Tan Dun

Asian Music for String Quartet - works by Ahou Long; Chinary Ung; Gao Ping; Toru Takemitsu; Tan Dun / New Zealand Quartet

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-11-13

Works: Zhou Long: Song of the Ch'in, for string quartet; Chinary Ung: Spiral III, for string quartet; Gao Ping: Bright Light and Cloud Shadows, for string quartet; Toru Takemitsu: A Way A Lone, for string q...
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Zealand String Quartet

This program brings together aesthetic and musical elements of East and West. Zhou Long captures the essence of the Chinese plucked ch'in, and Cambodian aesthetics...continue...
Recording information: St Anne's Church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (07/21/2010-07/24/2010)....continue...

Tan Dun: Concerto for Orchestra; Symphonic Poem of 3 Notes; Orchestral Theatre I, "Xun"

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2012-10-30

Works: Tan Dun: Symphonic Poem on Three Notes, for orchestra; Orchestral Theatre I; Concerto for Orchestra
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: ; Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

The multifaceted and multi-award winner Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world music scene with a creative repertoire that spans the boundaries...continue...
Recording information: Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall (02/27/2012-02/29/2012)....continue...

Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet (original recording Remastered) / Yo-Yo Ma, cello

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-10-02

Works: Mongolian Traditional: Mongolian Traditional Long song; Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen; Chinese Traditional: Blue Little Flower; Mido Mountain; Zhao Jiping: Moon Over Guan Mountains; Michio Mam...
Performers: Aghaei, Siamak; Fan, Joel; Jahangiri, Siamak; Kalhor, Kayhan; Khongorzul; Ma, Yo-Yo; Shanahan, Shane; Tong, Wu; Wei, Yang
Conductors:
Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble

Personnel includes: Yo-Yo Ma (cello, morin khuur); Ganbaatar Khongorzul (vocals); Siamak Aghaei (santur); Colin Jacobsen, Todd Reynolds (violin); Nicholas Cords, Leo Suzuki (viola); Edward Arron (cell...continue...

Flight: Music for Flute & Harp / Bridget Douglas, flute; Carolyn Mills, harp

1 CD / Atoll / 2012-08-14

Works: Toru Takemitsu: Toward the Sea III, for alto flute & harp; Jack Body: Rainforest, for flute & harp; Tan Dun: In Distance, for piccolo, harp & bass drum; Eve de Castro-Robinson: Pearls of the Sea, for...
Performers: Douglas, Bridget; Marinissen, Arnold; Mills, Carolyn

This CD features unique, on-location works from Southeast Asian and New Zealand composers....continue...

Lang Lang: Complete Recordings 2000-2009 [12 CDs]

12 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50; Dumka for Piano in C minor, Op. 59 "Russian rustic scene"; Morceaux (6) for ...
Performers: Bocelli, Andrea; Domingo, Placido; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Fan, Wei; Ji, Wei; Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-Ren [Composer]; Maisky, Mischa; Moragues, Pascal; Repin, Vadim [Violin]; Sarah Brig...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Gergiev, Valery; Long, Yu; Eschenbach, Christoph; Mehta, Zubin; Temirkanov, Yuri; Jenkins, Karl [Composer]; Warren-Green, Christopher

Probably the moment you've been waiting for... the DG catalogue priority of 2012.

It's a stunning visual - fresh and modern - and it's a

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Amstel Tracks NOW!: works by Bach, Brahms, Barber, Ravel, Barber, et al / The Amstel Saxophone Quartet

1 CD / Challenge Classics / 2012-04-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (II), chorale prelude for organ (Achtzehn Choräle no 8), BWV 659 (BC K8; Guillermo Lago: Ciudades, for saxophone quartet; Johannes Brahms: Symp...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amstel Quartet

The most colorful saxophone quartet in the world! Old music, new music, popular music, world music - anything goes with Remco Jak, Olivier Sliepen, Bas...continue...
Recording information: Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem (09/27/2011-09/30/2011)....continue...

