{"id":44962,"date":"2024-07-09T15:35:55","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T13:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e21d5562-9af1-470e-95a4-a15047448cf9"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T14:37:22","slug":"yuja-wang-the-vienna-recital","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/yuja-wang-the-vienna-recital\/","title":{"rendered":"Yuja Wang \u2013 The Vienna Recital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 09 July 2024 at 13:35 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>In his review, Nicholas Kenyon\u00a0is left in no doubt at all about Yuja Wang\u2019s versatility in this virtuosic live performance from Vienna\u2019s \u2018Golden Hall\u2019<\/p><p><strong>Yuja Wang \u2013 The Vienna Recital<\/strong><br\/>Works by Alb\u00e9niz, Beethoven, Scriabin et al<br\/>Yuja Wang (piano)<br\/><em>Deutsche Grammophon 486 4567\u00a0\u00a0\u00a074:20 mins\u00a0<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/07\/REVIEWS-INSTRUMENTAL-CHOICE-SCRIABIN-Piano-Sonata-No_-3-in-F-Sharp-Minor-Op_-23-IV_-Presto-con-fuoco.mp3\"\/><\/figure><h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-clip-scriabin-piano-sonata-no-3-in-f-sharp-minor-op-23-iv-presto-con-fuoco\">Clip: Scriabin \u2013 Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23, IV \u2013 Presto con fuoco<\/h6><p>Wow! We no longer need to be persuaded of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/who-is-yuja-wang-a-guide-to-the-celebrated-pianist-and-her-best-recordings\">Yuja Wang<\/a>\u2019s versatility or technical prowess, and this is not the first time DG have taken a live recital by her and turned it into an album. <\/p><p>But this is an achievement on a pretty spectacular new level, and the range of musical sensibility she demonstrates here is vast. <\/p><p>The repertoire is typically original and mixed, with single preludes and studies enfolding two sonatas by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/alexander-scriabin\">Scriabin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/ludwig-van-beethoven\">Beethoven<\/a>.<\/p><p>What binds them together might be described as dislocated dance: the hypnotic dotted rhythms of Scriabin\u2019s convoluted 1897 Third Sonata echoed by Nikolai Kapustin\u2019s quirky, bouncy\u00a0<em>Jazz Preludes<\/em>\u00a0Nos 11 and 10 and a couple of swirly movements from Alb\u00e9niz\u2019s\u00a0<em>Iberia<\/em>. <\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/best-ukrainian-composers-of-all-time\">The 12 best Ukrainian composers of all time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>Odd cross-connections emerge: her Beethoven Op. 31 No. 3 Sonata is arguably lightweight, and the racing\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/musical-terms\/what-scherzo\">Scherzo<\/a><\/em>\u00a0sounds a bit like a study, while in the dazzling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/gyorgy-ligeti\">Ligeti<\/a>\u00a0<em>\u00c9tudes<\/em>, the terrifying\u00a0<em>L\u2019Escalier du Diable<\/em>\u00a0sounds like a manic scherzo and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/musical-terms\/what-trio\">trio<\/a>. <\/p><p>She can\u2019t quite manage the\u00a0<em>ffffff<\/em>\u00a0that Ligeti whimsically demands here, but her rhythmic sense keeps the music aloft and totally compelling, turning this into a scary five-minute masterpiece of virtuosity.<\/p><p>Apparently only five of the ten encores she played are included here, though it is hard to see the point of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/philip-glass\">Philip Glass<\/a>\u2019s Etude No. 6 after the Ligeti. <\/p><p>There\u2019s the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/composers\/christoph-willibald-gluck\">Gluck<\/a> transcription by Sgambati that she often plays, and for anyone who wants to relax after the fierce concentration she has demanded of herself and us, there\u2019s a transcription by Leticia Gomez-Tagle of M\u00e1rquez\u2019s hauntingly lovely\u00a0<em>Danz\u00f3n<\/em> No. 2, which was made unforgettable by Gustavo Dudamel and the Sim\u00f3n Bol\u00edvar Orchestra. <em>Nicholas Kenyon<\/em><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts 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