Identity - Miura - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Kenji Miura rose to prominence in 2019 as winner of the Long-Thibaud-Crespin Competition in Paris, endorsed by jury chair Martha Argerich and her vice-chair Bertrand Chamayou. In his first recording for Warner Classics, the Japanese pianist ponders on the issue of identity with a programme that imaginatively combines music of the French school with two pieces by Toru Takemitsu, a Japanese composer strongly influenced by France and by the Second Viennese School.

Born in Kobe in 1993, Kenji Miura studied in the UK and in Berlin, where he is now based. “The concept of identity has been an issue in many fields in recent years,” he writes. “Composers and their works have always been intertwined with the cultural and political landscape of their time … This album is a reflection of my own personal struggle with identity. We live in an increasingly multi-ethnic and multicultural society – my torn-between-worlds feeling is shared by many around the world. This is my small musical letter to all those struggling with the many aspects of identity – a concept that should help us embrace who we are and our complicated, beautiful lives.”

Tracklist

1. Franck (Arr. Bauer): Prelude, Fugue & Variation Op.18
2. Takemitsu: Romance Pour Piano
3. Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch Ii (En Memoire D'olivier Messian
4. Ravel: Jeux D'eau
5. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Modere
6. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Assez Lent
7. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Modere
8. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Assez Anime
9. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Presque Lent
10. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Assez Vif
11. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Moins Vif
12. Ravel: Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales M.61 Lent
13. Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques Pour Invoquer Pan, Dieu Du
14. Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques Pour Un Tombeau Sans Nom
15. Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques Pour Que La Nuit Soit Propi
16. Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques Pour La Danseuse Aux Crotal
17. Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques Pour L'egyptienne
18. Debussy: Six Epigraphes Antiques Pour Remercier La Pluie Au
19. Debussy: La L'isle Joyeuse
20. Bonus Track: Godard: Mazurka No.2 In B-Flat Major Op.54

Label: Plg | Origin: Holland

📌 Works By Franck/Debussy/Ravel/Takemitsu