In his new album 'Movements', George Li highlights both their structure and their dancing spirit: the 18 movements of Schumann’s 'Davidsbündlertänze' & 'Arabeske in C major', Ravel’s 8 'Valses nobles et sentimentales' and three movements from Stravinsky’s score for the ballet 'Petruskha'.
“There are intriguing and intoxicating elements in this dance programme that captured me from the outset when crafting it,” says the Boston-born pianist. "I love the effects of colour and harmony in these works, as well as the general feeling of an evolution, or perhaps a continuous battle, between the introverted and extroverted impulses … This program offers a different challenge – giving space for each musical moment to be its own distinct individual voice, while also still maintaining the narrative arc …”
