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Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op.57; Schumann: Toccata; CarnavalTian Ying Piano
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Don't let the hushed opening bars of the "Appassionata" fool you: pianist Tian Ying is a first-rate virtuoso and a grade-A showman who plays Beethoven with the kind of power and panache that most pianists bring to bear on Liszt. For some listeners, Ying's nervous intensity and agitated tempos may recall Horowitz, while his astoundingly clean textures and astonishingly clear colors may remind others of Brendel, yet Ying is ultimately his own man with his own interpretation and he tears into the "Appassionata" with a barely restrained frenzy but complete technical control. The combination of opposites is heady and persuasive. It could be fairly said that Ying exaggerates dynamic contrasts, recklessly drives tempos, and builds to climaxes quick, but it can't be said that he didn't intend every effect and didn't carry it off brilliantly.Much the same could be said of Ying's Schumann—but with one caveat. His Toccata is burning with energy and blazing with virtuosity while his Carnaval is bright with light and radiant with color—but while Ying's extravagant style suits Schumann's Toccata and the more extroverted movements of his Carnaval, he seems to miss the essential soulfulness of the music in the more inward movements. But still, for sheer super virtuoso thrills, few pianists can match what Ying does with the Toccata and his recital is well worth hearing for that alone. Centaur's sound is clean but a bit dim.
© James Leonard, Rovi
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| 1 | 1.Allegro assai | 9:19 |
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| 2 | 2.Andante con moto (attaca) | 6:27 |
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| 3 | 3.Allegro ma non troppo | 7:19 |
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Robert Alexander Schumann ComposerToccata in C, Op.7 Work
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| 4 | Toccata in C, Op.7 | 4:24 |
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| 5 | 1.Préambule in Bb: Quasi maestoso | 2:18 |
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| 6 | 2.Pierrot in Eb: Moderato | 1:55 |
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| 7 | 3.Arlequin in Bb: Vivo | 1:05 |
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| 8 | 4.Valse noble in Bb: Un poco maestoso | 1:42 |
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| 9 | 5.Eusebius in Eb: Adagio | 1:42 |
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| 10 | 6.Florestan in G-: Passionato | 0:49 |
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| 11 | 7.Coquette in Bb: Vivo | 1:30 |
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| 12 | 8.Réplique in G-: L'istesso tempo | 1:11 |
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| 13 | 9.Papillons in Bb: Prestissimo | 0:41 |
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| 14 | 10.Lettres dansantes (A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A.) in Eb: Presto | 0:48 |
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| 15 | 11.Chiarina in C-: Passionato | 0:49 |
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| 16 | 12.Chopin in Ab: Agitato | 1:17 |
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| 17 | 13.Estrella in F-: Con affetto | 0:27 |
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| 18 | 14.Reconnaissance in Ab: Animato | 1:37 |
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| 19 | 15.Pantalon et Colombine in F-: Presto | 0:52 |
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| 20 | 16.Valse allemande in Ab: Molto vivace | 0:57 |
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| 21 | 16a.Paganini (Intermezzo) in F-: Presto | 1:09 |
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| 22 | 17.Aveu in F-: Passionato | 1:23 |
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| 23 | 18.Promenade in Db: Comodo | 2:30 |
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| 24 | 19.Pause in Ab: Vivo | 0:16 |
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| 25 | 20.Marche des 'Davidsbündler' contre les Philistins | 3:30 |
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