Tribute To Earl Wild

Gerhswin

Genre: Classical

CD | 1 disc(s) | Release: 09-11-2010

Verwachte levertijd (in NL): +/- 7 tot 15 werkdagen

€ 20.95

Extra info

Extra info:	Xiayin Wang
Maatschappij:	Play It Again Sam (PIAS)
Label:	Chandos
Barcode:	0095115162620
Suffix - prefix:	10626 CHAN
Taal:	EN
Herkomst:	Holland
Genre (extra):	Piano
Solist(en):	XIAYIN WANG

Beschrijving

Xiayin Wang (piano)

Wie Earl Wilds eigen opnames van deze typisch Amerikaanse, altijd swingende stijlmengsels kent, zal verrast zijn hoe gemakkelijk, zelfverzekerd en energiek de jonge Chinese zangeres deze bijna onspeelbare miniaturen uit haar mouw schudt uit haar mouw: Zelfs megavirtuoos Wild zou zijn hoed hebben afgenomen.

Wild:
Improvisation in the form of Theme and Variations on 'Someone to watch over me'
Piano Sonata
Porgy and Bess Fantasy
Seven Virtuoso Etudes on Gershwin Songs

"Wang plays not only with commendable dexterity but also much softness and affection...she is very persuasive and, moreover, is excellently recorded, with presence and fullness: a really top-notch piano sound."
International Record Review - December 2010

"Call me a heretic, but I generally prefer Wang's interpretation to the composer's. Her faster tempo and more agile dotted rhythms in the first movement better convey the music's marching urgency, while her fingerwork in the Ricky Martin-inspired Toccata finale is altogether lighter, more playful and sharply accented."
Gramophone Magazine - January 2011

"Xiayin Wang plays this music cleanly and with technical aplomb."
BBC Music Magazine - May 2011 ****