GINA ALICE - Wonderworld

Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon

£16.99

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4857326
Barcode: 028948573264
Release Date: 11 Mar 2022
Genre: Classical

Following the release of “Träumerei” and “Merry-Go-Round”, comes Gina Alice’s debut album Wonderworld.

As a rising young pianist, Gina Alice proves her expertise in interpretations full of artistry and virtuosity. She also brings her perceptions of life and experiences as a new mother into her music. Gina Alice hopes that Wonderworld will allow her to share beautiful moments with people and be an oasis for people who will resonate with her musicianship.

Wonderworld highlights classical and crossover music from both East and West. The album’s repertoire begins with Romantic and late Romantic pieces. Among them are Schumann’s “Träumerei”, which is like a dream, a meditation, as well as a beautiful hope for the future, and Brahms’s “Lullaby”, a work she often hums to her son. Gina Alice also has great enthusiasm for French works such as Erik Satie’s charming “Gymnopédie No. 1” and Debussy’s “La plus que Lente” and “Clair de Lune”, which provide people with a brief moment for reflection. As well as peaceful music, the album also includes such exciting pieces as Brahms’s “Hungarian Dances” for four hands, which Gina Alice performs in perfect harmony with her husband, the virtuoso pianist Lang Lang.

TRACKLIST
CD1
Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 1 - von fremden Ländern und Menschen
Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D Major
Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 7 - Träumerei
Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 1
Bill Evans: Seascape
Chinese Traditional Song: Silver clouds chasing the moon
Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus
Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1
Max Richter: Vladimir‘s Blues
Yann Tiersen: Comptine d‘un autre été
Liszt/Schumann: Dedication
Fazil Say/Mozart: Jazz Fantasy on Mozart
9，第2号 Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2
Brahms: Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4

CD2
Pachelbel: Canon in D
Debussy: La plus que Lente
Zuqiang Wu/Mingxin Du: The Dance of Waterweeds
Max Richter: A Catalogue of Afternoons
Gina Alice: Encore
Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 32 No. 5 in G Major
Debussy : Clair de Lune
Brian Eno: Blonde
Joe Hisaishi: Merry-Go-Round
Brahms: Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2
Beethoven: Pathetique Sonata 2nd Movement
Liszt: Consolation No. 3
Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15 No. 12 - Kind im Einschlummern
Bonus track Brahms: Walzer Op.39, No. 15 (4 Hands)