Les Variations Goldberg, Fanny Vicens, accordéon

Fanny Vicens, a young star of the classical and contemporary accordion world, offers an unexpected interpretation of the famous Goldberg Variations by J.S. Bach. Her masterful recording of this essential work was released in early 2022 and has been praised by music critics.
With her instrument, Fanny Vicens is right to allow herself a radical re-reading of the famous Variations, highlighting its contrapuntal and polyphonic dimension. The virtuosity of the accordionist - giving it its full orchestral dimension - is combined with a truly astounding energy. These are qualities that do him credit, as does his science of the bellows. Her interpretation, playing on the intensities and spatialization effects, in this respectful though obviously unconventional transcription, often carries us away in an emotional flow worthy of the greatest thurifiers of the Leipzig Master's work.
With this new recording, Fanny Vicens really gives us the feeling of hearing Bach's work again by offering multiple unexpected facets - thanks to an innovative gesture that must be saluted. - Resmusica 05/04/22