STRAVINSKY / SCARLATTI / BRAHMS / RAVEL

 

"Transformation"

 

IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882–1971)

 

Three Movements from Pétrouchka

Transcribed for piano solo by the composer

1 Danse russe. Allegro giusto

2 Chez Pétrouchka

3 La Semaine grasse. Con moto – Allegretto – Tempo giusto – Agitato

The Shrovetide Fair - Der Fastnachtsjahrmarkt

 

DOMENICO SCARLATTI (1685–1757)

 

4 Sonata in E major K. 380: Andante comodo

E-dur - en mi majeur

 

JOHANNES BRAHMS (1833–1897)

 

Variations on a Theme by Paganini op. 35

 

BOOK I - HEFT I - LIVRE I

5 Thema. Non troppo presto

6 Variation 1

7 Variation 2

8 Variation 3

9 Variation 4

10 Variation 5

11 Variation 6

12 Variation 7

13 Variation 8

14 Variation 9

15 Variation 10

16 Variation 11

17 Variation 12

 

BOOK II - HEFT II - LIVRE II

18 Variation 1

19 Variation 2

20 Variation 5

21 Variation 6

22 Variation 7

23 Variation 8

24 Variation 10

25 Variation 11

26 Variation 12

27 Variation 13

28 Variation 3

29 Variation 4

 

BOOK I - HEFT I - LIVRE I

30 Variation 13

31 Variation 14

 

DOMENICO SCARLATTI

 

32 Sonata in F minor/C major K. 466: Andante moderato

f-moll/C-dur - en fa mineur/ut majeur

 

MAURICE RAVEL (1875–1937)

 

33 La Valse

Transcribed for piano solo by the composer

 

Yuja Wang, piano

 

Pianist Yuja Wang’s Transformation categorically demonstrates that she is a young master of the Steinway.

 

Her album excites with a demanding recital that includes some of the most electrifying pieces of piano literature – Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka, Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Scarlatti’s Sonatas in E and B minor, and Ravel’s La Valse.

 

Yuja Wang’s ability to take her music by storm is tempered by a sophisticated musicality that never distorts the line.

 

Transformation highlights Yuja Wang’s penchant for piecing together high concept programs the public adores. As The New York Times observes, “She seems to have everything: speed, flexibility, pianistic thunder, and interpretive nuance.”

 

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