Edward Han Jiang - Piano Miniatures from China (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Liuyang River
02. Spring Dance
03. Children's Corner: I. Panda Blues
04. Children's Corner: II. Peking Opera on Black Keys
05. Children's Corner: III. Etude on a Pentatonic Scale
06. Children's Corner: IV. Flowing Stream Beneath a Little Bridge
07. Jasmine Flower (Arr. E.H. Jiang for Piano)
08. A Moonlit Night on the Spring River (Arr. E.H. Jiang for Piano)
09. Velvet Flowers (Arr. E.H. Jiang for Piano)
10. 4 Shanbei Folk Songs: No. 3, Embroidering Golden Silk Banner
11. By the Songhua River
12. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 1, Missing Moon
13. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 2, Staccato Beans
14. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 3, Herdboy's Song
15. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 4, Blue Nun
16. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 5, Red Wilderness
17. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 6, Ancient Burial
18. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 7, Floating Clouds
19. 8 Memories in Watercolor: No. 8, Sunrain
20. Improvisation on the Theme of Yu Guang Qu

The ten pieces in this collection have been carefully selected as being most representative of Chinese culture, combining compositions from the 1960s and 70s with contemporary piano works and arrangements of ancient folk songs by pianist and composer Edward Han Jiang. Jiang compares the coalescence of the black and white keys of the piano to the layers and spirit in Chinese ink paintings as they portray rivers in the north and south, a bold Spring Dance from the west and the graceful Jasmine Flower from the east – all are lit by the moon, as described in music that dates back to the Tang Dynasty.

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