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2020.12.21 22:35
조이스 양과 캔사스시티심포니 레쉬노프 피아노 콘체르토 음반 발매
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Joyce Yang/ Jonathan Leshnoff
피아니스트 조이스 양(Joyce Yang)과 캔사스시티심포니(Kansas City Symphony)가 현대 작곡가 조나단 레쉬노프(Jonathan Leshnoff)의 피아노 콘체르토를 세계 초연으로 협연한 CD가 최근 출시됐다. 음반엔 마이클 스턴(Michael Stern)이 지휘하는 캔사스시티 심포니가 레쉬노프 작곡의 교향곡 제 3번도 담겼다.
조나단 레쉬노프는 이 피아노 콘체르토를 작곡할 때 조이스양의 자문을 받았다. 이 음반은 11월 20일자 빌보드 클래식 차트에 #11위로 데뷔했다. 레쉬노프는 1973년 뉴저지주 뉴브런스윅에서 태어나 존스홉킨스대를 거쳐 피바디 컨서바토리에서 인류학과 음악학으로 석사 학위를, 메릴랜드대에서 박사학위를 받았다.
Jonathan Leshnoff: Symphony No. 3; Piano Concerto
Michael Stern and Kansas City Symphony
Piano: Joyce Yang
“Leshnoff collaborated with soloist Joyce Yang as an adviser when writing his Piano Concerto. In it she serves up a dazzling array of expression and tone colors.”
-Classical Voice America
"Joyce Yang delivers a riveting performance others who would be hard pressed to better...”
-textura
“When a piece ends, and you are sorry to see it go, you know you are on to something special, and this is definitely that. Joyce Yang, well known in many circles that care about modern quality pianism, plays with devotion and sparkle in a wonderful performance.”
-Steven Ritter
*Joyce Yang, Jonathan Leshnoff: Symphony No. 3 & Piano Concerto (Live) <YouTube>
https://youtu.be/ypt_IWJech4
Kansas City Symphony
Michael Stern, Music Director
Joyce Yang, piano & Stephen Powell, baritone
Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony Play Leshnoff — World Premiere Recordings
Reference Recordings® proudly presents two new works from leading American composer Jonathan Leshnoff. Distinguished by The New York Times as “a leader of contemporary American lyricism,” Leshnoff is renowned for his music’s striking harmonies, structural complexity, and powerful themes. These world premiere recordings showcase the Kansas City Symphony performing his third symphony, inspired by World War I letters home, with texts sung by baritone Stephen Powell. It is coupled with Leshnoff ’s new and exciting piano concerto, dedicated to and performed by pianist Joyce Yang.
The Kansas City Symphony has a vision to transform hearts, minds and its community through the power of symphonic music. Founded in 1982, the Symphony has established itself as a major force in the cultural life of the community. Praised for performances of uncompromising standard, the orchestra is the largest in the region and holds a national reputation under the artistic leadership of Music Director Michael Stern.
This is the eighth album in Reference Recordings’ series with Kansas City Symphony. Previous albums are Shakespeare’s Tempest; the GRAMMY® Award-winning Britten’s Orchestra, an Elgar/Vaughan Williams project, Miraculous Metamorphoses, an all-Saint-Saëns CD featuring the magnificent Organ Symphony, an album of works from contemporary American composer Adam Schoenberg (nominated for two GRAMMY® Awards), and most recently Gustav Holst’s The Planets and The Perfect Fool. Two additional projects, featuring one-movement symphonies by Barber, Scriabin and Sibelius; and a live recording of works of Johannes Brahms, have been recorded and slated for future release.
Extra notes
This hybrid SACD release was recorded in the beautiful and acoustically acclaimed Helzberg Hall, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts by the team at Soundmirror, whose outstanding orchestral, solo, opera and chamber recordings have received more than 100 Grammy nominations and awards. For over 40 years, Soundmirror has recorded for every major classical record label, including Reference Recordings.
FR-739SACD Hybrid SACD contains 5.0 and Stereo SACD and CD stereo (downloads are Stereo-only)
On This Recording
Piano Concerto — Joyce Yang, piano
Movement 1: Fast (9:42)
Movement 2: “Neshama,” Slow (7:25)
Movement 3: Scherzo (2:44)
Movement 4: Finale, Fast (5:31)
Symphony No. 3 inspired by World War I letters home — Stephen Powell, baritone
Movement 1: Slow (9:32)
Movement 2: “Gevurah,” with burning intensity (13:15)
Movement 3: Calm (12:09)
