Víkingur Ólafsson – Bach: Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 847

Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson performs J.S. Bach´s "Prelude & Fugue" in C minor, BWV 847 live from Harpa, Reykjavík.

Víkingur Ólafsson – Prelude & Fugue in C minor, BWV 847

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[deutschegrammophon]

Have you ever seen Vikingur Ólafsson live? What was your favourite performance? Let us know.

[sigururhergeirsson]

Keeping that clarity and synchronisation at 135 bpm of the prelude is incredible. Well done.

[scottfromderby]

Exceptional voicing in the Fugue. You can hear EVERY exposition stand out. Beautiful

[aegeanbo]

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.

[tamirbermann]

Wonderful! The prelude played in one breath yet so transparent and with an excellent arcticulation profile.

[gracekim]

omg… he makes it sound easy!! which it IS NOT. how does it sound so light yet crisp?!!

[dirtyharry]

I'm not sure I 've ever heard a piano sound like that (i.e. like the beginning of this prelude). It was phenomenal

[hagenhallgard]

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

[martinebrandner]

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.

[judithdernier]

Brings out the Toccata-like character of this Prelude magnificently.

[EpicMeerGaming]

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...

[PaulVanBladel]

Very nice. The power of Bach is that there are often multiple legitimate options. Here, tempo and clarity is intensively present. Well done.

[turic]

Never heard that piece played so clearly ever, absolutely tremendous!

[PianoBeaShar]

So much texture in the Fugue!! I'm crying 😍

[rbnn]

Deceptively simple but superb phrasing and elicits inner voices with subtlety and power.

[LukeFaulkner]

First Prelude and Fugue I ever studied. Great performance!

[mirandaandronikashvili]

So much clarity and precision. Good luck to the performer! Speed was spot on

[Sona]

He mastered this piece. Perfect interpretation.

[domberta]

I really like his interpretation of the prelude, such a control of each note, and several interesting nuances.

[ava_alami]

This young man is incredibly brilliant, talented and precise. Thank you for blessing my ears!