EPISODE · Dec 11, 2015 · 58 MIN
Bright Sheng
from Relevant Tones · host Access Contemporary Music
Chinese composer Bright Sheng grew up hearing traditional Chinese music but became fascinated by Western classical music. As a composer, he’s forged a highly successful career blending both sound worlds into a fascinatingly distinctive sonic identity. Bright Sheng: H’un Lacerations (excerpt) New York Chamber Symphony/Gerard Schwartz Sheng: Dance Capriccio Shanghai Quartet; Peter Serkin, p. Sheng: Three Chinese Love Songs “Blue Flower” “At the Hillside Where Horses are Running” “The Stream Flows” Lisa Saffer, soprano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Bright Sheng, piano Sheng: The Blazing Mirage Hong Kong Philharmonic/Sheng; Trey Lee, cello Sheng: String Quartet No. 4, Silent Temple, III Shanghai Quartet
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Chinese composer Bright Sheng grew up hearing traditional Chinese music but became fascinated by Western classical music. As a composer, he’s forged a highly successful career blending both sound worlds into a fascinatingly distinctive sonic identity. Bright Sheng: H’un Lacerations (excerpt) New York Chamber Symphony/Gerard Schwartz Sheng: Dance Capriccio Shanghai Quartet; Peter Serkin, p. Sheng: Three Chinese Love Songs “Blue Flower” “At the Hillside Where Horses are Running” “The Stream Flows” Lisa Saffer, soprano; Paul Neubauer, viola; Bright Sheng, piano Sheng: The Blazing Mirage Hong Kong Philharmonic/Sheng; Trey Lee, cello Sheng: String Quartet No. 4, Silent Temple, III Shanghai Quartet
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