Víkingur Ólafsson - Glass: Études, No. 2 | Yellow Lounge

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Víkingur Ólafsson - Glass: Études, No. 2 - Live From Yellow Lounge
Víkingur Ólafsson is much sought-after by international conductors, orchestras and artists as both a chamber and concert musician. Possessing a rare combination of passionate musicality, explosive virtuosity and intellectual curiosity, the Icelandic pianist 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. Besides his growing career as a traditional concert pianist, Ólafsson has also collaborated with a range of contemporary composers and artists like Philip Glass, Olafur Arnalds, and Björk.
Composer: Philip Glass
Repertoire: Étude No. 2 - Live From Yellow Lounge [Music Video]
Artists: Víkingur Ólafsson
Place: Funkhaus, Berlin
Produced by Christopher Tarnow
Video Producer: WELTN24 GmbH
Video Director: Martin Pelzer
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Music video for No. 2. (C) 2017 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
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[@acash93]

His control of tone is very consistent. Wow

[@itchy2learn]

Yes, that struck me too. You can sense the amount of thought and hard work that has gone into the performance.

[@Cal-md1et]

Great performance. Reminds me of the movie 'The Illusionist'

[@carlosreyesf19]

I discovered Glass thanks to your interpretations. You are awesome

[@marthacavanagh9143]

When you play this I hear things I haven't heard before when listening to others play this piece. Extraordinarily beautiful!

[@Sitbon08]

The first pianist to make sense of this sound world for me.

[@terridoring2366]

This piece and his technique have an other-worldly aura. Just magnificent!

[@esutsu]

I played this piece for years. After that interpretation everything changed for me. Thank you for that fresh feeling. It gaves me a new perspective.

[@chelsealeepiano]

Pp

[@fflambeauutube]

A very "dreamy" piece. Beautiful.

[@ethanhill9460]

I wish this Etude would find its way to wider broadcast media. It could be a hit on some chart.

[@colinrobinson8930]

It’s been one of those days so I’m just going to play this in a loop...

[@clberka]

I wish I could "like" this more than once. Stunning.

[@TheDanrach]

The very best interpretation I have yet heard of this piece.

[@wonderlasting]

It's a more millennial interpretation.

[@CharlesZoll]

Way too slow and meccanico for me. If you listen to Glass himself play it he plays with much more freedom, rubato, and speed. Glass plays this piece in 3:30 whereas it takes this pianist 5:50. I get the tendency in minimalism to gravitate to longer, drawn out structures, but this is Feldman-esque postmodernism interpretation.

[@TheDanrach]

@@CharlesZoll Very interesting, I will make a point to look up Glass' version. Admittedly, I am less accustomed to music from later periods of "Classical" music, so I should really develop my ear more in that area. I sincerely appreciate the insight. I discovered this piece after watching a ballet that was set to it, so I wasn't really listening "pure." But your thoughtful commentary inspired me to look into more versions.

[@jeremiahsalyer7784]

TheDanrach there’s a cd of glass playing the etudes. That’s the best version.

[@TheDanrach]

@@jeremiahsalyer7784 Thank you so much! I'll look for that!

[@pelegrino791]

I feel the influence of the first Prelude and fugue of Bach.

[@barbarasouzaprod9827]

Excellente interprétation. Le tempo est parfaitement juste. Envoûtant. Bravo Vikingur !

[@livbusy4629]

At first this video popped up, I was like, who is this guy, bad composure playing the piano sticking his neck out, he is out to get himself some spinal pain in the neck, and what is wrong with the music, why is it so slow and not changing, but as soon as his right hand hit the fist note, suddenly I was dragged into this psychedelic outta space, or feeling stuck in time or dream or something, I found myself kept listening after several minutes, and obsessively searching for Philip Glass in the next few days, buying his etude book, begging to play his piece, sharing his Video. That is what a as-if digitally multi-tracked thoughtfully composed music adding full acoustic music instrument’s flavor can do to modern listeners .

[@lawrenceyang9959]

I can totally relate to that

[@solarwindlass]

I’ve been practicing several of these sublime glass etudes - this particular one has imaginary notes to play! And this guy makes you hear them! They are not there!

[@Thebois94]

You get it ❤️

[@adrianwright8685]

"posture"

[@chetanc174]

Thanks I am in the first phase of your experience.... But I am here to stay to see how it goe

[@Dnava28music]

I've been listening to this at least 100 times in the last months

[@antoninavirduzzo5492]

⭐⭐⭐

[@muggabill7225]

Mit Abstand die beste Aufnahme der 2. Etüde. Großartig!

[@julieandrews730]

Absolutely transported by Vikingur's Philip Glass! Being rooted in J.S., Ludwig and Amadeus, this is a revelation!

[@eikarumba429]

I’ve not heard this piece played with that intonation before. I liked it. The brubaker rendition was my favourite prior to hearing this!

[@BalbirSingh-tt8rv]

Thanks to Ólafsan and Yellow Lounge Berlin.

[@brianramirez8255]

Played the tones perfectly.

