Neville Marriner, Jeffrey Kahane, Gerard Schwarz, Pablo Motta, Yehuda Gilad - Yarlung Records: 10th Anniversary Vol.1~4 (2015) [DSD256]

“An anniversary as important as our tenth offers us a moment to reflect on this past decade and our struggles and successes. We realize more than anything that it is the quality of the music and the talent of Yarlung’s musicians that have enabled Yarlung to thrive. We want the audio presentation to be like a clean window, which does not distract from the beautiful “view” on the other side. An example of this was Antonio Lysy at The Broad: Music from Argentina, which won our first GRAMMY Award and was ranked in The Absolute Sound as one of the 40 Best recordings of all time. If you haven’t heard it yet, take a listen to Graciela, track 3 in volume 3, which includes the same music as on our vinyl pressing of Te Amo, Argentina. Or check out two tracks that have become audiophile test recordings, with all the bells and whistles that people like to use to audition equipment at audio shows. One is Diego Schissi’s Juego de Relojes in volume 1 and another is JJ Kirkpatrick’s improvisation on Strange Fruit in volume 3. The NativeDSD community is our musical family and we make these DSD recordings for you. Chime in and let us know how this music sounds on your system. Thanks for your support during Yarlung’s first decade! We look forward to the future.”

Yarlung Records was born in 2005, with an auspicious release for Australian pianist David Fung. Thanks to David’s talent and the success of the musicians with whom we have collaborated over the past 10 years, Yarlung Records has thrived. Thanks also to important guidance from leaders in the music industry, generous board members and visionary executive producers, Yarlung has survived and grown. We were told we couldn’t do it, that record labels were dead, that few people paid for music anymore and that MP3s and earbuds had deafened people to recorded music’s subtle details. While it is true that young people spend more of their discretionary money on interactive computer games today rather than on 78s, LPs, CDs and downloads, as prior generations have done, connoisseurs remain steadfast in their support of the recording arts. When they learn about Yarlung’s mission, more people responded enthusiastically than with discouragement. Executive producer Ann Mulally supported our first nonprofit album, a debut recording with the young American pianist Orion Weiss, and it is through her generous support, friendship and engagement that we bring you this 10th Anniversary album. Many thanks, Ann. Please join our musicians as we blow out the ten candles on this birthday cake. We will make ardent wishes for the next decade.


Tracks:

Vol. 1:

1. Recercada Ottava
Ortz 00:02:26
2. Juego de Relojes - Game of Clocks
Schissi 00:07:02
3. I'm Old Fashioned
Kern 00:07:47
4. String Trio in C Minor Opus 9, Nr 3 - Mov III. Scherzo - Allegro molto e vivace
Beethoven 00:03:04
5. Violin Concerto in D Major - Mov II. Romanze
Korngold 00:07:20
6. Ropes of Sand
Bigos 00:07:11

The Colburn Orchestra
Sir Neville Marriner


Vol. 2:

1. Partita No. 2 In D Minor Bwv 1004 - Mov VI. Ciaccona
Bach 00:14:20
2. J'ay pris amours
Isaac 00:01:25
3. Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049 - Mov I. Allegro
Bach 00:06:28
4. For Sebastian
Bach 00:02:55
5. Sonata for solo 'cello
Ligeti 00:07:29
6. Symphony No. 5: Mov IV. Adagietto (F Major)
Mahler 00:09:13
7. Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut, BWV 199
Bach 00:02:46

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, The Colburn Orchestra, Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet, Ciaramella Ensemble, Petteri Iivonen
Jeffrey Kahane, Gerard Schwarz


Vol. 3:

1. Frondi tenere e belle Ombra mai fu
Handel 00:04:10
2. Happenstance: Mov IV. On the Road
Tywoniuk 00:02:48
3. Graciela y Buenos Aires
Bragato 00:07:20
4. Chiaccona in partite variate
Piccinini 00:02:46
5. Strange Fruit
Meeropol 00:04:51
6. Chinbep puja (Blessing of the Environment)
Nechung Monastery 00:09:08
7. Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Chopin 00:09:36
8. Simpler Times
Wicks 00:05:19

Capitol Ensemble, The Colburn Orchestra
Pablo Motta, Yehuda Gilad


Vol. 4:

1. L'Eroica
Falconieri 00:04:00
2. Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor Op 108
Brahms 00:08:03
3. watch me vanish, watch me?
Tywoniuk 00:07:13
4. String Trio Mov II. Obstinate Spaces
Barabba 00:03:40
5. Nocturne in C sharp Minor op. post.
Chopin 00:04:08
6. Tan Dun Eight Memories in Watercolor: Mov I. Missing Moon
Dun 00:02:08
7. Zamba
Ginastera 00:01:26
8. Gone
Boyle 00:02:33

David Fung, Ciaramella Ensemble, Sophisticated Lady Jazz Quartet, Antonio Lysy, Smoke, Petteri Iivonen, Janaki String Trio, Mirrors Percussion Ensemble
Bryan Pezzone, Kevin Fitz-Gerald