Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan, Jean Philippe Rameau, Maurice Ravel
Performer: Bruce Liu
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalogue: 4864400
Release: 2023
Size: 964 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7
01. Gavotte
02. Var. 1
03. Var. 2
04. Var. 3
05. Var. 4
06. Var. 5
07. Var. 6
Alkan: Recueil de chants, Op. 65
08. No. 6, Barcarolle
09. Rameau: Les sauvages, RCT 6/14
Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43
10. No. 1, Noctuelles
11. No. 2, Oiseaux tristes
12. No. 3, Une barque sur l’océan
13. No. 4, Alborada del gracioso
14. No. 5, La vallée des cloches
Alkan: 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39 / No. 12, Le festin d’Ésope
15. Thema – Var. 1 – Var. 7
16. Var. 8 – Var. 13
17. Var. 14 – Var. 16
18. Var. 17 – Var. 18
19. Var. 19 – Var. 20
20. Var. 21 – Var. 24
21. Var. 25
22. Rameau: Les tendres plaintes—Rondeau, RCT 3/1
23. Rameau: Les cyclopes—Rondeau, RCT 3/8
24. Rameau: Menuets, RCT 6/3-4
25. Rameau: La poule, RCT 6/12
For his first album as an exclusive Deutsche Grammophon artist, 2021 International Chopin Competition winner Bruce Liu – “a pianist with a captivating musical personality” (Financial Times) – has compiled an enthralling survey of 200 years of French keyboard music, from Baroque to modern. The phenomenal young Canadian pianist has subtly adjusted the action of his instrument to highlight the differing musical styles. Gramophone’s reviewer acclaimed DG’s release of Liu’s Warsaw competition performances as “one of the most distinguished Chopin recitals of recent years, full of maturity, character and purpose”. The album’s title Waves alludes not only to the nature theme that runs throughout the programme, but also to the sheer spontaneity of Liu’s music-making.