Winland Summer Concerts
2019 “Blanc de Chine” International Ceramic Art Award Welcome Concert
—— Featuring Claudia Yang
On June 22, 2019, to celebrate the hosting
of the BLANC DE CHINE International Ceramic Art Award, Winland Group invited
pianist Claudia Yang to perform the Four Ballades by ‘the poet of the piano’
Frédéric Chopin, comprising Ballade No. 1 in G Minor Op. 23, Ballade No. 2 in F
Major, Op. 38, Ballade No. 3 in A♭ Major, Op. 47 and Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52. The movements
of the piece have a free-flowing style, convey great depths of feeling, and
give expression to Chopin’s intense feelings of patriotism. In turn, the Wanderer Fantasy in C Major is the result of composer Franz Schubert’s ingenious
melding of music with literature. The four movements of the piece, i.e. the
‘fierily intense’ allegro ma non troppo, adagio, presto and allegro, all serve
to reveal the composer’s lamentations regarding life, his experiences with
worldly concerns and the will of the people, as well as his longing for an
idealized freedom and a wonderful life.