Dun / Raat- Eight Memories In Watercolor / Film Music Sonata
Tan Dun's originality has been reflected in worldwide recognition of his music, which draws on both Chinese and Western musical languages. The Eight Memories in Watercolor are deft painterly reflections, while in Trace she balances sound with silence in this evocation of nature. The vibrant drama of Blue Orchid incorporates the opening motif of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. In Film Music Sonata, which here receives it's first recording on general release, Tan Dun draws on his score for the film The Banquet. The kaleidoscopic C-A-G-E-, strikingly Chinese in sound, is a tribute to his teacher and spiritual compass, John Cage. The Fire, written for Ralph van Raat, contains some of Tan Dun's most virtuosic and dramatic piano writing.
Tracklist:
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 1, Missing Moon
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 2, Staccato Beans
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 3, Herdboy's Song
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 4, Blue Nun
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 5, Red Wilderness
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 6, Ancient Burial
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 7, Floating Clouds
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 8, Sunrain
- C-A-G-E (In Memory Of John Cage)
- Film Music Sonata: I. The Mask
- Film Music Sonata: II. After Tonight
- Film Music Sonata: III. Sword Dance
- Film Music Sonata: IV. Only For Love
- Traces (1992 Version)
- The Fire
- Blue Orchid (After Beethoven's Op. 120)
Tan Dun's originality has been reflected in worldwide recognition of his music, which draws on both Chinese and Western musical languages. The Eight Memories in Watercolor are deft painterly reflections, while in Trace she balances sound with silence in this evocation of nature. The vibrant drama of Blue Orchid incorporates the opening motif of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. In Film Music Sonata, which here receives it's first recording on general release, Tan Dun draws on his score for the film The Banquet. The kaleidoscopic C-A-G-E-, strikingly Chinese in sound, is a tribute to his teacher and spiritual compass, John Cage. The Fire, written for Ralph van Raat, contains some of Tan Dun's most virtuosic and dramatic piano writing.
Tracklist:
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 1, Missing Moon
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 2, Staccato Beans
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 3, Herdboy's Song
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 4, Blue Nun
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 5, Red Wilderness
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 6, Ancient Burial
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 7, Floating Clouds
- 8 Memories In Watercolor (2002 Version): No. 8, Sunrain
- C-A-G-E (In Memory Of John Cage)
- Film Music Sonata: I. The Mask
- Film Music Sonata: II. After Tonight
- Film Music Sonata: III. Sword Dance
- Film Music Sonata: IV. Only For Love
- Traces (1992 Version)
- The Fire
- Blue Orchid (After Beethoven's Op. 120)