Beethoven (1770-1827) - Fate & Hope -Beethoven (Liszt)Symphony No.5, Piano Sonatas Nos.8, 14, Niu Niu Hope : Niu Niu(P) - Import CD

Credits:

Paganini / Noferini / D'Antonio

Description:

Nu Nu Nu's second Decca recording couples "Fate" with "Pathetique" and "Moonlight"! This thrilling Beethoven album couples the Liszt-arranged piano version of Symphony No. 5 "Destiny" with the "Pathetique" and "Moonlight" sonatas. Nuñez's charming new work "Hope" adds to the album. Niu Niu, who once made a name for himself around the world as a piano prodigy, has steadily progressed and delivers a performance of Beethoven that radiates brilliance. Niu Niu, whose real name is Zhang Shengliang, was born in 1997 to a musical family in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, At the age of 8, he became the youngest student ever to attend the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. In 2007, she became the youngest artist ever to sign an exclusive contract with the international classical label EMI Classics (now Warner Classics).He released his debut album "Nu Nu Nu Plays Mozart" in 2008, "Chopin: Complete Etudes" in 2010, "Liszt Transcriptions" in 2012, etc. In 2016, he released Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, performed by the Warsaw Philharmonic under the direction of Jacek Kaspsik. In 2017, he signed an exclusive contract with Universal Records, and in September 2018 Decca released "Liszt: Piano Sonatas - Virtuoso & Romantic Piano Works," which was selected by Record Geijutsu (November 2006 issue) as a It was selected as a in the November 2006 issue of Record Geijutsu (Recorded Arts). Recently, he performed at the Dvorak Festival in Prague with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Jerzy Bělohlávek), the Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Jacek Kaspsik), the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Muhai Tan), etc. In August 2016, he toured 16 cities in China in one month. In August 2016, he had a very successful recital tour in 16 cities in China in one month. In Japan, she made her debut at Suntory Hall (Tokyo) and The Symphony Hall (Osaka) in October 2009 at the age of just 12. In both cases, she broke the record for the youngest recital at the halls.In September 2011, she performed Shostakovich's "Piano Concerto No. 1" and Rachmaninov's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" at the subscription concert of the Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra conducted by Yutaka Sado to great acclaim. She played the Chinese pianist Pang Wei in the animated TV program "Piano Forest" (NHK). Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, transc. Lizst, S. 464/5~I. Allegro con brio
2.Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, transc. Lizst, S. 464/5~II. Andante con moto
3.Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, transc. Lizst, S. 464/5~III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
4.Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, transc. Lizst, S. 464/5~IV. Allegro
5.Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"~I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
6.Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"~II. Andante cantabile
7.Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"~III. Rondo. Allegro
8.Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"~I. Adagio sostenuto
9.Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"~II. Allegretto
10.Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"~III. Presto
11.Impromptu No. 1 "Hope"