Lei Liang (b. 1972): Verge; Tremors of a Memory Chord; Aural Hypothesis; Five Seasons / Pi-hsien Chen, piano; Wu Man, pipa

Lei Liang (b. 1972): Verge; Tremors of a Memory Chord; Aural Hypothesis; Five S

Label: Naxos (USA)
Catalog No: NXS 8572839
Format: CD
Release Date: 2012-12-11
Number of Discs: 1
Running time: 56 min.
Mono/Stereo: Stereo
UPC Code: 747313283972

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Album Summary

>Liang, Lei : Verge, for 18 solo strings
>Liang, Lei : Aural Hypothesis, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & vibraphone
>Liang, Lei : Five Seasons, for pipa & string quartet
>Liang, Lei : Tremors of a Memory Chord, for piano & grand Chinese orchestra
Performer Conductors Ensembles Composer

Notes & Reviews:

One of the most exciting voices in New Music (The Wire). The music of Chinese-born American Lei Liang integrates Chinese and Western instruments to create exciting and striking sonorities, from an evocative single pipa to the unique richness of a grand Chinese orchestra.

WQXR (New York)
Verge, for string orchestra, seems at first forbiddingly crystalline - here, a series of jagged profusions of percussive noise; there, cool, transparent prisms of sound - but gives in, ultimately, and slides comfortingly into a folkloric sense of melody.

Gapplegate Classical-Modern Music Review
It is all very convincing to me. The music itself, the performances and the sound staging all make for a compelling program. Anyone with a sense of musical adventure should respond to this recording. It gives a mini-portrait of Lei Liang's striking music and I hope serves as the beginning of many such appearances to the music loving public.



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Works Details

>Liang, Lei : Verge, for 18 solo strings
  • Conductor: Steve Schick
  • Ensemble: Palimpsest
  • Running Time: 10 min. 40 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 2009

>Liang, Lei : Aural Hypothesis, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano & vibraphone
  • Conductor: Stephen Drury
  • Ensemble: Callithumpian Consort
  • Running Time: 9 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Written: 2010

>Liang, Lei : Five Seasons, for pipa & string quartet
  • Performer: Wu Man (Pipa)
  • Ensemble: Shanghai Quartet
  • Running Time: 17 min. 25 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Chamber Music
  • Written: 2010
  • Studio/Live: Live

>Liang, Lei : Tremors of a Memory Chord, for piano & grand Chinese orchestra
  • Conductor: En Shao
  • Ensemble: Taipei Chinese Orchestra
  • Running Time: 17 min. 54 sec.
  • Period Time: Contemporary
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 2011