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Víkingur Ólafsson's infinite variety; Angélique Kidjo's re-imagining of a Talking Heads’ classic

Author
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Published
Sun 22 Dec 2024
Episode Link
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/musicshow/vikingur-olafsson-bach-goldberg-variations-maurizio-pollini/104462508

In 2024 Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson undertook an international tour that saw him playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations almost a hundred times, including his first ever performances in Australia. He joins Andy in the studio, in front of the piano, to talk about finding infinite variety in those Variations.

Angélique Kidjo shares the story behind her 2018 album Remain In Light, a track-for-track re-imagining of the Talking Heads’ classic, highlighting the African influences across the record.

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