Edward Han Jiang – Piano Miniatures from China (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 53:05 minutes | 399 MB | Genre: Classical
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The ten pieces in this collection have been carefully selected as being most representative of Chinese culture, combining compositions from the 1960s and 70s with contemporary piano works and arrangements of ancient folk songs by pianist and composer Edward Han Jiang. Jiang compares the coalescence of the black and white keys of the piano to the layers and spirit in Chinese ink paintings as they portray rivers in the north and south, a bold Spring Dance from the west and the graceful Jasmine Flower from the east – all are lit by the moon, as described in music that dates back to the Tang Dynasty.
Tracklist:
1-1. Edward Han Jiang – Liuyang River (04:36)
1-2. Edward Han Jiang – Spring Dance (06:04)
1-3. Edward Han Jiang – I. Panda Blues (00:34)
1-4. Edward Han Jiang – II. Peking Opera on Black Keys (01:02)
1-5. Edward Han Jiang – III. Etude on a Pentatonic Scale (01:11)
1-6. Edward Han Jiang – IV. Flowing Stream Beneath a Little Bridge (00:46)
1-7. Edward Han Jiang – Jasmine Flower (Arr. E.H. Jiang for Piano) (01:24)
1-8. Edward Han Jiang – A Moonlit Night on the Spring River (Arr. E.H. Jiang for Piano) (02:09)
1-9. Edward Han Jiang – Velvet Flowers (Arr. E.H. Jiang for Piano) (04:40)
1-10. Edward Han Jiang – No. 3, Embroidering Golden Silk Banner (02:31)
1-11. Edward Han Jiang – By the Songhua River (05:38)
1-12. Edward Han Jiang – No. 1, Missing Moon (04:04)
1-13. Edward Han Jiang – No. 2, Staccato Beans (01:22)
1-14. Edward Han Jiang – No. 3, Herdboy’s Song (02:27)
1-15. Edward Han Jiang – No. 4, Blue Nun (01:12)
1-16. Edward Han Jiang – No. 5, Red Wilderness (03:14)
1-17. Edward Han Jiang – No. 6, Ancient Burial (03:00)
1-18. Edward Han Jiang – No. 7, Floating Clouds (02:59)
1-19. Edward Han Jiang – No. 8, Sunrain (01:26)
1-20. Edward Han Jiang – Improvisation on the Theme of Yu Guang Qu (02:34)
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