Tan Dun's originality has led to worldwide recognition of his music, which draws from both Chinese and Western musical languages. The Eight Memories in Watercolor are skillful painterly reflections, while in Traces he balances sound with silence in this evocation of nature. The vibrant drama of Blue Orchid contains the opening motif of Beethoven's Diabelli Variations. In Film Music Sonata, which is being released here for the first time for general circulation, Tan Dun bases himself on his score for the film The Banquet. The kaleidoscopic C-A-G-E-, distinctly Chinese in sound, is a tribute to his teacher and spiritual compass, John Cage. The Fire written for Ralph van Raat, contains some of Tan Dun's most virtuosic and dramatic piano work.
About Ralph van Raat [Piano]
Ralph van Raat has won a considerable number of national and international prizes, many composers have written solo works for him and he has performed more than 50 piano concertos with orchestras around the world, such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has also recorded more than 30 albums. Van Raat regularly speaks and performs in radio and television programs, and teaches at both the Conservatory of Amsterdam and the Accademia di Musica di Pinerolo, Turin, between his busy concert schedule. Van Raat was appointed Steinway Artist in 2003.
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Tan Dun: Watercolors on 88 keys
by Helena Gaudeus August 14, 2022