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Chen Yi © Beijing Kuandi
CHEN Yi (b. 1953) Works for Violin, Viola and Piano Spring in Dresden The Soulful and the Perpetual Three Bagatelles from China West Chinese Folk Dance Suite Patrick Yim, Violin, Viola Kiu Tung Poon, Piano
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Chen Yi was one of the very first women in China to achieve a master’s degree in composition, marking a significant milestone in the country’s musical history. She was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2006 for her orchestral work Si Ji . Over the course of her career, she has received numerous prestigious honours, including the Charles Ives Living Award, as well as fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts. In 2005, she was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, further recognising her influence and contributions to contemporary music. • In 2024, she was made an honorary member of the International Society for Contemporary Music, underscoring her global impact in the field. An album of her music is available on 8.572838, which includes her Suite for Cello and Chamber Winds , among other works. The recording has been praised as ‘a disc of fascinating contemporary wind band music that moves from celebration to tragedy’ by MusicWeb International , while BandWorld noted that ‘the music of Chen Yi is quite fascinating and offers a unique mesh of Eastern and Western sounds and traditions… it is a most rewarding discovery.’
Tracklist 1 Spring in Dresden 德雷斯頓之春 (2005) (version for violin and piano, 2024) 2 – 3 The Soulful and the Perpetual 抒情曲與無窮動 (2012) (version for viola and piano, 2024) 4 – 6 Three Bagatelles from China West 西南小曲三首 (2006) (version for violin and piano, 2024) 8:21 7 – 9 Chinese Folk Dance Suite 中國民族舞組曲 (2000) (arr. Wong Tak Chiu for saxophone and piano, 2017; ed. Chen Yi for violin and piano, 2018) The four works on this album by the esteemed Chinese-American composer Chen Yi are all premiere recordings, two of which – The Soulful and the Perpetual and Three Bagatelles – she has adapted specifically for violinist/violist Patrick Yim and pianist Kiu Tung Poon for this recording. Admired for bridging Eastern and Western traditions, Chen Yi draws on authentic folk music from the west of China evoking the sound of the bawu and lerong in Three Bagatelles . Originally composed for saxophone and piano The Soulful and the Perpetual is characterised by two opposing movements – the first lyrical; the second a perpetuum mobile . Spring in Dresden is a vivid and energetic work with erhu -inspired sliding tones, while the Chinese Folk Dance Suite is colourful, virtuosic and brilliantly conceived.
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