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Pianist Hsiang Tu presents a delightful collection of works from the animal kingdom. Bestiary on Ivory offers a wide-ranging collection from Bolcom and Bartok, through Schumann and Saint-Saens. Praised by The New York Times for his Incheloquent sensitivityInch and The Boston Intelligencer for his Inchimpeccable technique,Inch pianist Hsiang Tu has graced the audience with his creative programming and wide range of repertoire. Hsiang is currently working on the complete cycle of piano solo works by Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel and thematic recitals featuring animal-themed music and opus-one compositions. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Mr. Tu has performed twice as concerto soloist at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center and appeared in venues all over the world, including the National Museum Cardiff, National Recital Hall in Taipei, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Museum of Modern Art in New York. Hsiang Tu was winner of the Juilliard Concerto Competition, and is currently Professor of Piano at Virginia Tech. Album Tracks 1. Cygne (The Swan) (from Le carnaval des animaux) 2. Poissons d'or (Goldfish) (from Images II) 3. Préludes pour piano~La Colombe (The Dove) 4. Catologue d'oiseaux~Le Loriot (The Golden Oriole) 5. Goyescas~Quejas ó la Maja y el Ruiseñor (Laments, or The Maiden and the Nightingale) 6. Miroirs~Noctuelles (Night Moths) 7. 12 New Etudes for Piano~Butterflies, hummingbirds 8. From the Diary of a Fly (from Mikrokosmos) 9. Out of Doors~The Night's Music & The Chase 10. Vogel als Prophet (Bird as Prophet) (from Waldszenen) 11. St. François d'Assise. La prédication aux oiseaux (St. Francis of Assisi. The Sermon to the Birds), (from Légendes) 12. Boizinho de chumbo...(The Little Lead Bull) (from A Prole do bebê, II (Baby's Family, II)) 13. Tiger 14. Three Popular Rags~Tabby Cat Walk 15. Serpent's Kiss - Rag Fantasy (fr
