Hanren Zhang - Dances and Dreams: Piano Music from Around the World (2024)

Tracklist

01. Iberia, Book I: No. 2 El puerto
02. Mazurka in A-Flat Major, Op. 59, No. 2
03. Mazurka in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 59, No. 3
04. Polka in A Minor, Op. 12, No. 1
05. Polka in E Minor, Op. 13, No. 1
06. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: No. 1 - Stick Dance
07. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: No. 2 - Sash Dance
08. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: No. 3 - In One Spot
09. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: No. 4 - Horn Dance
10. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: No. 5 - Romanian Polka
11. 6 Romanian Folk Dances, Sz 56: No. 6 - Fast Dance
12. Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72: No. 2 - John Vaestafae’s Springdans
13. Norwegian Peasant Dances, Op. 72: No. 13 - Havar Gibboen’s Dream on the Oterholt Bridge
14. Hopak from Sorochintsy Fair (Arranged for Piano by Hanren Zhang)
15. Nigerian Dance No. 1
16. Volta Fantasy
17. Milonga
18. Estancia, Op. 8: Pequeña Danza
19. Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: No. 1 - Sorocaba
20. Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: No. 2 – Botafogo
21. Danzas Afro-Cubanas: La Comparsa
22. Danzas Afro-Cubanas: Y La Negra Bailaba
23. The Dream Rags: Sleepwalker’s Shuffle
24. Dance of Spring

Dance, in its many forms, adorns human life and marks many of our most important moments. On this album, pianist Hanren Zhang explores music rooted in dance from thirteen countries, four continents, and two centuries. Each of the thirteen composers represented here brings a distinct sonic palette that is inspired by national forms of dance. Zhang's reading of these pieces celebrates this diversity and investigates the inherently physical nature of dance.

Hanren Zhang has concertized in the United States, Europe and Asia in solo, chamber music and concerto performances. A winner of the 2017 Honors Recital Award in Omaha, Nebraska, he later worked with conductor Cynthia Turner as part of the premiere performance at Georgia State University of Michael Martin’s Lontano – Symphony for Wind Ensemble. In 2019, he was a participant in the premiere performance at Georgia State of George Crumb's Metamorphoses, playing No.8 Contes Barbares. In 2020, he won the first prize in American Protégé International Piano Competition and the third prize in the Odin International Piano Competition. In 2021, he won third prize in Charleston International Piano Competition. Zhang received a Bachelor s Degree from Shenyang Conservatory of Music, studying under Yamaha Artist Fang Zhang, a Master's Degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, studying with Dr. Washington Garcia, and a Doctor's Degree from University of Georgia, studing Dr. Liza Stepanova. curentlly, he is a lecturer at the School of Art in Nantong University in China.

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