Bach to Tan Dun

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-10-25

Works: Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata for Harpsichord in B minor, K 173/L 447; Sonata for Harpsichord in D minor; Ferruccio Busoni: Chaconne, transcription for piano in D minor (after J. S. Bach, BWV 1004), KiV...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Beijing Guitar Duo

Recording information: 2010-08-26&2010-05-14&2011-....continue...

The Piano in China / Works by Dun, Zhao, Green / Wang, piano

1 CD / Albany Records / 2011-08-09

Works: Alexander Tcherepnin: Concert Etudes (5), for piano, Op. 52; He Luting: Buffalo Boy's Flute, for piano; Li Yinghai: Music at Sunset, for piano; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano, Op. 1...
Performers: Wang, Tianshu

While the first piano made its appearance in China in the late 19th century, Chinese piano composition did not begin until the 1930s. The common...continue...
Recording information: Recital Hall, Graves Piano and Organ Company, Columbus, (09/26/2010/11/19/2010)....continue...

Invitation to a Voyage

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2011-08-02

Works: Henri Duparc: L'invitation au voyage; Franz Schubert: Der Jüngling an der Quelle, D 300; Felix Mendelssohn: Die Liebende schreibt, Op. 86/3; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; Gioachino Rossini: Il b...
Performers: Land, Ron [Piano]; Ramm, Adrienne; Ramm, Leandra; Szor, Tom

Evening Conversations

1 CD / Yarlung / 2011-06-28

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano,...
Performers: Fung, David

Before this newly mastered release, David Fung first issued Evening Conversations in 2006. This recording was hailed as the "Best Piano recording I have ever...continue...
Recording information: Zipper Hall, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA (03/27/2006-03/29/2006)....continue...

Dance / The Smith Quartet

1 CD / Signum UK / 2011-04-03

Works: Tunde Jegede: Dancing in the Spirit, for string quartet; Joe Cutler: Folk Music (Daithi's Dumka), for string quartet; John Adams: Pavane; Graham Fitkin: Informal Dance, for string quartet; Andrew Pop...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Smith Quartet

The Smith Quartet return with their fourth disc on Signum with a new album of commissioned works and world premiere recordings, all centered on the...continue...
Recording information: St. Michael's Church, Highgate, London (09/2009/01/2010)....continue...

100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 2

6 CD / Silva America / 2010-07-13

Works: Pete Moore: Asteroid; Bernard Herrmann: Citizen Kane; Vertigo; David Raksin: Laura; Henry Mancini: Touch of Evil; A Shot In The Dark; Nino Rota: La Dolce Vite; The Godfather; Leonard Bernstein: West ...
Performers: Ayres, Mark; Williams, Gareth
Conductors: Jolly, Evan; Bateman, Paul; Raine, Nic; Ashton, Bill; Wadsworth, Derek; Fitzpatrick, James; Klemens, Mario; Goldsmith, Jerry;
Ensemble: ; London Ensemble

Silva Screen Records' 100 Greatest Film Themes, Take 2 continues in the vein of its predecessor by compiling an esoteric collection of movie music that spans generations. From Citizen Kane and West Si...continue...

Antiphony

1 CD / Innova / 2010-03-30

Works: Wang Guowei: Songs, for Huqin & saxophone quartet; Zhou Long: Antiphony for Erhu, Daruan, percussion & saxophone quartet; Lei Liang: Yuan, for 4 saxophones; Chen Yi: Septet for Erhu, pipa, percussion...
Performers: Cassara, Frank; Guowei, Wang; Li, Sun
Conductors:
Ensemble: Prism Quartet (Saxophone Quartet)

Since the Renaissance, 'antiphony' normally refers to performers separated in space, tossing musical phrases back and forth to dramatic effect. Rarely does it connote a...continue...

Tan Dun: Paper Concerto / Dun/Royal Stockholm PO, Cossin, Fujii [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-09-29

Works: Tan Dun: Concerto for Paper Percussion and Orchestra, "Paper"
Performers: Fujii, Haruka
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

Paper, normally a utilitarian material, becomes a solo instrument in Tan Dun's ingenious and inventive "Paper Concerto", fusing orchestral music and organic sounds to create...continue...
Run Time: 81 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English, French, German, S...continue...

