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JIA Daqun (b. 1955) The Wave of the Surging Thoughts Bashu Capriccio Jakub Haufa, Violin Sinfonia Varsovia • Michał Klauza
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The prolific and internationally admired Jia Daqun is one of China’s leading composers. He has written in a wide variety of forms – his chamber works can be found on Naxos 9.70241 and 8.579011 – but is especially distinctive when writing for orchestra. The Wave of the Surging Thoughts is a large-scale symphonic concerto-suite in which he achieves a high degree of unity through the use of formal variations. Bashu Capriccio is an ardent symphonic prelude that expresses the cultural traditions and simple folk customs of Bashu, the ancient name of Sichuan province. Key Features: • Jia Daqun is well-known for composing The Prospect of Coloured Desert in 2000 for world-famous cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble which earned him worldwide appreciation. His music is regularly performed in China, Japan, Europe and the US. •
8.579157 Release Date: 12 Apr 2024
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Michał Klauza is the artistic director of the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. His discography includes a number of radio and television recordings, many of which have been released by Polskie Radio. Klauza has worked as a guest conductor with numerous orchestras in Poland and abroad. •
Jia Daqun
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Over the years Sinfonia Varsovia has performed in the world’s most prestigious concert halls under the baton of conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Witold Lutosławski, Lorin Maazel, Emmanuel Krivine and Jerzy Maksymiuk, as well as with soloists including Mstislav Rostropovich, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Alfred Brendel, Martha Argerich and Piotr Anderszewski. Sinfonia Varsovia has given over 4,000 concerts all over the world and recorded over 300 albums.
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George WALKER (1922–2018) Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 Alexandre Dossin, Piano
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George Walker’s unique collection of piano music ranges across his long career. The three sonatas heard here, in this the first of two volumes of Walker’s complete piano works, offer compelling contrasts. Sonata No. 1 is his longest and utilizes folk tunes, No. 2 is darker and unified by tonal relationships, whilst No. 3 displays contrapuntal mastery and translucent elements. Both Spatials and Spektra are atonal – the former athletic and compressed, the latter vivid and colorful. The album opens with Prelude and Caprice – a serene and majestic early work. Key Features: • Steinway Artist Alexandre Dossin ’s recordings for Naxos include three acclaimed releases for the Liszt Complete Piano Music series: ‘These are luscious performances. Dossin is sensitive to every nuance; and, if we do miss the voice, the piano is far from a mere substitute. As with Star Trek’s Borg, “resistance is futile”. Embrace this fully. You will not be disappointed’ ( American Record Guide on 8.574106). • He played in two albums of Kabalevsky piano music: ‘He has the sensitivity and flair for the poetic moments as well as the drive and excitement necessary’ ( ClassicsToday.com on 8.570822). • Fanfare also applauded his performance in Bernstein’s piano works (8.559756): ‘Alexandre Dossin’s luminous, expansive playing is a great delight from the beginning to the end of this disc. With his wonderful technical control… and with his breadth of imagination… he serves up these little fragments to their brilliant best advantage’.
8.559916 Release Date: 12 Apr 2024 Companion Titles – Alexandre Dossin, Piano
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Click to listen to Piano Sonata No. 1: I. Allegro energico
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