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Bruce Liu

WAVES - Music of Rameau, Ravel, Alkan

Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: November 3, 2023

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1 Rameau: Gavotte et six doubles, RCT 5/7: Gavotte  
2 Var. 1  
3 Var. 2  
4 Var. 3  
5 Var. 4  
6 Var. 5  
7 Var. 6  
8 Alkan: Recueil de chants, Op. 65: No. 6, Barcarolle  
9 Rameau: Les sauvages, RCT 6/14  
10 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: No. 1, Noctuelles  
11 No. 2, Oiseaux tristes  
12 No. 3, Une barque sur l'océan  
13 No. 4, Alborada del gracioso  
14 No. 5, La vallée des cloches  
15 1  
16 Var. 8 - Var. 13 01:49  
17 Var. 14 - Var. 16  
18 Var. 17 - Var. 18  
19 Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 19 - Var. 20  
20 Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 21 - Var. 24  
21 Le festin d'Ésope: Var. 25  
22 Rameau: Les tendres plaintes—Rondeau, RCT 3/1  
23 Rameau: Les cyclopes—Rondeau, RCT 3/8  
24 Rameau: Menuets, RCT 6/3-4  
25 Rameau: La poule, RCT 6  
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Victory at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in October 2021 turned Bruce Liu into a worldwide sensation. Deutsche Grammophon’s live album of his competition recordings was released to rave reviews the following month, and the Canadian-Chinese pianist became an exclusive DG artist in March 2022. He released a series of Rameau and Chopin singles in 2022, and an acclaimed interpretation of J.S. Bach’s French Suite No. 5 in April this year (“[a] carefully conceived and superbly played reading” ClassicalMusic.com). As a result, he has already amassed over 25 million streams across all platforms.

Liu has now recorded his much-anticipated debut studio album, its repertoire spanning two centuries of French keyboard music and including two works new to the DG catalogue. Waves: Music by Rameau · Ravel · Alkan, featuring liner notes by Gramophone editor James Jolly, is out digitally, on CD and vinyl (2 LPs), and as a signed limited-edition deluxe version out today. Three singles with performance videos are also released in advance of the album: the Gavotte from Rameau’s Suite in A minor– coinciding with Liu’s Hollywood Bowl debut; “Une barque sur l’océan” from Ravel’s Miroirs; and the Menuets from Rameau’s Suite in G major on.

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    Victory at the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition in October 2021 turned Bruce Liu into a worldwide sensation. Deutsche Grammophon’s live album of his competition recordings was released to rave reviews the following month, and the Canadian-Chinese pianist became an exclusive DG artist in March 2022. He released a series of Rameau and Chopin singles in 2022, and an acclaimed interpretation of J.S. ...
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    Posted At: November 13, 2023 12:00 AM
    THE CLASSIC REVIEW's Azusa Ueno writes….Last year, I reviewed Bruce Liu’s debut release for DG, a compilation of performances from 18th Chopin competition, where I found remarkable his ability to balance finesse with spontaneity. I was curious to see whether he could achieve the same in the diversified curation of his sophomore album. With its intriguing juxtaposition of Rameau, Ravel, and Alkan, we see a p...
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    Posted At: September 27, 2023 12:00 AM
    Born on 8 May 1997 in Paris, Bruce Liu graduated from the Montreal Conservatoire under Richard Raymond and is currently a student of Dang Thai Son. He has performed with major ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the Americas, and has toured with the China NCPA Orchestra in North America. Recent seasons have brought two succ...
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  • Bruce Liu provides considered, beautifully shaped performances on Bach: French Suite No. 5 / BBC Music Magazine
    Posted At: May 16, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Bruce Liu - Bach French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: May 1, 2023 12:00 AM
    Having released a series of Rameau and Chopin e-singles in 2022, pianist Bruce Liu now showcases his extraordinary talent in a brand-new recording for Deutsche Grammophon of Johann Sebastian Bach’s French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816. Liu’s interpretation will be available to stream or download from this Friday, 14 April 2023. Bach wrote this suite, one of a set of six, in the early 1720s, possibly ...
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    Posted At: March 29, 2022 12:00 AM
    Born on 8 May 1997 in Paris, Bruce Liu, graduated from the Montreal Conservatoire under Richard Raymond and is currently a student of Dang Thai Son. He has performed with major ensembles including the Cleveland Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Montreal Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra of the Americas, and has toured with the China NCPA Orchestra in North America. Recent seasons have brought two suc...
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  • theWholeNote is enthralled by 2021 Chopin Competition Winner - Bruce Liu
    Posted At: March 1, 2022 12:00 AM
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  • New DG CD from 18th International Chopin Piano Competition winner Bruce Liu is the WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: December 10, 2021 12:00 AM

    WFMT writes...Deutsche Grammophon presents recordings made live during the various stages of the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition by Bruce Liu, the newly crowned winner of the world's most prestigious competition for classical musicians. The jury awarded the top prize to the 24-year-old Canadian pianist immediately after the final round at Warsaw's National Philharmonic. The competitio...
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