Sean Chen - Brahms / Beethoven / Bartók (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 21, No. 1: Theme: Poco Larghetto - Variations I-XI
02. Sonata No. 29: I. Allegro
03. Sonata No. 29: II. Scherzo
04. Sonata No. 29: III. Adagio sostenuto
05. Sonata No. 29: IV. Largo - Allegro risoluto
06. Three Études, Op. 18: I. Allegro molto
07. Three Études, Op. 18: II. Rubato - Tempo giusto
08. Three Études, Op. 18: III. Andante sostenuto


The first American to win a prize since 1997, Crystal Award winner Sean Chen won fans with his 'exceptional ability to connect with an audience combined with an easy virtuosity' (Huffington Post). Named the 2013 Christel DeHaan Classical Fellow of the American Pianists Association, highlights of Chen's 2013–14 season include return invitations to perform with the Indianapolis and Fort Worth Symphony Orchestras and performances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and Jordan Hall in Boston. An advocate of new music, Chen has collaborated with several composers to perform their works, including Michael Williams, Nicco Athens, Michael Gilbertson, and Reinaldo Moya. This live recording of his competition performances featured works by Brahms, Beethoven and Bartók.

„Sean Chen captivated audiences and critics at the 2013 Cliburn Competition with concerts “that had the crowd not just standing…but cheering loudly,” (KDHX, St. Louis) earning the crystal award and winning three years of concert tours in the United States—the first American to win a prize since 1997. Markedly, in his Final Round performance of Rachmaninov’s Concerto No. 3, “he summoned massive, orchestral sonorities, yet he could also play with enormous delicacy. It was a muscular, impassioned performance, and you felt like he is an artist with something to say” (Cincinnati Enquirer).

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