Unsuk Chin - Rocana; Violin Concerto (2009)

Posted By : d'Avignon | Date : 02 Jan 2010 06:03:51 | Comments : 10 |

Unsuk Chin - Rocana; Violin Concerto

Label: Analekta | cat. no AN 29944

You may remember I posted another album of this Korean composer ca. a year ago, as well as a video of her opera Alice In Wonderland.
This album contains the violin concerto for which Chin received the Grawemeyer Award. The significance of that award wasn’t lost upon me; somewhere I read it’s considered more important than an oscar. I understood this was the piece to get.
Somehow I forgot about it – or perhaps this release wasn’t in the collection of the library yet when I searched for her name, it’s quite recent (2009).

I’m glad I have it now. What’s more, I liked it immediately! This is exactly the kind of composition that will enter the contemporary music program of orchestras all over the world – for a long, long time to come.

Tracks

Rocana
01. Rocana [0:21:03.74]

Violin concerto
02. Movement I [0:10:14.35]
03. Movement II [0:07:14.10]
04. Movement III [0:03:27.28]
05. Movement IV [0:06:07.57]

Performers

Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal – Kent Nagano
Vibiane Hagner - violin

EAC LOG

http://rapidshare.com/files/328215395/chiu_part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/328215701/chiu_part2.rar

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Posted By: v4v Date: 02 Jan 2010 07:53:19

You always have a surprise to stumble across; many thanks!

Posted By: peachfuzz Date: 02 Jan 2010 08:02:43

Thanks for sharing and I wish you and everyone here a happy new year!

Posted By: vofado Date: 02 Jan 2010 09:37:29

Thanks a lot.

Posted By: joaquimhock Date: 02 Jan 2010 10:20:57

She's a great artist, thanks.

Posted By: ooliver Date: 02 Jan 2010 15:21:02

Very good taste, my dear d'Avignon!
Rocana is impressive, remembering a lot of sounds listen over the centuries: innovation into the music's mainstream, like all the good new scores deep-rooted on the solid knowledge of the tradition.
Thanks for this intriguing start of the new tiger year: Chin, Chin!

Posted By: d'Avignon Date: 02 Jan 2010 15:23:48

A happy new year to you, peachfuzz, ooliver, and to all.
Yes, I think Chin is one to stay. And I have a weak spot for that face of hers, which is somewhere in between that of a benevolent high priestess and a fairy godmother.
Charming!
I'm delighted with the violin concerto. It's solid, sounds very good & modern, yet it is not too much of a muscular exercise for the brains. A good introduction for those who venture into contemporary music -but don't know-where-to-start, I'd say.

Posted By: Piterets Date: 02 Jan 2010 17:17:10

Great! Some consider this disc among the best releases of 2009, so I was wondering if it is/was offered somewhere... Nice to see it here, d'Avignon.

Happy New Year to all active Avax members! Keep the good stuff coming!

Posted By: Malamute Date: 11 Jan 2010 07:23:30

Thanks d'Avignon for the great post!
I love her Violin Concerto and it's nice to have it now in lossless.

Posted By: denegado Date: 12 Feb 2010 00:26:33

Thank you very much!!!

Posted By: xavel Date: 24 Feb 2010 09:52:51

Thank you, gracias, danke!

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