【極致經典】Yuja Wang - Rachmaninov, Prokofiev - Piano Concertos

【專輯名稱】: Rachmaninov, Prokofiev - Piano Concertos
【專輯藝人】: Yujia Wang, Gustavo Dudamel, Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela
【發行公司】: Deutsche Grammophon
【發行日期】: February 3, 2014
【專輯類型】: Classic, Piano, Symphony

【專輯介紹】:

Yuja has found perfect partners in Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. During her first visit to Caracas last February, she became the first soloist to record with this vibrant ensemble. The youthful energy and excitement was heightened as they recorded not one, but two Russian masterpieces for piano and orchestra in a live setting, in the same concert.

Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 is the longest, most ambitious and technically complex of his works for piano and orchestra. It's also one of the most famous of all piano concertos. It was a recording by her idol Vladimir Horowitz that first inspired Yuja at age 12. As a young teen, she finally decided to tackle this challenge. "And now I'm 26. It really takes waves and waves of understanding — just let the music become part of you, under the skin, in the meat," Yuja says. "It's almost like a process of being an actor for me, because this piece is so narrative. It's like storytelling, but at the same time theatrical and extremely demanding and humorous. It has every character one can think of."

There are several stages to this Rachmaninoff concerto. Yuja says each one is more demanding than the last. "In the beginning there's waves and waves of climax and you're just like, 'Oh this is only the third one and I still have another 30 to go.' So I guess it's a way of pacing oneself emotionally. And of course if you play a lot, you have to be emotionally refreshed because it's like saying 'I love you' for 30 times and then you're just like, 'No I don't anymore.' So I have to look at the piece in a different perspective and to make it interesting and curious and satisfying for myself as well. That's challenging."



Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 is equally strenuous, especially the solo cadenza in the first movement. "It's crazy, but I think it's the darkness that really attracted me, which is manifested very strongly all aspects in the cadenza," Yuja explains.

In this cadenza, she's repeating what the orchestra has just played, however this time all the black notes on the page are intended for the piano alone. "So actually on the score, there's like three lines of music with two hands. And then there's another 10 pages to go. And of course I exert myself and then in the end there's the tuba coming in right after the cadenza and that's the most powerful moment of the piece.

"This orchestra is perfect with that tenaciousness. It just couldn't be better. Those are two works I've been wanting to record for a long time, and with this orchestra it was just a perfect combination."

Youth, passion and tenacity make Yuja Wang, Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela outstanding allies on this new live recording of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 and Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2.




【專輯曲目】:

Sergei Rachmaninov
01. Piano-Concerto-no-3-in-d-minor Allegro ma non tanto [15:50]
02. Piano-Concerto-no-3-in-d-minor Intermezzo (Adagio) [10:38]
03. Piano-Concerto-no-3-in-d-minor Finale (Alla breve) [14:17]
Sergei Prokofiev
04. Piano-Concerto-no-2-in-G-minor, Op.16 Andantino [11:02]
05. Piano-Concerto-no-2-in-G-minor, Op.16 Scherzo (Vivace) [2:22]
06. Piano-Concerto-no-2-in-G-minor, Op.16 Intermezzo (Allegro moderato) [6:35]
07. Piano-Concerto-no-2-in-G-minor, Op.16 Finale (Allegro tempestoso) [11:00]


【專輯播放】:

• 01. Yuja Wang - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor op.30. 1) Allegro ma non tanto
• 02. Yuja Wang - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor op.30. 2) Intermezzo (Adagio)
• 03. Yuja Wang - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor op.30. 3) Finale (Alla breve)
• 04. Yuja Wang - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor op.16. 1) Andantino
• 05. Yuja Wang - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor op.16. 2) Scherzo (Vivace)
• 06. Yuja Wang - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor op.16. 3) Intermezzo (Allegro moderato)
• 07. Yuja Wang - Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor op.16. 4) Finale (Allegro tempestoso)

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