Boulanger, Fauré, Hahn William Youn & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Valentin Uryupin

• Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947): Piano Concerto in E Major:
• 1Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: I. Improvisation. Modéré très librement11:44
• 2Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: II. Danse. Vif03:00
• 3Hahn: Piano Concerto in E Major: III. Rêverie, Toccata et Finale14:12
• Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924): Ballade, Op. 19, N 56:
• 4Fauré: Ballade, Op. 19, N 5614:15
• Reynaldo Hahn: A Chloris in E Major (Arr. for Piano by William Youn):
• 5Hahn: A Chloris in E Major (Arr. for Piano by William Youn)03:04
• Chansons grises:
• 6Hahn: Chansons grises: V. L'heure exquise (Arr. for Piano by William Youn)02:36
• Nadia Boulanger (1887 - 1979): Fantaisie variée pour piano et orchestre:
• 7Boulanger: Fantaisie variée pour piano et orchestre21:19
• Gabriel Fauré: Fantaisie, Op. 111:
• 8Fauré: Fantaisie, Op. 11114:23
• Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Piano by William Youn):
• 9Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Piano by William Youn)02:28
• Total Runtime01:27:01

Info for Boulanger, Fauré, Hahn

Musical poetry from fin-de-siècle Paris is on the programme of William Youn's new album, on which he is accompanied by the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under Valentin Uryupin. The album features special works for piano and orchestra by Gabriel Fauré, fitting for the commemorative year 2024, Nadia Boulanger and Reynaldo Hahn, his rare piano concerto, but also two beautiful songs in new versions for piano.

William Youn, piano
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Valentin Uryupin, conductor

William Youn
The award-winning pianist William Youn has been described by critics as a “genuine poet” with “sovereign, bravura technique of touch”. After early studies in Korea and in the USA, William again changed continents to study at the Hanover University of Music and at the Piano Academy Lake Como, where he worked regularly with Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, Dmitri Bashkirov, Andreas Staier, William Grant Naboré and Menahem Pressler. Based now in his adopted hometown of Munich, Germany, William performs internationally from Berlin via Seoul to New York with major orchestras, including the Cleveland Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Mariinsky Theater and the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra.

As chamber musician, William enjoys close collaborations with Nils Mönkemeyer, Sabine Meyer, Julian Steckel, Carolin Widmann, Veronika Eberle, Johannes Moser and the Signum Quartet. He also performs increasingly on fortepiano, including at the Mecklenburg Vorpommern Festival and the Mozart Festival in Würzburg. William has recorded for Sony Korea and Ars Produktion. Other recordings include a first disc of works by Brahms with Mönkemeyer, and 'Mozart with Friends' with Sabine Meyer, Julia Fischer and Mönkemeyer. His most recent recording Mozart's complete piano sonatas for Oehms Classics has recieved extensive critical acclaim. His first solo album for Sony Classical will be released internationally in October 2018.

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