Tan Dun: Marco Polo / Dun/Netherlands CO, Workman, Castle, Richardson [DVD]

1 DVD Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-06-30

Works: Tan Dun: Marco Polo
Performers: Bryant, Stephen; Castle, Sarah; Jun, Zhang; Kross, Tania; Lundy, Nancy Allen; Richardson, Stephen; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Cappella Amsterdam; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

In 'Marco Polo', an opera within an opera, composer Tan Dun portrays the Venetian explorer's travels to the Far East as a journey of both...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spani...continue...

Tan Dun: Marco Polo / Dun/Netherlands CO, Workman, Castle, Richardson [Blu-Ray]

1 Blu-Ray Video / BBC Opus Arte / 2009-06-30

Works: Tan Dun: Marco Polo
Performers: Bryant, Stephen; Castle, Sarah; Jun, Zhang; Kross, Tania; Lundy, Nancy Allen; Richardson, Stephen; Workman, Charles
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Cappella Amsterdam; Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

This is a BLU-RAY disc and will not play on a standard DVD player. A DVD release is available as BOA 1010. In 'Marco Polo',...continue...
Run Time: 156 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: Blu-Ray, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM 2.0, LPCM 5.0
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish, Ital...continue...

Transcendent Colors

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2009-03-10

Works: Enriqué Granados: Goyescas for Piano, Op. 11; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Franz Liszt: Funerailles; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano, Op. 1

Come With Us - Travels With A Piano / Anna Goldsworthy

1 CD / ABC Classics / 2008-11-25

Works: Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano, Op. 1; Maurice Ravel: Jeux d'eau; Manos Hadjidakis: For a Little White Seashell, for piano, Op 1; Sergey Prokofiev: Sarcasms (5) for Piano, Op. 17; L...
Performers: Goldsworthy, Andy

Anna goldsworthy has created a travelogue with her piano - each piece is from a different part of the world. Rare pieces by tan dun,...continue...

Tan Dun: The First Emperor / Dun/MET, Domingo, Futral, DeYoung [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EMI Classics / 2008-09-16

Works: Tan Dun: The First Emperor
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Domingo, Placido; Futral, Elizabeth; Groves, Paul; Hsing-Kao, Wu; Tian, Hao Jiang
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Metropolitan Opera Ballet; Metropolitan Opera Chorus; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

"The First Emperor" is one of those spectacular MET stagings, bursting with colorful costumes and striking sets in noted film director Zhang Yimou’s production. It’s...continue...

Lang Lang Live at Carnegie Hall - Deluxe Edition

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2008-06-10

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 60 in C major, H 16 no 50; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for P...
Performers: Lang Lang

This Deluxe Edition commemorates the start of Lang Lang's meteoric Deutsche Grammophon recording career, containing his entire Carnegie Hall recital debut concert (divided between a...continue...

Sticks & Stones - Music for Percussion & Strings - Harrison, Dun, Phillips / Braun, Bagley, Haines, et al

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2008-05-01

Works: Lou Harrison: Concerto for Violin with Percussion Orchestra; Tan Dun: Elegy; Mark Philips: Porch Music for violin/viola, cello & percussion
Performers: Agee, Kristin; Bagley, Marjorie; Braun, Roger; Carrera, Michael; Haines, Seth; Hassel, Joseph
Conductors: Braun, Roger; Huang, Steven

This recording of music for percussion and strings features Tan Dun's Elegy recorded in Neural Surround and will appeal to all audiophiles. Dun's music spans...continue...

Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; et al / Bashmet, Wu Man, et al

1 CD / Onyx Classics / 2008-03-11

Works: Tan Dun: Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa; Toru Takemitsu: Nostalghia, for violin & strings; Jose Torrés, film score; Black Rain, film score; Face of Another, film score; Hikaru Hayashi: C...
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Man, Wu

Through his multi-faceted talents and bold personality, Yuri Bashmet is recognized as a virtuoso violist, violinist, and champion of new music. Founder of the Moscow...continue...

