Tan Dun, one of the composers featured, is known as one of the 'four prodigies' from the Central Conservatory of Music and won an Oscar and a GRAMMY Award for his film score to "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
Recording & Production
The album includes several world premiere recordings, indicated by an asterisk next to the track titles.
Compositional Technique
Edward Han Jiang's piece "Peking Opera on the Black Keys" uses a novel technique where the performer silently presses bass black keys with their forearm while playing melodies on higher black keys with the right hand.
Performer Biography
Edward Han Jiang, the pianist, is also a composer whose music explores both his Chinese upbringing and his current home in the rainforests of British Columbia, Canada.
Album & Artwork
This album, "Piano Miniatures from China," features ten piano pieces representing Chinese culture, aiming to evoke a vivid Chinese water ink painting.
Composer Biography
Wang Jianzhong, composer of "Liuyang River" and "Embroidering a Portrait in Gold," was the former vice president of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and integrated traditional Chinese music with piano performance.
Performer Biography
Edward Han Jiang is adept at performing late-Romantic and Chinese piano music, with a discography that includes albums and audio-visual releases.
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