Sonatas & Etudes (Chopin / Ligeti / Scriabin / Liszt)
Yuja Wang
label: Deutsche Grammophon format: CD UPC: 00028947781806 release date: 4/7/2009
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Tracks
| Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 "Funeral March" (Frédéric Chopin): | ||
1. 1. Grave - Doppio movimento | ||
2. 2. Scherzo - Più lento - Tempo I | ||
3. 3. Marche funèbre (Lento) | Buy Ringtone ($2.49) | |
4. 4. Finale (Presto) | ||
| Etudes - Book 1 (György Ligeti): | ||
5. Etude n 4-Fanfares | ||
| Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor Op. 19 "Sonata Fantasy" (Alexander Scriabin): | ||
6. 1. Andante | ||
7. 2. Presto | ||
| Etude No.10 "Der Zauberlehring" (György Ligeti): | ||
8. Etude No.10 "Der Zauberlehring" | ||
| Piano Sonata in B minor S178 (Franz Liszt): | ||
9. Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso-Recitativo | ||
10. Andante sostenuto | ||
11. Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai | ||
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BBC Music Magazine Review - Tim Parry Applaudes The Arrival Of Pianist Yuja Wang
An Exceptional Debut. She's young. attractive, articulate - certainly very marketable for a major record label. But make no mistake, Yuja Wang is one hell of a pianist. Born in 1987, she's still got a lot of development ahead of her, as this recording to some extent reinforces, but she has all the equipment to be one of the most exciting pianists of her generation. As well as a stunning technique she has a fabulous range of sonority and colour (and she's been superbly caught by DG's engineers). She is also very comfortable with extremes of dynamic and expression, and this gives her playing a striking intensity. She gives a powerful account of Chopin's Second Sonata, sailing through its notorious difficulties. Bur there is no need to distort the music to underline her personal vision, as she does by lowering the bass octaves at the Funeral March's recapitulation. Her Scriabin is ravishing, although her interpretation doesn't quite seem settled, while the two Ligeti Etudes, especially 'Fanfares', suit her dazzling fingerwork perfectly. Pianistically, parts of her Liszt Sonata are extraordinary, with blistering octaves, razor-sharp articulation and a wonderful tonal richness. At times it feels emotionally rather distant, and if she doesn't quite engage with this work's psychological level, this will come with time. Reservations notwithstanding, I urge you to hear this disc. Unquestionably, Yuja Wang is a Pianist to watch.6/19/2009 8:30 AM (GMT-08:00)