℗ 2015 Naxos
| Released | August 7, 2015 |
| Duration | 58m 55s |
| Record Label | Naxos |
| Catalogue No. | 8.570616 |
| Genre | Classical (Instrumental) |
Echoes of China: Contemporary Piano Music: Zhou Long, Doming Lam, Alexina Louie, Tan Dun & Chen Yi
Susan Chan
Available in 44.1 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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1.1
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Pianobells
Zhou Long; Susan Chan |
9:15 | |||
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1.2
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Lamentations of Lady Chiu-Jun, Op. 12a
Doming Lam; Susan Chan |
7:16 | |||
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Music for Piano
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1.3
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I. The Enchanted Bells
Alexina Louie; Susan Chan |
2:29 | |||
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1.4
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II. Changes
Alexina Louie; Susan Chan |
2:54 | |||
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1.5
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III. Distant Memories
Alexina Louie; Susan Chan |
1:57 | |||
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1.6
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IV. Once Upon a Time
Alexina Louie; Susan Chan |
2:44 | |||
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8 Memories in Watercolor, Op. 1
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1.7
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No. 1. Missing Moon
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
2:54 | |||
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1.8
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No. 2. Staccato Beans
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
1:18 | |||
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1.9
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No. 3. Herdboy's Song
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
1:41 | |||
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1.10
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No. 4. Blue Nun
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
1:28 | |||
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1.11
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No. 5. Red Wilderness
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
2:22 | |||
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1.12
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No. 6. Ancient Burial
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
2:23 | |||
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1.13
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No. 7. Floating Clouds
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
2:33 | |||
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1.14
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No. 8. Sunrain
Tan Dun; Susan Chan |
1:29 | |||
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1.15
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Mongolian Folk-Tune Variations
Zhou Long; Susan Chan |
8:59 | |||
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1.16
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Northern Scenes
Chen Yi; Susan Chan |
7:13 | |||
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Digital Booklet
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On Echoes of China, Susan Chan showcases both the rich variety and the sonic surprises to be heard in contemporary Chinese piano music. Myth and landscape loom large on this programme of several world premieres. Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Zhou Long’s Pianobells takes legend as its inspiration in an evocation of sonorous bells borne on the wind. For Doming Lam, the goal is reinterpreting Chinese ancient melodies and imitating gongs and drums to evoke the atmosphere of Chinese opera. Grammy winner Tan Dun's work Eight Memories is a diary of longing: musical watercolours inspired by folk music.
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Naxos Studio Masters
Recorded at Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA, from 17th to 20th August, 2014 Produced, engineered and edited by John Hadden Publishers: Oxford University Press (tracks 1, 15); D’Lam Productions (track 2); Gordon V. Thompson Music / Alfred Music (tracks 3-6); G. Schirmer, Inc. (tracks 7-14); Theodore Presser Co. (track 16) Booklet notes: Susan Chan and the composers Cover painting by Jekyma / iStockphoto
Recorded at Lincoln Performance Hall, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA, from 17th to 20th August, 2014 Produced, engineered and edited by John Hadden Publishers: Oxford University Press (tracks 1, 15); D’Lam Productions (track 2); Gordon V. Thompson Music / Alfred Music (tracks 3-6); G. Schirmer, Inc. (tracks 7-14); Theodore Presser Co. (track 16) Booklet notes: Susan Chan and the composers Cover painting by Jekyma / iStockphoto
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -6.46 -13.03 to -0.55 | -28.76 -34.06 to -23.52 | -24.69 -30.10 to -19.80 | 13 10 to 17 | |
| 1 | Pianobells | -0.55 | -28.62 | -23.9 | 17 |
| 2 | Lamentations of Lady Chiu-Jun, Op. 12a | -1.66 | -23.52 | -19.8 | 13 |
| 3 | I. The Enchanted Bells | -9.99 | -32.22 | -27.2 | 12 |
| 4 | II. Changes | -7.61 | -26.56 | -23.2 | 10 |
| 5 | III. Distant Memories | -11.56 | -33.06 | -29.2 | 13 |
| 6 | IV. Once Upon a Time | -3.65 | -26.53 | -22.3 | 15 |
| 7 | No. 1. Missing Moon | -10.62 | -34.06 | -30.1 | 15 |
| 8 | No. 2. Staccato Beans | -6.85 | -27.21 | -23.9 | 12 |
| 9 | No. 3. Herdboy's Song | -10.03 | -32.28 | -27.8 | 13 |
| 10 | No. 4. Blue Nun | -10.16 | -31.82 | -28.2 | 11 |
| 11 | No. 5. Red Wilderness | -2.07 | -26.80 | -21.4 | 14 |
| 12 | No. 6. Ancient Burial | -3.12 | -25.95 | -21.2 | 13 |
| 13 | No. 7. Floating Clouds | -13.03 | -33.08 | -29.6 | 11 |
| 14 | No. 8. Sunrain | -3.66 | -24.40 | -20.8 | 13 |
| 15 | Mongolian Folk-Tune Variations | -4.07 | -27.53 | -24.1 | 15 |
| 16 | Northern Scenes | -4.68 | -26.47 | -22.3 | 14 |