Dim Sum - Zhou Long, Lei Liang, Tan Dun, etc / Ying Quartet

1 CD / Telarc / 2008-01-15

Works: Zhou Long: Song of the Ch'in, for string quartet; Chen Yi: Shuo, for string quartet; Bright Sheng: Quartet for Strings no 4 ("Silent Temple"); Ge Gan-Ru: Fu, for string quartet; Vivian Fung: Pizzicat...

Silk Road Journey - When Strangers Meet

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2007-04-03

Works: Mongolian Traditional: Mongolian Traditional Long song; Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen; Chinese Traditional: Blue Little Flower; Mido Mountain; Zhao Jiping: Moon Over Guan Mountains; Michio Mam...
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo; Silk Road Ensemble
Conductors:
Ensemble: Silk Road Ensemble

Japanese version featuring 3 alternate tracks from the USA version. Also features a different cover....continue...
Personnel includes: Yo-Yo Ma (cello, morin khuur); Ganbaatar Khongorzul (vocals); Siamak Aghaei (santur); Colin Jacobsen, Todd Reynolds (violin); Nicholas Cords, Leo Suzuki (viola); Edward Arron (cell...continue...

Classical Cuisine - Asian Delights

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2006-12-05

Works: Tan Dun: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, film score; Japanese Traditional: Neko No Yomeiri, folk song; Sakura, Sakura (Cherry Blossom), folk song; Toru Takemitsu: Folios, for guitar; Chinese Traditio...
Performers: Huang, Ying; Lear, Evelyn; Ma, Yo-Yo; Nakashima, Yasuko; Rampal, Jean-Pierre; Uno, Utae; Williams, John [Guitar]; Yuize, Shinichi
Conductors: Tan Dun; ; Conlon, James; Craft, Robert
Ensemble: ; Columbia Chamber Ensemble; Orchestre de Paris Ensemble; Silk Road Ensemble

David Fung: The Piano - Evening Conversations

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2006-10-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; Frédéric Chopin: Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6; Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolor, for piano,...
Performers: Fung, David

The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2005-08-16

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174); Cantata no 208, "Was mir behagt," (Hunt Cantata), BWV 208 ...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Assad, Odair [Guitar]; Assad, Sergio [Guitar/Composer]; Ax, Emanuel; Baptista, Cyro; Bolling, Claude; Burr, Jon [Bass]; Butta, Gilda; Casadesus, Gaby; Console, Hector; Cossin,...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Maazel, Lorin; Masur, Kurt; Morricone, Ennio; Chen, Xieyang; Tan Dun;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Claude Bolling Ensemble; New York Philharmonic; Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Roma Sinfonietta; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Percussion Ensemble; Shanghai Symph...

This is the essential collection from one of the most popular musicians of our time and includes 34 tracks spanning Yo Yo Ma's entire careere...continue...
The Essential Yo-Yo Ma seems to be a presentation of the recordings in which the esteemed cellist has participated that might have the widest appeal to the general market. There's nothing wrong with t...continue...

Tan Dun: Tea: A Mirror Of Soul [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2005-03-08

Works: Tan Dun: Tea
Performers: Gillett, Christopher; Lundy, Nancy Allen; Richardson, Stephen
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Netherlands Opera Chorus; NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo

Grammy and Academy Award winning composer-conductor Tan Dun has made an indelible mark on the world music scene with an expansive and creative repertoire. His...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Lang Lang / Live At Carnigie Hall [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-09-28

Works: Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 60 in C major, H 16 no 50; Franz Schubert: Fantasy for Piano...
Performers: Lang Lang

Lang Lang's Carnegie Hall recording offers an exciting snap-shot of the hottest young pianist in the world today breaking out with a vibrancy that rivets...continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
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Tan Dun: Hero / Perlman, Tan Dun, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2004-08-24

Works: Tan Dun: Hero
Performers: Dun, Tan; Li, Liu; Perlman, Itzhak; Yan, You
Conductors: Dun, Tan
Ensemble: Ancient Rao Ensemble of Changsha Museum; Central Philharmonic Chorus of China; Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China; KODO Drummers of Japan

Artist Portrait - Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Warner Classics / 2004-08-10

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Joaquín Rodrigo: Aranjuez ma pensée; Regino Sainz de la Maza: Zapateado for guitar; Antonio Lauro: Natalia, for g...
Performers: Isbin, Sharon; Mello, Gaudencio Thiago de; Mentzer, Susanne
Conductors: Griffiths, Howard; Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon; Zurich Chamber Orchestra

"The pre-eminent guitarist of our time." - Boston Magazine "The Monet of the classical guitar... a master colorist." - Atlanta Journal "Emotional expressiveness and stunning...continue...

