Ralph Van Raat – Tan Dun: Piano Music (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:13:03 minutes | 1,06 GB | Genre: Classical
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Tan Dun’s originality has been reflected in worldwide recognition of his music, which draws on both Chinese and Western musical languages. The Eight Memories in Watercolor are deft painterly reflections, while in Traces he balances sound with silence in this evocation of nature. The vibrant drama of Blue Orchid incorporates the opening motif of Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations.
In Film Music Sonata, which here receives its first recording on general release, Tan Dun draws on his score for the film The Banquet. The kaleidoscopic C-A-G-E-, strikingly Chinese in sound, is a tribute to his teacher and spiritual compass, John Cage. The Fire, written for Ralph van Raat, contains some of Tan Dun’s most virtuosic and dramatic piano writing.
Tracklist:
1-1. Ralph Van Raat – No. 1, Missing Moon (03:10)
1-2. Ralph Van Raat – No. 2, Staccato Beans (01:21)
1-3. Ralph Van Raat – No. 3, Herdboy’s Song (01:51)
1-4. Ralph Van Raat – No. 4, Blue Nun (01:20)
1-5. Ralph Van Raat – No. 5, Red Wilderness (02:17)
1-6. Ralph Van Raat – No. 6, Ancient Burial (03:15)
1-7. Ralph Van Raat – No. 7, Floating Clouds (02:27)
1-8. Ralph Van Raat – No. 8, Sunrain (01:28)
1-9. Ralph Van Raat – C-A-G-E (In Memory of John Cage) (12:59)
1-10. Ralph Van Raat – I. The Mask (03:02)
1-11. Ralph Van Raat – II. After Tonight (03:53)
1-12. Ralph Van Raat – III. Sword Dance (03:14)
1-13. Ralph Van Raat – IV. Only for Love (06:01)
1-14. Ralph Van Raat – Traces (1992 Version) (08:28)
1-15. Ralph Van Raat – The Fire (13:36)
1-16. Ralph Van Raat – Blue Orchid (After Beethoven’s Op. 120) (04:33)
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