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Divine Art

Bach, Ives & Schumann: Songs of Love

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Details

Composer
Bach, Ives, Schumann
Artist
Jenny Q. Chai
Format
CD
Label
Divine Art
Released
Apr 08, 2022
Catalog #
DDA25228
UPC
809730522826

About

Jenny Q Chai is a phenomenon... a pianist of incredible talent, at home in core repertoire and a champion and noted interpreter of 20th century and contemporary works, as well as working to develop new interactive music score software and teaching in China and the USA. She founded and manages the Face Art Institute, a Shanghai-based body devoted to international exchange of music and musicians and served on the board of Ear to Mind, the contemporary music organization in New York. Her other work as well as her concert schedule is too extensive to be listed here; she is currently based both in Shanghai and in California where she is a faculty member at the University of California, Berkeley. The New Yorker described Jenny as "A pianist whose dazzling facility is matched by her deep musicality". On top of all that she also projects a modern and liberated self image. Jenny has a special connection with Robert Schumann, whose work she learned from her esteemed first teacher at the Curtis Institute, the late Seymour Lipkin, with whom she studied from the ages of 12 to 19. She has a special love for Kreisleriana which she says never grows old but ' lives inside of you'. Hence the title, "Songs of Love". This album which presents Kreisleriana together with two movements by Bach and Ives is Jenny's tribute to Seymour Lipkin who she calls 'my music grandpa'. It is also a very fine recital by a superbly talented musician who is gathering fans like a rock star.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria 06:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  2. 2 Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass., 1840-60", "Concord Sonata": III. The Alcotts 08:40
    Track
    2
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 2, "Concord, Mass., 1840-60", "Concord Sonata": III. The Alcotts
    Duration
    08:40
    Composer
    Charles Ives
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  3. 3 I. Äusserst bewegt 03:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Äusserst bewegt
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  4. 4 II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch 10:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
    Duration
    10:01
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  5. 5 III. Sehr aufgeregt 04:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Sehr aufgeregt
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  6. 6 IV. Sehr langsam 03:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  7. 7 V. Sehr lebhaft 03:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    V. Sehr lebhaft
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  8. 8 VI. Sehr langsam 04:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    VI. Sehr langsam
    Duration
    04:00
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  9. 9 VII. Sehr rasch 02:51
    Track
    9
    Title
    VII. Sehr rasch
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai
  10. 10 VIII. Schnell und spielend 04:04
    Track
    10
    Title
    VIII. Schnell und spielend
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Robert Schumann
    Performer
    Jenny Q Chai