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Musical inspiration comes from a variety of sources. Some are obvious, such as the grandeur of nature, but other inspirations are sparked by every day life. Tchaikovsky was "inspired" to write The Seasons, a series of 12 short piano works, in order to foot the bills in his early days as a composer. Pianist Wu Han was inspired to record Tchaikovsky's Seasons through a simple attempt to find some classical music her young daughter would enjoy.

This blending of the mundane results in a delicately charming recording entitled Russian Recital, Wu Han's first full-length solo recording for the label ArtistLed. In addition to Tchaikovsky's Seasons, the album also features six preludes by Rachmaninov, Scriabin's 4th Sonata and Rachmaninov's arrangement of Fritz Kreisler's Liebesfreud.

Periodical Music

The Seasons was written and published in installments (much like a Charles Dickens novel). N.M. Bernard, editor of the monthly music periodical Nuvelliste, commissioned the piano pieces, requesting each one to represent a different month of the year. Each piece was printed with a scrap of verse, creating a fitting portrait to characterize each month.

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