JUE WANG, PIANO
ZANKEL HALL, MARCH 3, 2010 7:30 PM
The program for the 7:30 performance is as follows:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Sonatine:
I. Modéré ("moderate")
II. Mouvement de menuet ("Minuet movement")
III. Animé ("animated")
Ravel: Miroirs
I. Noctuelles
II. Oiseaux tristes
III. Une barque sur l'océan
IV. Alborada del gracioso
V. La vallée des cloches
Intermission
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Intermezzi, Op. 117
I. No. 1 in E flat major: Andante moderato
II. No. 2 in B flat minor: Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
III. No. 3 in C sharp minor: Andante con moto
Franz Liszt (1811-1886):
Etude No. 10 in F Minor: Allegro agitato molto
Etude No. 9 in A-flat Major: Ricordanza
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky(1840-1893):
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin(arranged by Liszt)
For my concert report, I went to the Santander Winner Wang Jue’s piano recital. In year 2008, Wang was the grand prize and the gold medal winner of “XVI Santander Paloma O’shea International Piano Competition” in Spain. He is the first Chinese top-prize-winner of this major competition in the world. During his recital, He presented nice tone quality and good classical style. His playing was very smooth and flowing, as if he never breathed during the entire performance. His runs were clean and in tune, and at the same time he displayed great dynamics and body movements
In the first part of his recital, Wang played Sonatine and Miroirs by Maurice Ravel. Sonatine, a sonata form, has three movements. The first movement is my favorite part; its melody was beautiful and it amplifies excitement and tension. Mirroirs, a set of five pieces; each piece has its own feature. I really like the final piece, “La vallee des cloches”, a thrilling moment in the piece occurs when the repetitive sound of the bells transitions into a lushly melodic section. It sounds really great to me.
After the intermission, Wang performed intermezzi, Op.117 by Johannes Brahms, and Etudes Nos. 9 and 10 by...