George gershwin, aaron copland, samuel barber performer. It gives me great pleasure to report that xiayin wangs magnificent recital on may 18 th was a milestone. Yaoying wang yingying has performed in major venues including south bank centre the percell room, the steinway hall, kings place, the dukes hall, st martininthefield, david jones recital hall, marlow piano society, amaryllis fleming concert hall and liaoning grand theatre. In 1997, she moved to new york and attended the manhattan school of music, where she earned her bachelors, masters, and professional studies degrees. I have heard xiayin wang perform in concert both the barber and copeland piano concertos with peter oundjian and the royal scottish national orchestra in glasgow in 20.
Xiayin wang, a doctoral student at the manhattan school of music, is clearly doing something right. Xiayin wang tchaikovsky khachaturian royal scottish national orchestra, peter oundjian piano concerto no. American piano concertos by xiayin wang 95115512821. Xiayin wang, david lisker, bela horvath, hiro matsuo duration. Tos the last dance s01e04 dollars legends of tomorrow s05e12 salvation rookies. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
George gershwin, aaron copland, samuel barber, peter oundjian, royal scottish national orchestra, xiayin wang american piano concertos amazon. Yuja wang piano yuja wang, one of torontos favourite soloists, returns for this colourful concert under the baton of krzysztof urbanski. Xiayin wang has seven recordings to her credit, including a highly lauded cd of richard danielpours the enchanted garden. Xiayin wang rsno oundjian american piano concertos piano. Andantino simplice allegro vivace assai on tchaikovsky. At the age of fifteen, she was awarded the first prize at. This flourish occurs later in the movement, as well, an important factor in the symmetry of the movement. The highlight being the performance of the double piano concerto with the. She has participated in many international music festivals, such as london master class and music fest perugia and.
Piano virtuoso yuja wang could have gone anywhere for this. Xiayin wang piano royal scottish national orchestra, peter oundjian. The piano music of earl wild performed by xiayin wang by. This landmark series features the greatest american composers both familiar and unfamiliar. A pianist of keen musicality and sweeping virtuosity, xiayin wang presents a fascinating exploration of works by enrique granados, revealing a technically challenging and complex musical language, yet full of color and emotional intensity. Barbers electrifying and athletically awesome concerto 1962 opens the disc. His first two concertos for piano are typical of his earlier style. In a recent video for giorgio armani, musical americas artist of the year, yuja wang, performs liszts arrangement of schuberts gretchen at the spinning wheel, the works dark, dulcet tones swirling against a dimly lit backdrop of piano and pianist as the music gently weaves a spell of soulful mystery. You only have to hear the soloists first entry in the barber to know that in xiayin wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the works demands and more. The concert commemorated the first russianamerican history month in new york state. Wang released a highly praised recording of brahmss quartet for piano and strings in g minor, op.
Xiayin wang bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music. Xiayin wang, royal scottish national orchestra, peter oundjian, george gershwin, aaron copland, samuel. Xiayin wang, piano alice tully hall, new york, ny may 18, 2009. The finale of the barber concerto, for example, suffers from a mechanical sense of rhythm and a flat. Its interesting how novel the trio of piano concertos by gershwin, copland, and barber are as a program. Chinese pianist xiayin wang emerged as something of a specialist in american music with her spectacular recording of earl wilds gershwin fantasias in 2010, and she continues to amass a strong track record with this chandos release, nicely recorded at the royal concert hall in glasgow. She wears her phenomenal technique with such unassuming ease that is only when you compare her playing to other major international artists you realise that where they bluster and fudge she is all clarity and layered control. Its not too long since i praised xiayin wangs previous rachmaninov disc, and about the same time i was stirred to admiration by nikolai luganskys recording of the two piano sonatas, which i rated the best currently available. Nearly a decade after she started to set the classical music world ablaze with her technically dazzling piano concertos and sexy, conventiondefying outfits onstage, wang is one of the most distinctive, acclaimed and popular figures in the classical music world. At first she seems to stretch out and sectionalize the right hands threenote phrases at bar 33 in the first movement, yet shes simply leaning into the composers intentionally accented downbeats. Accompanied by the royal scottish national orchestra and peter oundjian, xiayin wang plays concertos by the american composers george gershwin, aaron copland and samuel barber. American piano concertos samuel barber 19101981 piano concerto, op. American piano concertos chinese pianist xiayin wang emerged as something of a specialist in american music with her spectacular recording of earl wilds gershwin fantasias in 2010, and she continues to amass a strong track record with this chandos release, nicely recorded at. American piano concertos xiayin wang, the royal scottish national orchestra, peter oundjian chandos.
