Bruce Liu: Tchaikovsky: The Seasons Deluxe CD

Bruce Liu, winner of the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition and famous for his distinctive mix of “feline agility and lightness of touch” (New York Times), breaks new ground with the supposedly well known. Following his enormous success with Waves, a tribute to French composers and nature themes, The Seasons now focuses on Tchaikovsky’s and Liu’s relationship with music. “For me, this is a moment to explore some personal emotion,” the pianist says of his latest album, which envelops the Russian composer’s intimate and profoundly poetic language with musical breathing space. The Seasons follows the extraordinary success, including Media and DSP support, of Waves: Music by Rameau, Ravel, Alkan and Waves: Music by Satie

Tracklist:

1. The Seasons, op. 37a: I. January. At the Fireside.
2. The Seasons, op. 37a: II. February. Carnival.
3. The Seasons, op. 37a: III. March. Song of the Lark.
4. The Seasons, op. 37a: IV. April. Snowdrop.
5. The Seasons, op. 37a: V. May. White Nights.
6. The Seasons, op. 37a: VI. June. Barcarolle
7. The Seasons, op. 37a: VII. July. The Reaper’s Song.
8. The Seasons, op. 37a: VIII. August. The Harvest.
9. The Seasons, op. 37a: IX: September. The Hunt.
10. The Seasons, op. 37a: X. October. Autumn Song
11. The Seasons, op. 37a: XI. November. Troika.
12. The Seasons, op. 37a: XII. December. Christmas.
13. Tchaikovsky: 6 Pieces, Op. 51 No. 6, Valse Sentimentale
14. Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 1, Lullaby (Cradle Song) [Version for Piano]
15. Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, op. 72: No. 15 Un poco di Chopin
16. Tchaikovsky: 2 Pieces, Op. 10 No. 1, Nocturne in F Major
17. Tchaikovsky, Earl Wild: Swan Lake, Op. 20: Dance of the Four Swans (Arr. Wild for Piano)
18. Tchaikovsky: Romance in F Minor, Op. 5