[@seanburdeshaw6847]

this is obviously very beautiful and I'm sorry to say this but I think his tempo is a bit quick, it actually gives me a slightly uneasy feeling because its just too quick

[@giuliaLeoncini]

Grazie, fantastica interpretazione,sembra una musica non di questa terra,più che sublime.

[@merlebehzadi2029]

Minimalistic (Glass) music turned to romantic (Schumann)style.

[@1954surya]

Geniale Interpretation. Wäre gerne selber auf die Lösungen gekommen.

[@prundonmcavoy7155]

Superb pianism.

[@fumioferguson7634]

Bleak, relaxing & beautiful

[@jandotie]

These comments are giving me impostor syndrome

[@theresaheidel9878]

otherworldy and ethereal...beautiful rendition

[@심호흡-w2q]

앞으로가 더욱 기대되는 음악가

[@pie3566]

Mi versión en piano suena como un guarén al lado de esta.

[@tmnaaaa]

Complete harmony

[@MariuszDomaszewicz]

Beautiful! Greetings:-)

[@dirkreed5392]

Wow! Amazing!! Bravo, Vikingur!!!

[@metcoofer879]

A beautiful song beautifully played.

[@helenamare3225]

Very beautiful

[@minminsu6210]

sobeautifulsound

[@Zorgcho]

Technically outstanding, absurdly rushed.

[@williamsparks4201]

Philip Glass (our very own American composer) is unique - see 'The Illusionist (2006)' : Memo to V.O. : You"re the Greatest: Please come back to us, we need your commitment and skills much more than the Germans. God Bless you!

[@tngus9904]

😭❤️

[@rebeccafield6121]

He makes it look so effortless!!! 💛💛💛 Just adding I'm so addicted to listening to this right now 🙃

[@nicolawilliamsfeng]

Bellissima

[@modestonogueira8884]

Isso é brincadeira gente !!!!

[@juanmcmahon7765]

Bravo!

[@hughmilsom3107]

That blasted cough!

[@NilsVigeland-w2q]

Mind numbing bilge

[@chrisorlan]

Fantastic.

[@Loreto_]

👏 🎉 👏 🎉 👏 🎉

[@tamarapala260]

🔥💖❗🤗

[@EclecticSB]

Beautiful!

[@reamartin6458]

Zzz

[@juwonnnnn]

👏

[@markelliottdriver]

nice

[@Serrano986]

Excelente, gracias!!?

[@aubreywarneck7227]

Just gorgeous!!

[@OHagan]

One of my favorites....Thanks!!!!!

[@jairozamga]

Exquisito!

[@tamararobertasilva-prolldo5590]

🙋🏻

[@carlosavila6144]

Well done!

[@kellypaws]

If this video was a vinyl recording, it would be worn entirely free of grooves. So, so, so beautiful.

[@geogi_bodies]

crazy dynamic and tone......otherworldly

[@wonderlasting]

This is truly an American sound.

[@robertstorey6969]

Philip Glass is and always was Australian!

[@wonderlasting]

Ha ha. What would his parents say, the day he was born, in Baltimore, Maryland?

[@mhafner82]

@@robertstorey6969 why he is labeled as an American composer in all of his bio?

[@somebody9033]

​@@robertstorey6969australia does not exist. All australians are paid actors by Nasa

[@jonevans319]

It's a truly beautiful piece, but it hurts me to say that Miaslaw Skroryk wrote it first.

[@dariocaporuscio8701]

What piece?

[@jonevans319]

@@dariocaporuscio8701 Glass's Etude no' 2. The main theme is very similar to Skoryk's Piano Partita no' 5. I say this as someone who loved Glass's Etudes.

[@lindalindab3284]

There is a similarity in the opening accompaniment figure but that’s all. The Partita is completely different in style and melodic material.

[@jaypeckay5898]

wonderful clarity.......but the tempo!! way too fast........slow down dude:)

[@esmaiszabo8029]

This is terribly mundane and uninspired. Terrible

[@jackiboi307]

Who cares about your opinion?

[@matteom8818]

I disagree. Listen to his Rach 3, Glass etude no 6 and bach.

[@CharlesZoll]

This is played too slowly and apologetically. Minimalism is in your face, not in the background.

[@prundonmcavoy7155]

This is written too carelessly and ignorantly. Minimalism has a huge variety of moods like any movement of classical music in Western Civilization.

[@connypiano5038]

An 'etude' consisting of two different chords. Lounge music.

[@Wkkbooks]

Lovely texture, complete absence of imagination.

[@ethanhill9460]

Rushed.

[@CharlesZoll]

Hardly. How slow do you think it should go? Glass plays it at like eighth=380 and this guy is like eighth=250. Way too slow.

[@eechenglee1369]

Glass intends the piece to be played at a much higher tempo...

[@prundonmcavoy7155]

Laughable.

[@Sitbon08]

Nonsense Ethan Hill.

[@brucekuehn4031]

All I know is - I really liked it!

[@idiot9302]

why does this remind me of zelda

[@datsdajazz_man1646]

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