Lorcan's Pick of the Week | November 27th

All this week on Classic Drive, Lorcan will feature music from Bruce Liu's new album, Waves - Music by Rameau, Ravel, Alkan.

Bruce Liu has now released 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. The Paris-born pianist has taken a historical approach to his repertoire choices, focusing on three French composers who played a part in the evolution of keyboard music between the 18th and early 20th centuries. From the extensive output of Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) he plays excerpts from the Pièces de clavessin and Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin, including programmatic works such as La poule and Les sauvages, as well as dance movements. Rameau was of course writing before the invention of the piano, and Liu has spent time studying with harpsichordists to refine the subtleties of his interpretations.

Tune in at 5:20 everyday this week to hear a selection from this album on Lorcan Murray's Classic Drive.