Yuya Wang – The Vienna Recital (UHQCD)

On The Vienna Recital, star pianist Yuya Wang performs a programme that spans periods and genres, with works by Albéniz, Scriabin, Kapustin, Beethoven, Ligeti, Glass, Brahms and Gluck.

Described in the accompanying booklet as a „musical gallery”, Wang masterfully combines this exciting collection of works and thrilled the audience at the Vienna Konzerthaus. The recording of the concerto entered the classical music bestseller charts after its initial release in 2024.

UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to the softer photopolymer for scratch protection. The combination results in significantly reduced reflection of laser light inside the CD and an unmatched precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with standard CD players. Musically, the result is a sound image strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.

While Universal Music Japan’s first UHQCD series relied on the DSD data of previous SHM-SACD releases, with increasing popularity, albums that had not previously been released as SHM-SACD are now appearing. Typically, the Universal Archive master tapes are re-converted to DSD for this purpose. UHQCDs are ideal for music lovers who want to get as close as possible to the sound of the recording, but do not own an SACD player.

Lista pieselor

Isaac Albéniz

1. Málaga From Iberia

Alexander Scriabin

Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Sharp Minor, op. 23

2. I. Drammatico

3. II. Allegretto

4. III. Andante

5. IV. Presto con fuoco

Nikolai Kapustin

6. Prélude No. 11

7. Prélude No. 10

From 24 Jazz Préludes op. 53

Isaac Albéniz

Lavapiés from Iberia

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Sonata No. 18 in E Flat Major, „The Hunt”

9. I. Allegro

10. II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace

11. III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso

12. IV. Presto con fuoco

György Ligeti

13. Ètude No. 6: Automne à Varsovie

14. Ètude No. 13: L’escalier du diable

Philip Glass

15. Étude No. 6

Arturo Márquez

16. Danzón No. 2 (Transcr. Gómez-Tagle for Piano)

Johannes Brahms

17. Intermezzi in C Sharp Minor, op. 117/3

Christoph Willibald Gluck

18. Melodie from Orphée et Eurydice

Artist	Yuya Wang
Format	UHQCD
Gen muzical	Muzică clasică