JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH

Following his world tour with Bach’s Goldberg Variations, pianist and acclaimed interpreter of Bach’s works Víkingur Ólafsson releases his new EP entitled Continuum. The work features six new interpretations of the iconic composer’s works, four of which Ólafsson arranged himself and two arrangements by other composers. 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,” says the pianist. Continuum is Ólafsson’s personal Bach diary, a dialog with Bach’s music and an ongoing homage to his artistry.