In Made In USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber, her first solo album for Alpha Classics, Claire Huangci was keen to celebrate the Gershwin centenary alongside her roots in America, where she was born, studied music and made her debut as a concert artist at the age of nine.
Presented as ‘An Experiment in Modern Music’ when it was premiered in 1924, Rhapsody in Blue made George Gershwin famous, and he soon set to work on a version for solo piano, recorded here by Claire Huangci.
The brilliant improviser
Tracklist
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Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Piano Version)
15:16
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Thema: Adagio
01:10
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation I: Più mosso
00:51
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation II: Maestoso
01:07
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation III: Allegro ma non troppo
00:50
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation IV: Andante alla Barcarola
01:32
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation V: Largo con molta espressione
02:39
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation VI: Quasi Fantasia - Allegro all’ Ongarese
02:04
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation VII: Vivace - Valse lento
02:01
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Variation VIII: Con vigore - Lento calmato
02:08
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Marcia funebre
04:25
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Variations on Balkan Themes Op. 60: Cadenza: Grave - Quasi fantasia
05:46
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Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: I. Allegro energico
07:16
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Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: II. Allegro vivace e leggero
02:11
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Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: III. Adagio mesto
05:03
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Piano Sonata in E-Flat Minor Op. 26: IV. Fuga: Allegro con spirito
04:30
17.
7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: I. Liza
03:06
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7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: II. Somebody Loves me
02:54
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7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: III. The Man I Love
02:27
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7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: IV. Embraceable You
02:47
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7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: V. Lady be Good
03:35
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7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: VI. I Got Rhythm
02:11
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7 Virtuoso Etudes after Gershwin: VII. Fasinatin’ Rhythm
01:34
Total time: 01:17:23
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