Boulanger, Fauré, Hahn

Description

Invitation to the musical Paris of the Belle Époque - William Youn plays piano works by Gabriel Fauré, Reynaldo Hahn and Nadia Boulanger. William Youn’s first orchestral album for Sony Classical, in cooperation with Deutschlandradio Berlin, is entirely devoted to the exuberant flair of fin-de-siècle Paris, with a rare repertoire by Reynaldo Hahn, Nadia Boulanger and Gabriel Fauré - a musical excursion into the salons of the Belle Époque full of dazzling rediscoveries. For William Youn, these works for piano and orchestra are musical dialogues and narratives - conversations between the soloist and the orchestra in which the melodies wander, the inner voices become audible and the partners merge musically. With clearly articulated brilliance, sensitive interpretation and highly virtuosic dexterity, William Youn gives this recording its own character and recommends himself as a sympathetic orchestral soloist.