Credits:

CHEN,MOYE

Description:

Debut album by Chinese pianist who became a favorite at the 2016 competitionMoye Chen was a finalist at the 2016 Sydney International Piano Competition, where her sensational technique and warm presence on stage made her a favorite with audiences. She won the "George Frederick Boyle" award and was soon signed by Universal Music Australia. Exploring the connection between Grainger, Rachmaninoff, and Horowitz, the debut album, Four Worlds, features the dramatic and superbly crafted playing of Moye Chen. In this beautiful recording, the Chinese pianist connects the four worlds as she traces the journey of three composer-pianists whose destinies led them to "new worlds." Russia's Rachmaninoff and Horowitz both regained fame in the United States, while Grainger's undiscovered musical talent blossomed when he reflected from Australia to America via England. Who could not be enchanted by Gershwin's "Love Walked In," lovingly arranged by Grainger? And of course, "Song of Londonderry." Horowitz, one of the greatest virtuosos of all time, appears later on as a composer and arranger.Rachmaninoff is one of Moye Chen's many specialty composers, and the program features works by this composer, including the brilliant "Melody," a collection of smaller pieces, an arrangement of Bizet's "Menuetto" from the first suite of "L'Arles" and the overwhelming Piano Sonata No. 2. Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Polka de V.R.
2.Colonial Song
3.Danse excentrique (Moment exotique)
4.Valse in F minor
5.Love Walked In
6.Ramble on Love
7.Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3~No. 3: Melodie in E major
8.Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3~No. 5: Serenade in B flat minor
9.Morceaux de salon, Op. 10~No. 5: Humoresque in G major
10.Menuet (from L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1)
11.Irish Tune from County Derry (Londonderry Air)
12.In Dahomey (Cakewalk Smasher)
13.The Stars and Stripes Forever
14.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36~1. Allegro agitato
15.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36~2. Non allegro
16.Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36~3. Allegro molto