“Slatkin had with him Chinese pianist Xiayin Wang for Barber’s Concerto of 1962. Finding the lyrical sensitivity in the central Canzone, Ms Wang’s outer movements bristled with panache.”
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“This is a generous album, with excellent performances of all pieces and superbly recorded. A well worthy closure to a full Tchaikovsky Piano Concertos cycle with a fascinating supplement in the form of the Scriabin Concerto. Highly recommended.”
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“Xiayin Wang and Oundjian bring a very measured approach to the [Tchaikovsky], her keyboard technique the model of refinement…while her precision suits the Scriabin very well indeed.”
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“Xiayin Wang gives terrific performance, ably abetted by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.”
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“Xiayin Wang just gets better and better.”
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“Both orchestra and pianist superbly manage the balance of powerful statements and sweeping gestures required for these big, energetic works.”
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“That Wang is able to breeze through such fiendish music, allying power with sparkling clarity, and moving easily between ever-shifting emotions, is breath-taking…Wang balances sadness and drama with the sunny consolations of Spanish light, love and life, and makes a convincing case for the poetry of Granados’ piano music.”
More“Xiayin Wang’s playing, apart from being indefatigable, captures the relentlessly hectic and kaleidoscopic succession of ideas.”
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“She plays with remarkable clarity both musically and technically but also can provide the sheer muscular dynamism when required.”
More“Wang is fully attuned to the work’s undoubted appeal, she and Mena making the best case so far for its inclusion as part of the official Ginastera canon.”
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