Track Listings
| 1. Ning-Chi Chen - Cherishing Thoughts of Red Cliff (1984) | ||
| 2. Alexina Louie - Warrior, from Scenes from a Jade Terrace (1988) | ||
| 3. Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata in E minor, Op. 90 - Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck | ||
| 4. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen | ||
| 5. Franz Liszt - Mephisto Waltz No. 1 | ||
| 6. Cˇsar Franck - Prˇlude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 (transcribed for piano by Harold Bauer) | ||
| 7. Frˇdˇric Chopin - Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 - Allegro maestoso | ||
| 8. Scherzo. Molto vivace | ||
| 9. Largo | ||
| 10. Finale. Presto, non tanto |
Editorial Reviews
New York Concert Review, 2000
A gripping performance!
New York Concert Review, 2000
She enveloped her audience with the simple eloquence and love with which she so lavishly interpreted this music.
Album Description
This album, East West Encounter, contains an exciting encounter and harmonious amalgamation of piano music by 20th-century Chinese composers and traditional western composers. Contemporary Chinese composers Ning-Chi Chen of Hong Kong and Alexina Louie of Canada are featured, as well as Beethoven, Liszt, Franck and Chopin. One can hear the sounds of ancient Chinese battlefields, heroic scenes, and happy times in ChenÕs Cherishing Thoughts of Red Cliff, while effects of the ghost of an ancient Chinese warrior can be felt in LouieÕs Warrior, itself a striking fusion of Eastern and Western musical language and philosophical ideas. The two-movement Beethoven Sonata in E minor, Op. 90, contains much drama and beauty in its depiction of the love affair of Count Moritz von Lichnowsky. LisztÕs own piano transcription of his orchestral Mephisto Waltz is vivid with romantic drama taken from a portion of the Faust legend. A work full of sublime beauty and spirituality, PrŽlude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18, by CŽsar Franck is almost an antithesis of the impish Mephisto Waltz. ChopinÕs Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, speaks for itself as one of the great masterpieces of piano literature.
East West Encounter
East West Encounter, Music, Susan Chan, Louie, Beethoven, Liszt, Franck, Chopin Chen
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The Pacific Coast: John Lewis's Outstanding Los Angeles, February 10, 1956 Recording "grand Encounter", Boasting a Lineup of Jim Hall, Bill Perkins, Percy Heath, and Chico Hamilton as Well as the Inimitable Arrangements of John Lewis. The Atlantic Coast: This Session features a Legendary Reunion Between Lewis, Sonny Stitt and Dizzy Gillespie, who Performed Together in the Latter Musician's Celebrated 1940s Big Band. Recorded in New York on January 12, 1956, "the Modern Jazz Sextet" also Includes the Participation of Skeeter Best, Percy Heath and Charlie Persip as Well as Original Compositions by Gillespie and Lewis's Arrangements.
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This album, East West Encounter, contains an exciting encounter and harmonious amalgamation of piano music by 20th-century Chinese composers and traditional western composers. Contemporary Chinese composers Ning-Chi Chen of Hong Kong and Alexina Louie of Canada are featured, as well as Beethoven, Liszt, Franck and Chopin. One can hear the sounds of ancient Chinese battlefields, heroic scenes, and happy times in ChenÕs Cherishing Thoughts of Red Cliff, while effects of the ghost of an ancient Chinese warrior can be felt in LouieÕs Warrior, itself a striking fusion of Eastern and Western musical language and philosophical ideas. The two-movement Beethoven Sonata in E minor, Op. 90, contains much drama and beauty in its depiction of the love affair of Count Moritz von Lichnowsky. LisztÕs own piano transcription of his orchestral Mephisto Waltz is vivid with romantic drama taken from a portion of the Faust legend. A work full of sublime beauty and spirituality, PrŽlude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18, by CŽsar Franck is almost an antithesis of the impish Mephisto Waltz. ChopinÕs Sonata in B minor, Op. 58, speaks for itself as one of the great masterpieces of piano literature.Customer Reviews:
The perfect blend of femininity, techniques and passion.......2002-01-25
I consider her choice of the rest of the album very brave. With played-to-the-bone pieces like Sonata in E minor by Beethoven and Sonata No. 3 by Chopin, Dr Chan was almost begging for comparison to the best versions from Horowitz and Arrau alike. In this case, Dr Chan succeeded very admirably with her superbly detailed reading, adding a little feminine touch, and came up with a gorgeously performed presentation.
Being an ex-hifi reviewer, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the recording. While the pedal was not particularly quiet (very likely the piano's fault, not the recording engineer's fault) and that one particular piece sounded quite edited to take out the thumps, the general production quality is very high. The Faziali piano is more percussive than a standard Steinway, but it blends in seamlessly with Dr Chan's style.
Overall, this CD is a combination of innovative ideas, rare pieces revelation and a skillful performer who is passionately keen about sharing her music.
Highly recommended.
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