Mixed Bag
4
By Sauvignon Blanc
First off, let me say that I think Víkingur Ólafsson is a great pianist. I have and love his Bach and Glass CDs and he is great at performing the music of those two composers.
Here, I think he does a great job on the Rameau pieces, especially the slower and more contemplative pieces, but, at least at this point, I don’t think I’d pay to go see him perform Debussy. This is a little ironic. He creates impressions in playing Rameau, but then plays Debussy like he’s racing, or he’s playing on a harpsichord. Listen to Jardins...and you tell me. Bavouzet would be my choice for performing piano pieces by Debussy.