Mengjie Han
Ningxu
Ningxu is the newest piano solo release of the Dutch-Chinese classical pianist Mengjie Han on 7 Mountain Records. It features the monumental Variations on a theme of Chopin (Op. 22) by Sergei Rachmaninov; the very first major work he composed for piano solo. It’s paired with major solo works by Frédéric Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante (Op. 22), Barcarolle (Op. 60) and the Fantaisie in F minor (Op. 49).
What started as a Corona-lockdown-induced project soon turned into a more precious document for Mengjie Han, as his father – Ningxu Han – passed away after a year-long battle with cancer. The rich melancholy of this deeply romantic programme served as a soothing balm for Han, and he has thus decided to dedicate and name his newest album in memory of his late father.
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| 1. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Theme Largo |
| 2. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 1 Moderato |
| 3. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 2 Allegro |
| 4. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 3 L’istesso tempo |
| 5. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 4 L’istesso tempo |
| 6. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 5 Meno mosso |
| 7. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 6 Meno mosso |
| 8. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 7 Allegro |
| 9. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 8 L’istesso tempo |
| 10. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 9 L’istesso tempo |
| 11. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 10 Più vivo |
| 12. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 11 Lento |
| 13. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 12 Moderato |
| 14. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 13 Largo |
| 15. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 14 Moderato |
| 16. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 15 Allegro scherzando |
| 17. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 16 Lento |
| 18. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 17 Grave |
| 19. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 18 Più mosso |
| 20. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 19 Allegro vivace |
| 21. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 20 Presto |
| 22. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 21 Andante |
| 23. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Variation No. 22 Maestoso |
| 24. | Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22: Theme Reprise |
| 25. | Barcarolle, Op. 60 |
| 26. | Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49 |
| 27. | Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: I. Andante spianato |
| 28. | Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22: II. Grande polonaise |