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Release Date: 13th Oct 2008
Catalogue No: NW80683
Label: New World
Length: 61 minutes

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Chen Yi: Wu Yu

Work length14:28

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Susan Glaser, Pavel Vinnitsky, Marc Goldberg, Airi Yoshioka, Pitnarry Shin, Ingrid Gordon
The Azure Ensemble
William Purvis

Track length8:37

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Track length5:51

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Tanaka, K: Frozen Horizon

Work length8:27

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Airi Yoshioka, Karen Ritscher, Pitnarry Shin, Gail Kruvand-Moye, Michael Lipsey, Matthew Gold, Susan Glaser, Conrad Harris
The Azure Ensemble
Gerald Steichen

Tanaka, K: Water and Stone

Work length9:33

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Airi Yoshioka, Karen Ritscher, Pitnarry Shin, Gail Kruvand-Moye, Esther Lamneck, Michael Lipsey, Matthew Gold, Jessica Zhou
The Azure Ensemble
Gerald Steichen

Chen Yi: Night Thoughts

Work length9:26

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Susan Glaser, Pitnarry Shin, Christopher Oldfather
The Azure Ensemble

Tanaka, K: Invisible Curve

Work length10:53

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Susan Glaser, Airi Yoshioka, Karen Ritscher, Pitnarry Shin, Christoher Oldfather
The Azure Ensemble
William Purvis

Chen Yi: ...as like a raging fire…

Work length8:28

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Susan Glaser, Airi Yoshioka, Pavel Vinnitsky, Pinarry Shin, Christopher Oldfather
The Azure Ensemble
William Purvis

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The sound worlds of Chen Yi (b. 1953) and Karen Tanaka (b. 1961) are very different places, but they are linked by some important elements. Both composers show fastidious craftsmanship: The timbres, textures, and harmonies are chosen with such care that each piece feels like a three-dimensional sculpture. Both were born in the Far East and show an approach to composition that is organic rather than reliant on imposed forms.

A prolific composer of chamber, orchestral, and vocal pieces, Chen Yi tries to distill from Chinese and Western traditional music the essential character and spirit and to develop materials abstractly in accordance with new concepts. During her youth she absorbed the folk music and culture of the Chinese countryside, and it has become a key inspiration for her compositions.

Karen Tanaka has composed extensively for both instrumental and electronic media, including several major orchestral works. Major influences on Tanaka’s music are French composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Messiaen, as well as the scientific musical research at IRCAM. Tanaka’s recent works develop new directions in her musical language using the latest technology and reflecting different aspects of contemporary culture. Her love of nature and concern for the environment has influenced many of her works, including these three chamber pieces.

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