Never Far Away: Music of Bright Sheng

Release Date: 26th Oct 2009
Catalogue No: CD80719
Label: Telarc
Length: 67 minutes

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Sheng: Shanghai Overture

Work length8:39

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009-01-01

Sheng: Never Far Away: I. Moonlight Shadows

Work length9:10

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009

Sheng: Never Far Away: II. The Drunken Fisher

Work length6:59

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009-01-01

Sheng: Never Far Away: III. Doctored Pentatonics

Work length7:33

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009-01-01

Sheng: The Nightingale and The Rose

Work length21:47

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009-01-01

Sheng: Tibetan Love Song & Swing: I. Tibetan Love Song

Work length4:48

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009-01-01

Sheng: Tibetan Love Song & Swing: II. Tibetan Swing

Work length8:32

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Yolanda Kondonassis (harp)
San Diego Symphony Orchestra
Jahja Ling
Recorded: 2009-01-01

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‘Never Far Away’ features four orchestral pieces by Chinese composer Bright Sheng, Shanghai Overture, the short ballet The Nightingale and the Rose, and Tibetan Love Song and Swing. The title piece, Never Far Away is a wonderful harp concerto that stretches the instrument’s capabilities to the limit. It was commissioned and is performed by the pre-eminent soloist Yolanda Kondonassis.

Hailed by The New York Times for her “powerful playing and musicianly energy,” Yolanda Kondonassis is considered one of the world’s foremost harpists. She made her solo debut at age 18 with The New York Philharmonic and has since appeared as guest artist with countless orchestras around the world. This disc marks her fifteenth on the Telarc label.

Bright Sheng has been a trendsetter in the world of composition. In 2001, he was selected to receive the MacArthur Foundation’s prestigious “Genius Award.” The award called Sheng “an innovative composer who merges diverse musical customs in works that transcend conventional aesthetic boundaries. He bridges East and West, lyrical and dissonant styles, and historical and contemporary themes to create elegant compositions with a distinctive signature.

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