classical music: Wu Man

classical music: Wu Man

classical music:

Wu Man

Chinese Traditional & Contemporary Music
Wu Man & Ensemble

Nimbus Records, 1996

Lou Harrison: For Strings
Lou Harrison, Rebecca Miller, ...

Mode, 2004

¥ The present recording traces the development of HarrisonÕs creativity over a half century Ñ from 1948 to his last large-scale composition (1997). ¥ The Suite No. 2 for Strings was written while Harrison lived in New York. Having spent his formative years in San Francisco, Harrison had a great deal of trouble adjusting to East Coast big-city ...

Traditions and Transformations: Sounds of Silk Road Chicago
Alan Gilbert, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, ...

Cso Resound, 2008

Terry Riley: The Cusp of Magic

Kronos Quartet, Wu Man

Nonesuch, 2008

Bliss from Terry Riley, Kronos and Wu Man
Almost all comparisons, said the man, are odious. Comparing this piece to Requiem for Adam or Salome Dances or Cadenza on the night plain[to name a few Riley/Kronos partnerships] is purely academic. This piece stands on its own, and is simply beautiful. The pipa master ...

Philip Glass : Orion

Philip Glass Ensemble, Uakti, ...

Orange Mountain Music, 2005

Accessible Glass with World Music Flair
For many, the music of Philip Glass is an acquired taste. It often takes one awhile to get the hang of the subtle variations within virtually endless repetitions of what...in comparison to more well known classical music...seems to be a few limited themes. But if one ...

Ghost Opera

Joan Jeanrenaud, Dun Tan, ...

Nonesuch, 1997

A COLD, NEEDLE SPRAY SHOWER ON A HOT SUMMER'S DAY
I'm fortunate because I brought to the first hearing of Tan Dun's GHOST OPERA, a love of string quartette music; a love of percussion music of all kinds; Cinese Opera music, as well as contemporary Avant-Guard compositions that incorporate drumming, strings and mixed ...

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

Edgar Meyer, Edward Arron, ...

Sony, 2002

An Adventure in Music
Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project is a noble and ambitious attempt to bring together "traditional" musicians of Asia with Western musicians. For the most part, they play new music that combines Western instruments with instruments (and tonalities) of China, India, ...

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble

Sony, 2002

A thoroughly enjoyable trip through Central Asia and a few other places.
I have just added this to my musical library and am enjoying it. From the first beat of the first note of Khongozurl's long song you are transported to central Asia - the land of horses and gers. Of all the pieces I was most interested in listening to the second ...

Early Music (Lachrymae Antiquae)

Jack Body, John Cage, ...

Nonesuch, 1997

one of their best
If you like simple, string quartet music as much as I do, then you've got to listen to this. It is a generous 68 minutes of plaintive music--no discontinuities and surpises like on their Black Angels recording. It is all slow and mournful.

Sounds of Yo-Yo Ma

Edgar Meyer, Hector Console, ...

Sony, 2004

Limited Edition Exclusive Collection
12 of his greatest performances brought together as a one disc collection that was exclusive to a chain.

Chinese Music for the Pipa

Wu Man

Nimbus Records, 1995

Sparkling, Shimmering, Passionate!
Having recently caught Wu Man in concert with Orchestra 2001 in Swarthmore, where I was totally blown out of my seat by the dynamics and intensity and passion of her performance, I hurriedly picked up this disc, hoping it would reflect the power and majesty I had ...