To make your recording debut with the super virtuoso piano music of Liszt and Ravel takes audacity. To name your first disc The Piano: A Journey from Hubris to Humility takes more than audacity -- it takes guts. But that's what Australian pianist David Fung has done on his first release on the Yarlung label, and while no one would deny he has the chops to carry off the hubris, some might wonder if he has the soulfulness to carry off the humility. Fung gets a clear, bright tone out of his piano's upper register; a rich, full ...
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To make your recording debut with the super virtuoso piano music of Liszt and Ravel takes audacity. To name your first disc The Piano: A Journey from Hubris to Humility takes more than audacity -- it takes guts. But that's what Australian pianist David Fung has done on his first release on the Yarlung label, and while no one would deny he has the chops to carry off the hubris, some might wonder if he has the soulfulness to carry off the humility. Fung gets a clear, bright tone out of his piano's upper register; a rich, full tone out of its middle register; and a lush, ringing tone out of its lower register. He has the digital dexterity to handle the evanescent arabesques of Liszt's Villa d'Este and Ravel's Jeux d'eau and the physical power to handle the incandescent double octaves of Liszt's B minor Sonata and Ravel's La Valse. And he surely has the interpretive élan to triumph over the heroic demands of the music, ripping into even the knottiest pages with fearless impetuosity. But, given the title,...
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Franz Liszt; Johann Sebastian Bach; Maurice Ravel. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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