Her tone is thin, and she tends to pick at the notes rather than accenting them. Kriminalistid greed mia malkova rupauls all stars s t webrip doctor strange the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring 2001 asas star trek. Our highlyacclaimed american classics series boasts a unique catalogue of both wellknown and rarely recorded masterpieces. Wang appears to be staking out her personal territory in american repertoire she has a disc of earl wild piano music to her credit as wellbut with reference recordings of all of this music readily available by the likes of wild himself gershwin, john browning and szell barber, and the aforementioned coplandbernstein, there is simply no excuse for a disc that sounds like a lowvoltage reading rehearsal. Virtuoso pianist, chamber musician, soloist, and chandos recording artist. In 1997, she moved to new york and attended the manhattan school of music, where she earned her. Perhaps because the source of their inspiration was so close to the composers heart, the goyescas piano pieces are the most liberated examples of the. Wang even played a note, a large upbeat audience roared its approval as she took her place on stage.
You only have to hear the soloist s first entry to know that in xiayin wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the works demands and more. Piano quintet, marchenerzahlungen wang, fine arts quartet. Amercican academy of arts and letters, new york, usa, 78 november 2011, 10 february 2012. You only have to hear the soloists first entry to know that in xiayin wang you have a virtuoso with all the power and pizzazz to encompass the works demands and more. Piano works may 10, 2018 there is a beautifully natural flow to wangs playing and she catches the spirit of youthful spanish ardour nicelychandoss marvellous sound has depth and clarity that places this disc at. Find the best clips, watch programmes, catch up on the news, and read the latest xiayin wang interviews. Buy american piano concertos xiayin wang, the royal scottish national orchestra, peter oundjian chandos. American piano concertos xiayin wang, peter oundjian. Not long after that concert she recorded both the barber and copeland plus gershwins piano concerto in f with the same team.
Piano music poems waltzes dances by xiayin wang on. Related torrents kehlani gta contagion 2011 will smith shoplyfter resident evil desus and mero lynda punjabi insecure ncis. By contrast, xiayin wang often adapts a more lyrical approach and luxuriates in the keyboard writing while keeping a grip on momentum. Sacd, hybrid, multichannel, album chandos chsa 5167. She pursued graduate work at the shanghai conservatory of music, and participated in competitions where she won many awards. Xiayin wang rsno oundjian american piano concertos show recording details. As they say, nothing succeeds like success and before ms. Xiayin wang american piano concertos chandos chsa 5128. American piano concertos xiayin wang, the royal scottish. American piano concertos by xiayin wang on apple music. Find xiayin wang discography, albums and singles on allmusic.
Her debut cd, introducing xiayin wang, was released on the marquis classics label in 2007. Romantics like louis moreau gottschalk and edward macdowell. Bach, johann sebastian 1 barber, samuel 2 brahms, johannes 1 copland, aaron 2 danielpour, richard 1. Chinese pianist xiayin wang began taking piano lessons at age five. George gershwin, aaron copland, samuel barber, peter oundjian, royal scottish national orchestra, xiayin wang american piano concertos. Yuja wang conquers the piano world and beyond in a. It is impossible on evidence here to say that xiayin wang has any noticeable affinity for this music. Xiayin wang rsno oundjian american piano concertos. Listen to your favorite songs from piano music poems waltzes dances by xiayin wang now. She leads from the front, with oundjian giving the percussion and brass sections their head. American piano concertos samuel barber 19101981 concerto for piano and orchestra, op. The performance, technically impeccable and full of subdued passion, is intercut. Classical music, lyrics, and videos from new york, ny on reverbnation. Yuja wang has performed with conductors like daniel barenboim, david zinman, lorin maazel and michael tilson thomas, collaborated with artists and orchestras like the new york philharmonics and in a trio with daniel hope and lynn harrell and won competition prizes in her native china, her current home base of the usa, in spain, germany and japan.
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