Kang, Hae Sun

Schattenspiele (Shadow Games)

1 CD / Wergo / 2010-08-10

Works: Michael Jarrell: ...Prisme/Incidences no 2..., for violin & ensemble; Stefano Gervasoni: Far niente, for double bass & 17 instruments; Joël-François Durand: Ombre / Miroir, for flute & ense...
Performers: Aarts, Maaike; Althuis, Jelte; Armbruster, Sascha; Bledsoe, Helen; Dierksen, Uwe; Eyckmans, Dominica; Gotz, Nandor; Groben, Francoise; Gunnarsdottir, Gerdur; Haynes, Richard; Hirst, Liz; Johanns, Tho...
Conductors: Masson, Diego; Siebens, Etienne; Wood, James
Ensemble: MusikFabrik

This CD takes us on a foray into the land of shadows - its compositions make remarkable use of light and shadow effects while simultaneously...continue...
Recording information: Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Funkhaus am Wallrafplatz K....continue...

Grand Prix - Boulez: Sur Incises, Messagesquisse, Anthemes 2

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-06-12

Works: Pierre Boulez: Sur Incises, for 3 pianos, 3 harps, 2 vibes & marimba; Messagesquisse, for solo cello & 6 cellos; Anthemes II, for violin and electronics
Performers: Kang, Hae Sun; Queyras, Jean-Guihen
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble de violoncelles; Members of the Ensemble InterContemporain

"If one characteristic stands out in the contemporary works of Pierre Boulez, it is the remarkable depths of sonority he achieves through methods of multiplication...continue...
The leading French modernist Pierre Boulez celebrated his 75th year in 2000 with a series of excellent productions on Deutsche Grammophon which exhibit his work in both conduction and composition. Sur...continue...

Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, etc / Boulez, Schäfer, et al

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-10-20

Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire, Op. 21; Herzgewächse, song for soprano, celesta, harp & harmonium, Op. 20; Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41
Performers: Boffard, Florent; Cambreling, Frederique; Cherrier, Sophie; Conquer, Jeannne Marie; Damiens, Alain; Desjardins, Christophe; Kang, Hae Sun; Nagano, Hideki; Pittman-Jennings, David; Queyras, Jean-Guihe...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Ensemble InterContemporain

"...The three performances are in fact all very well played, but they seem to have become progressively more free and expansive, with a finer sense...continue...