Unsuk chins concerti for cello and for piano breathe new life into the genre. Jan 20, 2011 new yorks talea ensemble presents unsuk chin composer portrait unsuk chins cello concerto 2009 will receive its u. Critics praise terrific mahlerunsuk chin concert whats. Je suis trestout damour raimpli score and parts bundle this is a bundle the sheet music elements included must be printed out by you within 7 days of purchase and cannot be downloaded to. May 10, 2014 on the occasion of the performance of chins cello concerto in the summer of 2014, the composer converses here with helge grunewald, music journalist and musicologist. I t was a concerto, her 2001 work for violin, that won unsuk chin the highprofile grawemeyer award for music three years later. Cello concerto no 1 in g minor, op 49 ii moderato, cadenza, allegro con moto. The korean unsuk chin is among the most significant composers of our. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Unsuk chin 3 concertos myungwhun chung 1 cd download. Alice in wonderland, by unsuk chin, told with restraint. When she asked me in the summer of 2015 to write her a cello concerto, i got started as soon as other projects were done. Alban gerhardt cello bbc scottish symphony orchestra ilan volkov conductor category music. Sunwook kim piano, alban gerhardt cello, wu wei sheng, seoul philharmonic.
Piano concerto, cello concerto, su for sheng and orchestra. Ligeti is one of the bigbeasts of his era, and his concertos are rightly considered among his best works. She uses both traditional instruments, as well as electronics in her compositions. Women composers of classical music public group facebook. Kent nagano gives an introduction to modern music in general and unsuk chin s clarinet concerto in specific. Written in 2006 on a commission from the chilin foundation, it was premiered that year by felix fan. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Double concerto by unsuk chin, ensemble intercontemporain from amazons classical music store. And cello was a modifying adjective not a noun modifying violinviolon in any case the fact that it is now often called just cello is an oddness. In a world that likes to classify for comfort, chin s creations can be compared to those of thomas ades, ligeti, and salonen in that she expands the aural vocabulary of both instrumentalists and vocalists. With a chincello, the strolling string quartet becomes possible, and a chincello is the perfect choice when performing space is limited. This account has been terminated because we received multiple thirdparty claims of infringement regarding material the user posted. She studied in hamburg with gyorgy ligeti, and has adapted much of his musical style into her own.
How tos at any rate, most of us high strings players are generally pretty comfortable and satisfied in our respective tessitura. On the occasion of the performance of chins cello concerto in the. Aug 17, 2015 seoul philharmonic orchestra alban gerchardt cello myungwhun chung conductor deutsche grammophon 06. Unsuk chin, born 14 july 1961, seoul, south korea is a korean contemporary. New to youtube steven isserlis dvorak cello concerto, 1991 video 1991 archival footage of british cellist steven isserlis performing dvoraks cello concerto with the late david shallon and the frankfurt radio symphony orchestra. Under myungwhun chungs direction the orchestra clearly not only has the technical expertise but the sympathy with unsuk chin s writing to take us into the heart of her sound world.
Introduction to unsuk chins clarinet concerto on vimeo. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. She was awarded the grawemeyer award in 2004 for her violin concerto. Unsuk chin, born 14 july 1961, seoul, south korea is a korean contemporary classical composer, currently living in berlin, germany. Cello concerto movement i, aniri myung whun chung seoul philharmonic orchestra alban gerhardt unsuk chin.
Apr 19, 2018 abc classic fm will broadcast the australian premiere of unsuk chins violin concerto live from the msos metropolis new music festival at the robert blackwood hall, monash university from 7. Aniri youtube unsuk chin cello concerto 2006820 duration. In concerts with the philharmoniker in may 2014, he was the soloist in unsuk chins cello concerto which the korean composer dedicated to. Alban gerhardts unsuk chin cello concerto recording wins bbc. The seoul philharmonic orchestra spo is a korean orchestra, based in seoul. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from unsuk chin at the discogs marketplace. Sep 23, 2014 the south korean composer unsuk chin, who lives in berlin, speaks about her unconventional approach and her comfort level in new york.
I have had the pleasure of making music with cellist bonnie thron and her husband clarinetist fred jacobowitz since 2008. Unsuk chin is a south korean composer of classical music, who is based in berlin, germany. The 10 greatest must hear cello concerti of the last 50. Violincello not that unusual an early spelling for violoncello. Unsuk chin talks about her music and influences the new. Sakari oramo and alban gerhardt digital concert hall. Unsuk chin, myungwhun chung, seoul philharmonic orchestra, alban gerhardt, sunwook kim, wu wei unsuk chin. Stay updated on the latest composer news and publications. The circle closes, and with it a concert form in which tonal colour and the flow of time have created an individual type and mode of expression. This is a work that asks a lot of the listener, but somehow, ligeti makes it worth the effort, and the originality comes through once you get past some of the cliches of the time in which it was written. The cello concerto, a stunning work fulllength work 35. Aug, 2014 i t was a concerto, her 2001 work for violin, that won unsuk chin the highprofile grawemeyer award for music three years later.
Founded in 1948, it is one of the oldest orchestras in south korea. Unsuk chin born korea 1961 is rapidly becoming one of the most original contemporary composers on the scene today. Gilbert drew brassy, triumphant playing from the philharmonic. Seoul philharmonic orchestra alban gerchardt cello myungwhun chung conductor deutsche grammophon 06. Recorded on cello classics in 2009 with several of paxtons sonatas. Chin began her journey with music at a fairly young age, as she taught herself how to play the piano and music theory. This is a world premier recording of unsuk chin concertos with myungwhun chung and the seoul philharmonic orchestra. Last year, in my article about the total immersion day devoted to the music of unsuk chin, i didnt say much about the violin concerto, which was omitted from the bbcs broadcast. Its first foreign tour came on a 1965 trip to japan, followed by performances in southeast asia in 1977, the united states in 1982, 1986 and 1996, a 1988 tour of europe before the seoul olympics that year, and a 1997 performance in beijing. The renaissance of korean culture and south koreas rapid economic development as a tiger economy did not take place until the 20th century. Sunwook kim piano, alban gerhardt cello, wu wei sheng, seoul philharmonic orchestra, myungwhun chung. Unsuk chin s composition, through her soundworld, opens windows to different periods of music history both younger and older than those within the classic tradition. Critics praise terrific mahlerunsuk chin concerti have seldom heard the score to mahlers symphony no. Chin began her musical career at age six on piano, but quickly switched.
Aug 07, 2015 listen to your favorite songs from gordon chin. After a period of cultural flourishing, korea was a vassal of china until the end of the 19th century, cut off from the outside world. In the first movement of her concerto for cello, with its virtuosic melody line, one can hear the aniri concept borrowed from pansori, where singing lines give way to speech. However, in november they finally got round to broadcasting it, so here it is. New to youtube steven isserlis dvorak cello concerto. The greatest cello concertos various artists songs. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. The three works here the piano concerto composed in 1997, the. Alban gerhardt, cello sunwook kim, piano wu wei, sheng. How to turn your violin or viola into a chin cello categories. Chins eclecticism sometimes takes the form of overt references to music history, as in a passage of harpsichord. Unsuk chins cello concerto is dedicated to gerhardt and enjoyed a hugely successful world premiere at the bbc proms in august 2009 with the. Unsuk chin s writing is often technically challenging, and requires a great deal of control. In so doing she provides information about the works origins and the specific challenges of composing a cello concerto.
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