Lang Lang - Live at Carnegie Hall

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2004-03-02

Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Robert Schumann: Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard ...
Performers: Lang Lang; Lang, Guo-ren

HUAXIA - Contemporary Music / Chinese Chamber Ensemble

1 CD / Delos / 2004-01-01

Works: Zhu Lin: Transcendence, for chamber ensemble; Tan Dun: Shuang Que, for erhu & yangquin; Chen Yi: The Points, for chamber ensemble; Xiao-song Qu: Ji 2, for chamber ensemble ("Floating Clouds"); Yang L...
Performers: Cao, De-Wei; Ensemble, Chinese Chamber; Wei-Liang, Zhang; Yi-dong, Wang; Yihan, Chen
Conductors: Yeh, Tsung

Personnel: Wang Yi-Dong (percussion); Zhang Xia (yang-chin).

Recording information: First Congregational Church, Los Angeles, CA....continue...

Tan Dun: Water Passion after Saint Matthew

2 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-11-19

Works: Tan Dun: Water Passion after St. Matthew, for soprano, bass-baritone, violin, cello, percussion, sound sample
Performers: Beiser, Maya; Bryant, Stephen; Chen, Yuanlin; Cossin, David; Homann, Martin; Keusch, Elizabeth; O'Connor, Mark [Violin]; Weisman, Adam
Conductors: Tan Dun

Silk Road Journeys

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2002-04-16

Works: Mongolian Traditional: Mongolian Traditional Long song; Byambasuren Sharav: Legend of Herlen; Chinese Traditional: Blue Little Flower; Mido Mountain; Zhao Jiping: Moon Over Guan Mountains; Michio Mam...
Performers: Aghaei, Siamak; Arron, Edward; Cords, Nicholas; Das, Sandeep; Fan, Joel; Gramley, Joseph; Kalhor, Kayhan; Ke, Xue; Ma, Yo-Yo; Man, Wu; Pugh, Jim [Trombone]; Reynolds, Todd [Violin]; Shanahan, Shane; ...

Classic Yo-Yo

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-18

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 1 in G major, BWV 1007; Cantata no 75 "Die Elenden sollen essen" BWV 75; Saint Matthew Passion, BWV 244; Astor Piazzolla: Five Tango Sensations, for ban...
Performers: Agri, Antonio; Alimjan; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Ax, Emanuel; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Console, Hector; Cossin, David; Kahane, Jeffrey; Kasim; Krauss, Alison; Laredo, Jaime; Ma, Yo-Yo; Malvicin...
Conductors: Koopman, Ton; Ozawa, Seiji; Williams, John;
Ensemble: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; Boston Symphony Orchestra; Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; Shanghai National Orchestra; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Personnel: Alison Krauss, Bobby McFerrin (vocals); Horacio Malvicino (guitar); Mark O'Connor (mandolin); Antonio Agri, Itzhak Perlman, Isaac Stern (violin); Néstor Marconi (bandoneon); Emanuel A...continue...

Classical Hits / Brightman, Church, Ma, Pavarotti, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2001-09-11

Works: Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem; The Phantom of the Opera; Tonci Huljic: Victory; John Williams: Star Wars, Episode I; James Horner: Titanic; Braveheart; Ennio Morricone: Nella fantasia, for voice & orc...
Performers: Bell, Joshua; Bond; Boston Pops; Brightman, Sarah; Carreras, Jose; Church, Charlotte; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Horner, James; Ma, Yo-Yo; Marsalis, Wynton; Meyer, Edgar; O'Connor, Mark [Violi...
Conductors: Williams, John; Horner, James

Are you tired of your classically minded friends laughing at you when you mispronounce the names of renowned, long-expired European composers? Do you think the Three Tenors are the latest teenage boy ...continue...

