Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

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Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

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Artists Claire Huangci

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In Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber, her first solo album for Alpha Classics, Claire Huangci was keen to celebrate the Gershwin centenary alongside her roots in America, where she was born, studied music and made her debut as a concert artist at the age of nine. Presented as ‘An Experiment in Modern Music’ when it was premiered in 1924, Rhapsody in Blue made George Gershwin famous, and he soon set to work on a version for solo piano, recorded here by Claire Huangci. The brilliant improviser and transcriber Earl Wild took Gershwin’s songs (Liza, Fascinatin’ Rhythm, Somebody Loves Me, I Got Rhythm, Embraceable You, Oh, Lady Be Good, The Man I Love) to form the basis of his Seven Virtuoso Etudes for solo piano. Equally virtuosic is the Op. 26 Sonata by Samuel Barber, whom Vladimir Horowitz (who premiered the work in Havana in December 1949) regarded as one of the few Americans capable of writing for the piano. The New Hampshire-born composer Amy Beach took her inspiration from the folk music of both the New World and the Balkans, while retaining her harmonic language inherited from the Romantics. Her Variations Op. 60 (1904) bear witness to these influences.

Claire Huangci, Piano

Tracklist

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Total time: 01:17:23

1. Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Piano Version)

15:16

2. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Thema: Adagio

01:10

3. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation I: Più mosso

00:51

4. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation II: Maestoso

01:07

5. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation III: Allegro ma non troppo

00:50

6. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation IV: Andante alla Barcarola

01:32

7. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation V: Largo con molta espressione

02:39

8. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation VI: Quasi Fantasia - Allegro all’ Ongarese

02:04

9. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation VII: Vivace - Valse lento

02:01

10. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation VIII: Con vigore - Lento calmato

02:08

11. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Marcia funebre

04:25

12. Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Cadenza: Grave - Quasi fantasia

05:46

13. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: I. Allegro energico

07:16

14. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggero

02:11

15. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: III. Adagio mesto

05:03

16. Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito

04:30

17. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: I. Liza

03:06

18. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: II. Somebody Loves me

02:54

19. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: III. The Man I Love

02:27

20. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: IV. Embraceable You

02:47

21. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: V. Lady be Good

03:35

22. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: VI. I Got Rhythm

02:11

23. 7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: VII. Fasinatin’ Rhythm

01:34

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Additional Information

Label

Alpha Classics

SKU

ALPHA1071

Qualities

FLAC 96 kHz, DSD 64, DSD 128, DSD 256, DSD 512, DXD 24 Bit, WAV 192 kHz

Channels

2ch Stereo

Artists

Claire Huangci

Composers

Gershwin, Beach, Barber, Wild

Genres

Classical

Original Recording Format

PCM 192k

Instruments

Piano

Release Date

September 20, 2024

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Reviews

MusicWeb International

Philip Harrison

For her solo recital debut on Alpha, Claire Huangci has programmed an interesting mix of Americana that shows off her artistry well.

Claire Huangci’s recital ends with the seven Gershwin transcriptions penned by the great virtuoso Earl Wild. These are fantastic and fearsomely difficult in the grand tradition of the great piano transcribers of the past. Earl Wild probably recorded them (I believe his discography was enormous) but I cannot believe he would be disappointed with the performances on offer here.

Source: musicwebinternational.com

Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

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