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About this Release
Catalogue No.: GP929
Release Date: February 2023
Barcode: 747313992928
Composer(s): Edward Han Jiang
Artist(s): Edward Han Jiang
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PIANO MINIATURES FROM CHINA
Jiang • Sun • Tan • Wang, Jianzhong • Wang, Ming
- Edward Han Jiang, piano
The ten pieces in this collection have been carefully selected as being most representative of Chinese culture, combining compositions from the 1960s and 70s with contemporary piano works and arrangements of ancient folk songs by pianist and composer Edward Han Jiang. Jiang compares the coalescence of the black and white keys of the piano to the layers and spirit in Chinese ink paintings as they portray rivers in the north and south, a bold Spring Dance from the west and the graceful Jasmine Flower from the east – all are lit by the moon, as described in music that dates back to the Tang Dynasty.
Tracklist
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1
Liuyang River (1972) (00:04:37)
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Spring Dance (1978) (00:06:04)
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Children's Corner (2020) (00:04:00 )
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I. Panda Blues (00:00:33)
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II. Peking Opera on Black Keys (00:01:01)
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III. Etude on a Pentatonic Scale (00:01:12)
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IV. Flowing Stream Beneath a Little Bridge (00:00:45)
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Jasmine Flower (arr. Edward Han Jiang for piano) () (00:01:24)
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A Moonlit Night on The Spring River (arr. Edward Han Jiang for piano) () (00:02:08)
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Velvet Flowers (arr. Edward Han Jiang for piano) (1979) (00:04:40)
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4 Shanbei Folk Songs: No. 3. Embroidering a Portrait in Gold (1973) (00:02:31)
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By the Songhua River (1967) (00:05:36)
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8 Memories in Watercolor (1979) (00:14:00 )
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No. 1. Missing Moon (00:04:04)
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No. 2. Staccato Beans (00:01:23)
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No. 3. Herdboy's Song (00:02:26)
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No. 4. Blue Nun (00:01:12)
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No. 5. Red Wilderness (00:03:14)
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No. 6. Ancient Burial (00:03:01)
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No. 7. Floating Clouds (00:02:58)
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No. 8. Sunrain (00:01:29)
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Improvisation on the Theme of Yu Guang Qu (2022) (00:02:37)
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World Première Recording
Total Time: 00:52:55
The Artist(s)
Edward Han Jiang undertook undergraduate studies at the Central Conservatory of Music, China, and postgraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is currently the president of the Pacific Rim International Music and Education Society. As a pianist, his expansive pianistic technique is demonstrated through his eclectic repertoire, and he is especially adept at performing late-Romantic and Chinese piano music, with his discography spanning albums and audio-visual releases. In demand as both a performer and adjudicator, he has given concerts and masterclasses in Vancouver, Beijing and Guangzhou. As a composer, Han Jiang’s music covers a broad range of genres, including soundtracks, art music, songs and symphonies. His musical voice explores both the culture of his upbringing in China and his current home, the rainforests of British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. He has received commissions from the China Youth Symphony Orchestra, written chamber music for Ablaze Records, and has provided numerous works for the latest syllabus of the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), also serving as composer for the RCM Celebration Series®. His works have been performed widely, most recently in Beijing, Guangzhou, Vancouver, New York, Lucca and Taipei. The Composer(s)
Edward Han Jiang undertook undergraduate studies at the Central Conservatory of Music, China, and postgraduate studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He is currently the president of the Pacific Rim International Music and Education Society. As a pianist, his expansive pianistic technique is demonstrated through his eclectic repertoire, and he is especially adept at performing late-Romantic and Chinese piano music, with his discography spanning albums and audio-visual releases. In demand as both a performer and adjudicator, he has given concerts and masterclasses in Vancouver, Beijing and Guangzhou. As a composer, Han Jiang’s music covers a broad range of genres, including soundtracks, art music, songs and symphonies. His musical voice explores both the culture of his upbringing in China and his current home, the rainforests of British Columbia on Canada’s west coast. He has received commissions from the China Youth Symphony Orchestra, written chamber music for Ablaze Records, and has provided numerous works for the latest syllabus of the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), also serving as composer for the RCM Celebration Series®. His works have been performed widely, most recently in Beijing, Guangzhou, Vancouver, New York, Lucca and Taipei.
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