New Line - Tan Dun, Rouse: Guitar Concertos / Sharon Isbin

1 CD / Teldec / 2001-05-15

Works: Christopher Rouse: Concert de Gaudí, for guitar & orchestra; Tan Dun: Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra
Performers: Isbin, Sharon
Conductors: Tang, Muhai
Ensemble: Gulbenkian Foundation Symphony Orchestra Lisbon

"...[In Tan Dun's concerto] the music imitated is Chinese, specifically the lute-like pipa. The orchestration is spectacular and often steals the show from the soloist;...continue...

Chinese Traditional & Contemporary Pipa Music / Wu Man

2 CD / Nimbus Records / 2000-01-11

Works: Traditional: Lanterns and moon competing in brilliance; Ancient melodies of Wulin; The tyrant removes his armour; Chen Sui; The moon on high; Flute and Drum at Sunset; Birds in the Forest; Autumn Moo...
Performers: Man, Wu; Qi-Chao, Liu; Wang, Tien-Juo; Yi, Yang

Tan Dun: Bitter Love / Ying Huang, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1999-08-17

Works: Tan Dun: Peony Pavilion
Performers: Celli, Joseph; Cossin, David; Dun, Tan; Gremo, Bruce; Osgood, Steven; Tan, Ian; Xiao-Fen, Min; Xu, Linqiang; Ying, Huang; Yuanlin, Chen; Zhensheng, Wang
Conductors: Dun, Tan
Ensemble: NChiCa Orchestra; New York Virtuoso Singers

"...the 14 songs spin a passionate story...and certainly embrace Tan's description of 'Peony' as 'medieval chant meeting rock 'n' roll meeting ancient Chinese kunju opera'....continue...

Tan Dun: Symphony 1997 Heaven Earth Mankind /Yo-Yo Ma, et al

1 CD / Sony Classical / 1997-07-01

Works: Tan Dun: Heaven Earth Mankind (Symphony 1997), symphony for cello, Bianzhong Bells, children's chorus, CD pla
Performers: Ma, Yo-Yo
Conductors: Tan Dun
Ensemble: Imperial Bells Ensemble (China)

Personnel: Yo-Yo Ma (cello)....continue...

Tan Dun: Ghost Opera / Wu Man, Kronos Quartet

1 CD / Nonesuch Import / 1997-03-18

Works: Tan Dun: Ghost Opera, for string quartet & pipa, with stone, water, paper, and metal
Performers: Dutt, Hank; Hamilton, Donald; Harrington, David; Heanrenaud, Joan; Kronos Quartet; Man, Wu; Sherba, John [Violin]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Kronos Quartet

Recording information: 01/1996.

For Tan Dun's Ghost Opera, the Kronos Quartet had their instrumental abilities stretched to include various percussion, wind instruments, and vocals and were joi...continue...

Wu Man & Ensemble - Chinese Traditional & Contemporary Music

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 1996-11-01

Works: Anonymous: Xiyang xiaogu; Niao tou lin; Han'gong quiyue; Xiao Pu'an zhou; Gu yun san die; Shimian maifu; Bun-Ching Lam: Run; Tan Dun: C-A-G-E IV, for pipa & ensemble; Chinese Traditional: Yang' guan ...
Performers: Man, Wu; Qi-Chao, Liu; Wang, Tien-Juo; Yi, Yang
Conductors:
Ensemble: Music From China

Personnel: Wu Man (pipa).

Recording information: Concert Hall of the Nimbus Foundation, Wyastone Leys, M....continue...

Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera, etc / Tang, Lin, Helsinki PO

1 CD / Ondine / 1994-01-11

Works: Tan Dun: Out of Peking Opera (Violin Concerto no 1); Death and Fire; Orchestral Theatre II
Performers: Cho-Liang, Lin; Olli, Kalevi
Conductors: Tang, Muhai; Kropsu, Kari
Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

"Tan Dun's star continues to rise. The young (b.1957) Chinese composer has attracted audiences and commissions with music that exhibits a keen sense of color,...continue...