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Gloria Cheng, Calder Quartet - Olivier Messiaen, Kaija Saariaho: The Edge Of Light (2012) Music

Posted by Designol at Aug. 21, 2022

Grammy® Award-winner Gloria Cheng brings an exquisite array of touch to this programme which couples the first mature works of Olivier Messiaen with the darkly radiant music of Kaija Saariaho. The Calder Quartet joins Ms. Cheng for Saariaho's 2003 trio 'Je sens un deuxième coeur' and Messiaen's 'Pièce pour piano et quatuor à cordes'. Saariaho attended this first recording of her ‘Ballade’ and ‘Prelude’.

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Gloria Cheng-Cochran - Piano Music of John Adams and Terry Riley (1998) Music

Posted by Designol at Feb. 7, 2024

This unique recording couples the music of two major 20th-century composers, and includes the world premiere on disc of Riley's "The Heaven Ladder, Book 7," commissioned by Cheng-Cochran and written in 1994. California-based pianist Gloria Cheng has become a favoured collaborator with some of the most demanding of today's composer/conductors, including Pierre Boulez, Essa-Pekka Salonen and Oliver Knussen, for her renditions of thorny 20th century scores. "The multifarious pulsings of Adams's Phrygian Gates (all 26 minutes of it) are more palatable here than on some rival versions, and the relatively brief China Gates (just five minutes) are well worth visiting. Terry Riley's pieces are more varied in colour and rhythm, less obviously 'minimalist', than you might have expected, with the worlds of jazz remaining well within earshot. Gloria Cheng-Cochran seems fully absorbed in the tasks to hand, and the sound is superb." (Gramophone Magazine).

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Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng - Ravel: Masterworks for the Piano (2023) Music

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 11, 2023

Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng - Ravel: Masterworks for the Piano (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 184 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 151 Mb | 01:05:53
Classical | Label: Centaur Records

Taiwanese-American pianist Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng has performed at major music centers across the world to critical acclaim, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago, Opera City Hall of Tokyo, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and National Concert Hall of Taipei. She frequently appears in recitals with pianist Sara Davis Buechner and has collaborated with conductor Leon Fleisher, and has been featured on National Public Radio, WFMT in Chicago, Chicago Loop Cable Channel 25, Radio Video Mediterraneo in Italy, Living & Travel Section of msnbc.com, and Nippon Television in Japan. She can be heard on the Summit label and her solo album Ravel: Masterworks for the Piano is due to be released in spring 2023 on the Centaur label.

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Yu Cheng - Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin (2007) Music

Posted by Rtax at Jan. 14, 2023

Yu Cheng - Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin (2007)
WEB FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) - 226 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 132 MB
57:07 | World, Ethnic, Chinese Classical | Label: ARC

Cheng Yu is an internationally renowned pipa and qin virtuoso, and former soloist at the China Central Orchestra of Chinese Music in Beijing. She attained BMus. (Xi’an Conservatory of Music, China), MMus and PhD (SOAS, University of London) degrees in pipa and qin performance and in ethnomusicology. She is the founder of the UK Chinese Music Ensemble (1996), the London Youlan Qin Society (2003) and the Silk String Quartet (2006). Born in Beijing, Cheng Yu studied the Pudong (South China) style of pipa from the age of seven and was later trained in the Pinghu (North-western) style. She also studied the guqin at the Xi’an Conservatory of Music and graduated with distinction in 1987.

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Georgina Isabel Rossi & Silvie Cheng - Chorinho (2023) Music

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 9, 2023

Georgina Isabel Rossi & Silvie Cheng - Chorinho (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 259 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 157 Mb | 01:08:09
Classical | Label: Navona Records

Navona Records is proud to present CHORINHO, the new album by violist Georgina Rossi and pianist Silvie Cheng. Saturated with Brazil’s rich musical heritage, CHORINHO presents a slew of under-recognized works for viola, including world-premiere recordings of works by João de Souza Lima, Lindembergue Cardoso, and Ernani Aguiar. A solo piano interlude honors Heitor Villa-Lobos, the titan of Brazil’s 20th century musical scene. The concluding track, an arrangement of Chiquinha Gonzaga’s song Lua Branca by the two soloists themselves, hangs over the collection like a light. Vibrant, soulful, and expressive, CHORINHO offers a spectacular glimpse into a little-known area of Brazilian contemporary music.

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Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng - Ravel: Masterworks for the Piano (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 10, 2023

Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng - Ravel: Masterworks for the Piano (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 65:53 minutes | 1,02 GB
Classical | Label: Centaur Records, Official Digital Download

Taiwanese-American pianist Stephanie Shih-yu Cheng has performed at major music centers across the world to critical acclaim, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York, Dame Myra Hess Concert Series in Chicago, Opera City Hall of Tokyo, National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and National Concert Hall of Taipei. She frequently appears in recitals with pianist Sara Davis Buechner and has collaborated with conductor Leon Fleisher, and has been featured on National Public Radio, WFMT in Chicago, Chicago Loop Cable Channel 25, Radio Video Mediterraneo in Italy, Living & Travel Section of msnbc.com, and Nippon Television in Japan. She can be heard on the Summit label and her solo album Ravel: Masterworks for the Piano is due to be released in spring 2023 on the Centaur label.

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Cheng Zhang - Bartók: Works for Solo Piano, Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussions (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Oct. 10, 2020

Cheng Zhang - Bartók: Works for Solo Piano, Sonata for Two Pianos & Percussions (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 70:45 minutes | 1,08 GB
Classical | Label: Claves Records, Official Digital Download

“I always find my role as a pianist very similar to an actor. Fundamentally speaking, we are all interpreters trying to decode a piece of art and transmitting to the audience through our own means.”

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Cheng² Duo - Portrait (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/48] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 1, 2023

Cheng² Duo - Portrait (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 67:59 minutes | 638 MB
Classical, World | Label: Centrediscs, Official Digital Download

Vibrant, haunting, trailblazing—Cheng² Duo's fourth and newest album, Portrait, is their most personal record yet. Paying tribute to their multicultural roots as Canadians (Ottawa natives) born to Chinese parents, this bold collection comprises world-premiere recordings of works by composers of diverse Asian heritage, written for or arranged by the duo.

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Georgina Isabel Rossi & Silvie Cheng - Chorinho (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by delpotro at Aug. 8, 2023

Georgina Isabel Rossi & Silvie Cheng - Chorinho (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 68:09 minutes | 1,07 GB
Classical | Label: Navona Records, Official Digital Download

Navona Records is proud to present CHORINHO, the new album by violist Georgina Rossi and pianist Silvie Cheng. Saturated with Brazil’s rich musical heritage, CHORINHO presents a slew of under-recognized works for viola, including world-premiere recordings of works by João de Souza Lima, Lindembergue Cardoso, and Ernani Aguiar. A solo piano interlude honors Heitor Villa-Lobos, the titan of Brazil’s 20th century musical scene. The concluding track, an arrangement of Chiquinha Gonzaga’s song Lua Branca by the two soloists themselves, hangs over the collection like a light. Vibrant, soulful, and expressive, CHORINHO offers a spectacular glimpse into a little-known area of Brazilian contemporary music.

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Cheng Yu & Dennis Kwong Thye Lee - Longyin - The Dragon Chants (2021) Music

Posted by delpotro at Nov. 28, 2022

Longyin - The Dragon Chants, an enchanting collaboration between eminent multi-instrumentalists Cheng Yu and Dennis Kwong Thye Lee, releases this September 24th 2021 on ARC Music.

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