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Tan Dun - Fire Ritual, violin concertos

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Catalogue numberBIS-2406 SACD
Release date2019-02-20
Discs1
Orig. sample rate96000 Hz
Total time62:37

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The first encounter between Chinese composer Tan Dun and Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing took place in 2010 during the Shanghai World Expo, when Hemsing premièred Tan’s Love Concerto. Both have strong roots in the rich musical traditions of their native countries, and out of this meeting a fruitful collaboration has developed which also involves an investigation of the music that happens here and now. In Hemsing's words, the encounter ‘opened up my musical horizons’ and she has since premièred and performed a number of the composer's works internationally.
Fire Ritual, the concerto that lends its name to the present disc, was composed with Hemsing in mind. With it Tan Dun has created a musical ceremony for the victims of war, building on four themes: Cruel Wars, Innocent People, Mantras of the Heavenly Birds and Eternity. The concerto was premièred in September 2018 by Hemsing and the Oslo Philharmonic, conducted by the composer. For Eldbjørg Hemsing, Tan Dun has also created the concerto that opens the disc, Rhapsody and Fantasia, based on earlier works. Both works reflect the composer’s memories of growing up barefoot in the countryside, and his later experiences of bringing together the shamanistic and spiritual world of his childhood with the discipline and philosophy of Peking Opera. Or in the composers own words: ‘a reflection of those early memories of my youth, but through the lens of my current musical soundscape’.
 
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  Composer: Dun, Tan
  Violin Concerto 'Rhapsody and Fantasia' 32:40
01 I. Rock the Violin in Rhapsody - Hip-Hop 06:37 $ 1.60 USD
02 I. Rock the Violin in Rhapsody - Malinconia 03:59 $ 0.96 USD
03 I. Rock the Violin in Rhapsody - Hip-Hop 01:51 $ 0.47 USD
04 II. A Dream Out of Peking Opera - Dolce Molto 11:06 $ 2.67 USD
05 II. A Dream Out of Peking Opera - Andante 03:00 $ 0.72 USD
06 II. A Dream Out of Peking Opera - Adagio - Allegro 06:07 $ 1.54 USD
 
  Violin Concerto 'Fire Ritual' 28:58
07 Moderato 06:21 $ 1.53 USD
08 Andante 02:58 $ 0.71 USD
09 Moderato 07:52 $ 1.89 USD
10 Moderato 07:41 $ 1.84 USD
11 Moderato 04:06 $ 1.09 USD
 
  Album total 62:37
ComposerDun, Tan
ViolinHemsing, Eldbjörg (Eldbjørg)
OrchestraOslo Philharmonic Orchestra
ConductorDun, Tan

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