George Li - Movements. Schumann, Ravel & Stravinsky (2024)

In his new album 'Movements', George Li highlights both their structure and their dancing spirit: the 18 movements of Schumann’s 'Davidsbündlertänze' & 'Arabeske in C major', Ravel’s 8 'Valses nobles et sentimentales' and three movements from Stravinsky’s score for the ballet 'Petruskha'.

“There are intriguing and intoxicating elements in this dance programme that captured me from the outset when crafting it,” says the Boston-born pianist. "I love the effects of colour and harmony in these works, as well as the general feeling of an evolution, or perhaps a continuous battle, between the introverted and extroverted impulses … This program offers a different challenge – giving space for each musical moment to be its own distinct individual voice, while also still maintaining the narrative arc …”

Tracklist:
01 - Schumann_ Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
02 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 1, Lebhaft
03 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 2, Innig
04 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 3, Mit Humor
05 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 4, Ungeduldig
06 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 5, Einfach
07 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 6, Sehr raschSchumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 6, Sehr rasch
08 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 7, Nicht schnell
09 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 8, Frisch
10 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft I_ No. 9, Lebhaft
11 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 10, Balladenmäßig. Sehr rasch
12 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 11, Einfach
13 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 12, Mit Humor
14 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 13, Wild und lustig
15 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 14, Zart und singend
16 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 15, Frisch
17 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 16, Mit gutem Humor
18 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 17, Wie aus der Ferne
19 - Schumann_ Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6, Heft II_ No. 18, Nicht schnell
20 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 1, Modéré, très franc
21 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 2, Assez lent, avec une expression intense
22 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 3, Modéré
23 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 4, Assez animé
24 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 5, Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
25 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 6, Vif
26 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 7, Moins vif
27 - Ravel_ Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61_ No. 8, Épilogue. Lent
28 - Stravinsky_ Three Movements from Petrushka_ I. Russian Dance
29 - Stravinsky_ Three Movements from Petrushka_ II. Petrushka’s Room
30 - Stravinsky_ Three Movements from Petrushka_ III. The Shrovetide Fair