Víkingur Ólafsson – Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux

Víkingur Ólafsson himself describes his first encounter with Rameau’s “Le Rappel des Oiseaux“ as follows: “Debussy has been with me as far back as I can remember, but my first encounter with the keyboard music of Rameau was Emil Gilels’ 1951 recording of “Le Rappel des oiseaux”, which I came across during my student days in New York. I was immediately fascinated by the music and how well it lends itself to the modern piano, at least in Gilels’ noble rendition, with its layered textures and light and shades. But it wasn’t until the spring of 2019, as I waited (and waited and waited) for the birth of my first child that I finally had the chance, having cleared some weeks in my concert schedule, to sit down with all of Rameau’s published keyboard works and read through every one of them. A world of wonder revealed itself: ingenious works of remarkable diversity, rarely programmed or recorded on the modern instrument.“ Watch Víkingur Ólafsson peform Jean-Philippe Rameau’s “Le Rappel des Oiseaux“. More from Víkingur Ólafsson More from Víkingur on Instagram: More from Víkingur on Facebook: More from Víkingur on Youtube: Concert dates on his website: Víkingur Ólafsson – Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux Listen to ’Debussy Rameau’: Subscribe here for more classical video clips – The Best Of Classical Music: Discover full concert performances on DG Premium - registration and basic library are free: _______________ Find Deutsche Grammophon Online Homepage: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: Newsletter: _______________ 最优质古典音乐 – 此处订阅: Le meilleur de la musique classique. Pour vous abonner cliquez ici: 最高のクラシック音楽―登録はこちら: 최고의 클래식음악을 구독하세요: Лучшая Классическая Музыка - Подписаться: La mejor música clásica - Suscríbase aquí: #VíkingurÓlafsson #Rameau #Piano