℗ 2024 Deutsche Grammophon, Berlin
| Released | October 18, 2024 |
| Duration | 19m 25s |
| Record Label | Deutsche Grammophon (DG) |
| Genre | Classical |
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Cantata, BWV 159
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1.1
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Es ist vollbracht (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Víkingur Ólafsson; Víkingur Ólafsson |
4:22 | |||
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Cantata, BWV 21
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1.2
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Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Víkingur Ólafsson; Víkingur Ólafsson |
3:19 | |||
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Cantata, BWV 150
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1.3
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Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Víkingur Ólafsson; Víkingur Ólafsson |
2:03 | |||
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1.4
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Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (Arr. Kurtág for Piano 4 Hands)
Johann Sebastian Bach; György Kurtág; Víkingur Ólafsson; Halla Oddný Magnúsdóttir |
3:40 | |||
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Cantata, BWV 12
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1.5
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Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Víkingur Ólafsson; Víkingur Ólafsson |
2:38 | |||
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1.6
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Komm, süßer Tod, BWV 478 (Arr. Bauer for Piano)
Johann Sebastian Bach; Harold Bauer; Víkingur Ólafsson |
3:23 | |||
Aftter completing his world tour with Bach's Goldberg Variations, Víkingur Ólafsson has released six new interpretations of the composer's music, four of which he arranged himself. He recorded the piano arrangements of Bach's sacred music in Reykjavík's Harpa concert hall in January.
"When I play Bach, I am reminded that historical eras in music are notions we superimpose on what is essentially a continuum: an unbroken thread linking us all, a running stream flowing through us – what the Germans, incidentally, call a Bach." Continuum is Víkingur Ólafsson's personal Bach diary, a dialog with Bach's music and an ongoing tribute to his artistry.
- Víkingur Ólafsson
192 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Deutsche Grammophon (DG) Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.08 -6.08 to -0.50 | -25.30 -30.06 to -22.29 | -21.33 -26.10 to -17.60 | 13 12 to 14 | |
| 1 | Es ist vollbracht (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) | -3.33 | -24.93 | -21.6 | 13 |
| 2 | Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) | -0.50 | -23.51 | -18.8 | 14 |
| 3 | Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) | -6.08 | -30.06 | -26.1 | 14 |
| 4 | Das alte Jahr vergangen ist, BWV 614 (Arr. Kurtág for Piano 4 Hands) | -4.75 | -26.98 | -23.5 | 13 |
| 5 | Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen (Arr. Ólafsson for Piano) | -3.34 | -24.01 | -20.4 | 12 |
| 6 | Komm, süßer Tod, BWV 478 (Arr. Bauer for Piano) | -0.50 | -22.29 | -17.6 | 13 |