在這一張專輯裡, 王羽佳的曲目安排方式,反映出「生命無常」的佛教思想:布拉姆斯把同一段主題變奏了二十七次;史特拉汶斯基的彼得洛希卡曾經短時間從木偶變成人類;拉威爾試著把無常的概念放到圓舞曲的變貌裡……「世界總是處於創造與毀滅之間」,王羽佳說。
王羽佳的音樂充滿了風暴般的能量,但是從來不會因此扭曲音樂內涵。這張專輯收錄了這一年來,王羽佳在音樂會舞台最受聽眾與樂評讚賞的曲目。《紐約時報》形容她「似乎擁有一切:速度,靈活性,鋼琴的音響效果,詮釋與音色的細微差別」。
曲目:
Igor Stravinsky (1882 - 1971)
Petrouchka - Three Movements for Piano (1921)
Scene 1
[1] Russian Dance [2:30]
Scene 2
[2] Petrouchka's Room [4:16]
Scene 4
[3] The Shrovetide Fair [8:46]
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
Sonata in E, K.380
[4] Andante commodo [5:28]
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Op.35
Book 1:
[5] Thema. Non troppo presto [0:27]
[6] Variation I [0:24]
[7] Variation II [0:25]
[8] Variation III [0:26]
[9] Variation IV [1:00]
[10] Variation V [0:46]
[11] Variation VI [0:27]
[12] Variation VII [0:28]
[13] Variation VIII [0:29]
[14] Variation IX [1:00]
[15] Variation X [1:23]
[16] Variation XI: Andante [1:17]
[17] Variation XII [1:12]
Book 2:
[18] Variation I [0:43]
[19] Variation II: Poco animato [0:36]
[20] Variation V [0:24]
[21] Variation VI: Poco più vivace [0:21]
[22] Variation VII [0:19]
[23] Variation VIII: Allegro [0:29]
[24] Variation X: Feroce, energico [0:41]
[25] Variation XI: Vivace [0:25]
[26] Variation XII: Un poco Andante [1:10]
[27] Variation XIII: Un poco più Andante [0:56]
[28] Variation III [0:30]
[29] Variation IV: Poco Allegretto [0:54]
Book 1:
[30] Variation XIII: Vivace e scherzando [0:32]
[31] Variation XIV: Allegro - Presto, ma non troppo [2:07]
Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
[32] Sonata in f minor (Andante moderato) K466 [5:45]
Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
[33] La Valse (Transcription for Piano Solo) [11:49]
Total Playing Time[58:25]