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Track
List:
- Schumann: Kreisleriana Ausserst Bewegt
- Schumann:
Sehr Innig und nicht zu rasch
- Schumann: Sehr Aufgeregt
- Schumann: Sehr langsam
- Schumann: Sehr lebhaft
- Schumann: Sehr langsam
- Schumann: Sehr rasch
- Schumann: Schnell und spielend
- Prior: Svyagotor's Quest
- Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.12 in C# minor
CD Reviews:
‘"f this is any guide, she is certainly one to keep
an eye on.... Her performances come from deep inside, an intuitive
and completely honest approach that resonates with us because
of her integrity as an artist. Lest I seem to be gushing, let
me add fuel to the fire. This is one of the most spectacular readings
of Kreisleriana that I have ever heard.’"
(Of the Hungarian Rhapsody) ‘Qian’s is as convincing and
exciting as any I have heard. Add to this package some of the
most vivid and spectacularly captured piano sound I have ever
heard, and you have a highly digestible and eminently desirable
release.’ Fanfare Magazine U.S. Dec 2009
“ The young Chinese virtuoso Wu Qian captures the violently opposing
nature of Schumann’s manic depression perfectly here…” The
Observer 19.04.09
“The Chinese pianist starts her first recital disc with
a confidently, unmannered reading of Schumann’s Kreisleriana.”
The Times 02.05.09
“This, her first recording, shows huge promise. Qian responds
to Shumann’s imagination in Kreisleriana with rare poise and an
engaging spirit, drawing the listener in” BBC Music Magazine
May 2009
“Yet another young female Chinese pianist of dazzling talent?
The short answer is yes. The slightly longer answer is that she
may prove to be the best yet.” International Piano Magazine
May/June 2009
“A daunting task, in other words, for any pianist, but Wu
Qian simply trusts to her instincts and the results are quite
simply flawless.” (Of the Schumann Kreisleriana) International
Piano Magazine May/June 2009
“Her fiery attack of Kreisleriana’s fugue and the work’s
wraith-like ending are splendidly realised.” Gramophone Magazine
September 2009
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