
@lifecycle9359
4 жыл бұрын
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.
@simon76def
3 жыл бұрын
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
3 жыл бұрын
Remember that the recording technology wasn’t as advanced in Glenn Gould’s time.
@kangchenjunga591
3 жыл бұрын
@@simon76def Gould’s Bach interpretations are rather unique.
@simon76def
3 жыл бұрын
@@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!
@cooldebt
3 жыл бұрын
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?
@turic2260
Жыл бұрын
Never heard that piece played so clearly ever, absolutely tremendous!
@pyandri
Жыл бұрын
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...
@GIOVANNONE66
2 жыл бұрын
una macchina da scrivere, poteva fare il ragioniere dattilografo, invece ha studiato il pianoforte violentando Bach
@dirtyharry1881
Ай бұрын
I'm not sure I 've ever heard a piano sound like that (i.e. like the beginning of this prelude). It was phenomenal
@friedemannkleinert6441
4 жыл бұрын
He looks a bit like Philipp Amthor, a german politician
@Vincent-pz3bc
4 жыл бұрын
thats exactly what i thought lol
@PopsiclesInMyCellar
4 жыл бұрын
I Googled him. You're right! Uncanny!
@dahhisa_kobo
3 жыл бұрын
Olafsson deeply impressed us through his talent. And Amthor...? It remains a mystery. But they have something in common; they make us cry;D
@laurenzv5682
4 жыл бұрын
Is it okay to spend 4 months learning only the prelude ? I practice 10min/day, as a hobby Edit: i play the piano for three years now
@alexanderortizvelez6820
4 жыл бұрын
Yes! It's normal haha many learners don't even start their first prelude and fugue until they are in their 4-5th year or in my case my 6th year of practicing. Good job!
I didn’t know we can Bach this way.... very unique motivation with in the notes
@ava_alami
4 жыл бұрын
This young man is incredibly brilliant, talented and precise. Thank you for blessing my ears!
@bercaferca4554
2 жыл бұрын
Your welcome dad
@andrewsexton6179
11 күн бұрын
Thanks Uncle
@JordiFranchParella
4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Crystal clear articulation.
@Sona75493
2 жыл бұрын
He mastered this piece. Perfect interpretation.
@stephenjablonsky1941
4 жыл бұрын
Turn to this music whenever you want to experience perfection.
@braevinmaund1210
3 жыл бұрын
Are you that film score composer?
@stephenjablonsky1941
3 жыл бұрын
@@braevinmaund1210 The film composer is Steve Jablonsky and he is younger than I, so I was composing before he was born.
@newbie_productions
2 жыл бұрын
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!
@Enjoyer5222
2 жыл бұрын
Fugue better than Gould
@Jayantan846
3 жыл бұрын
I played in my 8 th grade examination trinity college in year 2006 👏👏👏👏
@hesus6177
3 жыл бұрын
Finally he starts on the best of Bach, the 48. And as I hoped, played with soulful precision.
@ce253
2 жыл бұрын
Did he get his train, you know?😓
@GIOVANNONE66
Жыл бұрын
Johann Sebastian Czerny
@FrostDirt
3 жыл бұрын
Impressive gradual acceleration in the fugue, I like it.
@00bean00
2 жыл бұрын
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?
@danielzhang7408
2 жыл бұрын
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
@jeanlouiscellario2225
3 жыл бұрын
Vikingur, lui « fait dans la dentelle » Sublime !
@imihajlow
5 ай бұрын
Speed metal of the 1700s.
@reamartin6458
Жыл бұрын
Zzzzzz The new breed of Instagram Pianist, the image is more important than the music boring
@piano_guy_handle
6 ай бұрын
nuh uh 😐
@reamartin6458
6 ай бұрын
Uh huh 🤔
@pianoman0459
3 жыл бұрын
1:23 - into fugue
@karennoble1076
Жыл бұрын
Wonderful pianist, magic fingersa and playing one of of my favorites of Bach since childhood.. Lucky day to have discovered him today. Thank you!
@farahmand4771
4 жыл бұрын
Franchement, en voilà un superbe pianiste!
@christocello7731
11 ай бұрын
A little bit too "artificial" for me. He obviously sees the prelude as a kind of minimal music piece. But is it convincing? And why does he stick to the same tempo when Bach indicates "Presto" at the end of the prelude? IMHO he somehow tries to copy Glenn Gould's way of articulating without reaching Gould's level at all...
@osaiosai5
3 жыл бұрын
Why he start he fugue with the right hand ☠️
@vincentlam1984
4 жыл бұрын
I like how he brings out the left hand melody at 2:00 and how he stresses the lower canon part at 2:28.
@paulstahl9110
Жыл бұрын
Bestes Preludio & Fuge ever.....Bach is music and music is Bach. Wo wäre der Musikgenre gelandet wenn es nicht den Herrn Bach gegeben hätte....
@patriciayeiser6405
Жыл бұрын
Try a harpsichord.
@victoralencar9241
7 ай бұрын
Ainda não achei uma interpretação melhor que a do maestro João Carlos Martins
@Alissa_21
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know much about classical music but Bach is cool
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