Víkingur Ólafsson on the Unpredictable Futurism of Rameau

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Apr 22, 202400:16:21Music

All classical musicians are devoted to the art of reinterpretation — of trying to make the old feel new again. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson actually manages to pull it off. Whether he’s performing keyboard music hundreds of...

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