Watch Víkingur Ólafsson perform his transcription of Rameau's 'The Arts And The Hours' from new album 'Debussy'. Pianist Víkingur Ólafsson and filmmaker Magnús Leifsson met for coffee between Christmas 2019 and the New Year to discuss what direction to take for 'The Arts And The Hours' video. "We talked about how it would fit the name and concept to do something with a person that is still in her old age still perfecting his or her art/craft." explained Magnús. "As we continued to talk about this, we started to discuss people that are obsessive collectors and go through their whole life collecting specific things, archiving them and taking care of their collection at their home. It is often really fascinating how people can be in love with random things and to see their sensitivity and delicacy that go into these collections. It's really artful and beautiful to see how much time has been spent to collect these things and then to showcase their collections, often in a garage or in their basement. So that became the idea, that alongside the performance of Víkingur we would film these three moments that are a bit like a glimpse into the life of these collectors and their collections."
