Ung, Chinary

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...
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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...

Chinary Ung: Aura, Oracle, Still Life after Death / Southwest Chamber Music

1 CD / Cambria / 2011-11-15

Works: Chinary Ung: Aura, for 2 female vocalists & chamber ensemble; Oracle, for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, percussion & voices; Still Life After Death, for soprano & chamber ensemble
Performers: Johnston, Elissa; Roland, Kathleen
Conductors: Schmidt, Jeff von der
Ensemble: Southwest Chamber Music

This 2008 release features the music of Grawemeyer Award-winning composer Chinary Ung. Sopranos Elissa Johnston, Kathleen Roland and Grammy Award-winning members of Southwest Chamber Music...continue...

Chinary Ung: Luminous Spirals

1 CD / Bridge / 2010-02-09

Works: Chinary Ung: Child Song, for flute, violin (or viola), cello (or harp) & piano; Luminous Spirals, for flute, guitar & cello; Spiral VI, for violin, clarinet, cello & piano; Still Life After Death, fo...
Performers: Anderson, William; Emelianoff, Andre; Shelton, Lucy [Soprano Vocals]; Spencer, Patricia
Conductors: ; Adelson, Michael
Ensemble: Da Capo Chamber Players

This disc marks Bridge's second volume of compositions devoted to the music of the Cambodian-American composer, Chinary Ung. Ung's music is much celebrated (he is...continue...

Masterworks for Marimba - Bley, Johnston, Schuller, et al / Nancy Zeltsman, et al

2 CD / Bridge / 2009-11-10

Works: Carla Bley: Over There, for marimba; Chinary Ung: Cinnabar Heart, for marimba; Darren Jones: Little Movements (2), for marimba; Lyle Mays: Mindwalk, for marimba; Gunther Schuller: Small Adventures (3...
Performers: Bilic, Ivana [marimba]; Burritt, Thomas; Geem, Jack van; Geoffroy, Jean; Johnston, Beverley; Moersch, William; Stout, Gordon; Zeltsman, Nancy

24 premiere recordings played by eight marimba virtuosi! During the past few years, marimbist Nancy Zeltsman has spearheaded an initiative to commission, publish and record...continue...
Recording information: Lawrence University Conservatory of Music, Appleton, WI (06/29/2009-07/08/2009)....continue...

A Tribute to Chou Wen-chung

2 CD / Albany Records / 2009-02-10

Works: Chou Wen-Chung: Windswept Peaks, for violin, cello, clarinet & piano; Isang Yun: Piri for solo oboe (or clarinet); Joji Yuasa: Projection, for violin, viola & cello; Chinary Ung: Grand Alap (A Window...
Performers: Rose, Ellen Ruth; Sackett, John
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Ensemble: Empyrean Ensemble; Parallele Ensemble; San Francisco Conservatory New Music Ensemble

The two programs on this double CD were presented at the Pacific Rim Music Festival in 2003. They were offered as part of the Festival's...continue...

Ung: Khse Buon, Child Song, Seven Mirrors / Susan Ung, Charles Wells, et al

1 CD / Bridge / 2008-12-09

Works: Chinary Ung: Khse Buon, for viola; Child Song, for flute, violin (or viola), cello (or harp) & piano; Seven Mirrors, for piano
Performers: Ellerbroek, Clay; Mashkovtseva, Elena; Ung, Susan; Wells, Charles

This recording presents a portrait of the composer Chinary Ung at a crossroads. Between the years 1974-85 Ung composed only one work, the solo string...continue...

Ring of Fire - Ung, Sculthorpe, Long, etc / Del Sol String Quartet

1 CD / Other Minds Music / 2008-08-12

Works: Kui Dong: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, suite for string quartet; Chinary Ung: Spiral X "In Memoriam", for amplified string quartet; Jack Body: Epicycle, for string quartet; Gabriela Lena Frank:...

An essential compilation of contemporary string quartets in brilliant sound from Skywalker Studios. Twenty-page full color booklet with 16 illustrations and complete program notes by...continue...

Ung: Seven Mirrors, etc / Cheng, Gray, et al

1 CD / New World / 2005-02-01

Works: Chinary Ung: Spiral VI, for violin, clarinet, cello & piano; Seven Mirrors, for piano; Grand Alap (A Window in the Sky), for voices, cello & percussion; Grand Spiral
Performers: Cheng, Gloria; Gray, Walter; Tucker, Rob
Conductors: ; Sollberger, Harvey
Ensemble: La Jolla Symphony Orchestra; Quake

Kinship / Maya Beiser

1 CD / Koch International / 2000-05-23

Works: Simon Shaheen: Samai Nahawand, for cello, oud & frame drum; Desert Mist, for cello; Naná Vasconcelos: Trayra Boia, for cello & vocals; Evan Ziporyn: Kebyar Maya, for cello; Chinary Ung: Khse Buo...
Performers: Beiser, Maya; Shaheen, Simon; Velez, Glen

Personnel: Maya Beiser (vocals, cello); Simon Shaheen (oud); Glen Velez (vocals, frame drum).

Recording information: Master Sound Astoria Studios, Astoria, NY (10/1999).

Maya Beiser has ...continue...

Aequalis - Works by Brody, Davidovsky, Gideon, Steifer, Ung

1 CD / New World / 1992-12-08

Works: Chinary Ung: Spiral for piano, cello & percussion; Mario Davidovsky: Synchronisms no 6 for piano & electronic sounds; Rand Steiger: Trio for piano, cello & percussion ("In Memoriam"); Miriam Gideon: ...
Performers: Bronstein, Fred; Mohr, Elizabeth
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Ensemble: Aequalis