Wu Qian plays Schumann, Prior & Liszt

Qian responds to Schumann's imagination in Kreisleriana with rare poise and an engaging spirit, drawing the listener in. Playing the tricky piano writing with apparent ease, her characterisation... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 20th Apr 2009
Catalogue No: DSPRCD041
Label: Dal Segno

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Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16

Wu Qian (piano)

Liszt: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 5)

Wu Qian (piano)

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor

Wu Qian (piano)

Prior: Svyatogor’s Quest

world premiere recording
Wu Qian (piano)

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The debut release from the remarkable young pianist Wu Qian. She plays Schumann’s ‘Kreisleriana’ Op.16 and Liszt’s Sonetto 104 del Petrarca & Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 in C sharp minor. Featuring the world premiere recording of Alexander Prior’s “Svyatogor’s Quest”

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June 2009

Qian responds to Schumann's imagination in Kreisleriana with rare poise and an engaging spirit, drawing the listener in. Playing the tricky piano writing with apparent ease, her characterisation is subtle yet superbly defined.

May/June 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 one of the best yet…..Wu Qian combines fearlessness with
technical finesse and a remarkably intuitive sense of timing.

19th April 2009

The young Chinese virtuoso Wu Qian captures the violently opposing nature of Schumann's manic depression perfectly here and continues this idea of two states of mind with Alexander Prior's epic new work, Svyatogor's Quest. Wu Qian laps up this demanding piece before racing through Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No 12 with the same abandon. Exhilarating stuff.

2nd May 2009

The Chinese pianist starts her first recital disc with a confidently mature, unmannered reading of Schumann’s Kreisleriana. She equally shows much more than promise in her final Liszt selections – a limpid Petrarch sonnet setting, and the 12th Hungarian Rhapsody, which is full of gypsy glitter.

Wu Qian plays Schumann, Prior & Liszt

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