Performer: Yuja Wang
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4864567
Release: 2024
Size: 1.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Albéniz: Iberia, T. 105 / Book 4
01. No. 10, Málaga
Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23
02. I. Drammatico
03. II. Allegretto
04. III. Andante
05. IV. Presto con fuoco
Kapustin: 24 Jazz Preludes, Op. 53
06. No. 11
07. No. 10
Albéniz: Iberia, T. 105 / Book 3
08. No. 9, Lavapiés
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 ‘The Hunt’
09. I. Allegro
10. II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
11. III. Minuet. Moderato e grazioso – Trio
12. IV. Presto con fuoco
Ligeti: Études for piano, book 2 (études 7-14)
13. No. 6, Automne à Varsovie
14. No. 13, L’escalier du diable
Glass: Études
15. No. 6
16. Márquez: Danzón No. 2 (Transcr. Gómez-Tagle for Piano)
Brahms: Intermezzi, Op. 117
17. No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante con moto
Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
18. Melodie dell’Orfeo (Arr. Sgambati for Piano)
2023 Grammy-nominated Yuja Wang demonstrates her incredible range of interpretation with this eclectic program from her highly acclaimed 2022 Vienna recital. The star pianist displays her fiery virtuosity in little-known compositions by György Ligeti and Nikolai Kapustin, as well as her mature musicality in masterpieces by Ludwig van Beethoven and Alexander Scriabin, and her musical imagination in sublime miniatures by Isaac Albéniz. Yuja finishes with virtuoso encores spanning the history of music from Christoph Willibald Gluck to Philipp Glass. Technical mastery and interpretative refinement define her playing, without ever losing any of her emotionality. It’s not unlike a gallery exhibition encompassing multiple artists, where the curator gives careful consideration to the venue’s dimensions and the size of each painting. As such, a palpable organic flow and sense of cumulative momentum govern the peaks and valleys of Yuja Wang’s provocative running order.