Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Bruce Liu

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893): The Seasons, Op. 37a:
• 1 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: I. January. At the Fireside 06:37
• 2 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: II. February. Carnival 02:55
• 3 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: III. March. Song of the Lark 02:55
• 4 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: IV. April. Snowdrop 02:40
• 5 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: V. May. White Nights 04:39
• 6 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: VI. June. Barcarolle 05:30
• 7 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: VII. July. The Reaper’s Song 01:59
• 8 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: VIII. August. The Harvest 03:35
• 9 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: IX: September. The Hunt 02:58
• 10 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: X. October. Autumn Song 05:46
• 11 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: XI. November. Troika 03:22
• 12 Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: XII. December. Christmas 04:44
• Romance in F Minor, Op. 5:
• 13 Tchaikovsky: Romance in F Minor, Op. 5 06:25
• Total Runtime 54:05

Info for Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

Pianist Bruce Liu releases his second DG album The Seasons. Following the enormous success with his first DG-album Waves, a tribute to French composers and nature themes, Liu now puts his focus on the intimate and expressive solo piano music of Tchaikovsky.

“For me, this is a moment to explore some personal emotion,” the pianist says about the album, which envelops the Russian composer’s intimate and profoundly poetic language with musical breathing space. “What’s so special about the work is that it’s so intimate, as if Tchaikovsky were speaking to himself when he wrote the pieces. It combines the folk element that inspired his ballets with the brilliance and flamboyance found in his concertos. More than that, it has a thoughtfulness and calmness at its core.”

Bruce Liu, piano

Bruce Liu
The first prize winner of the 18th Fryderyk Chopin International Piano Competition.

Described by The Telegram for his “powerful, polished, and emanates from a disciplined mind” interpretations, Bruce Liu is standing out as one of the most musically dynamic and technically gifted pianists of his generation.

He has performed with major ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

He took part in a North-America tour with the China NCPA Orchestra, performing Ravel’s G major Concerto, National Post described his interpretation “a subtle range of French colour and feeling ”. Recently, He performed two successive China tours with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra (including appearances at the Beijing Concert Hall, the National Center for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, Changsha Concert Hall, and the National Library Arts Center). He has made numerous studio recordings with ICI Radio-Canada featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Satie, and his music has been broadcasted worldwide. “Melodic lines were well-defined, there was steely clarity to his articulation, a huge range of dynamic contrasts, and the lyrical episodes were lovingly shaped. Liu compelled you to listen.” (Classical Voice North America)

Born in Paris in 1997, Bruce Xiaoyu Liu studied with Richard Raymond and is currently a student of Dang Thai Son.

This album contains no booklet.