Jin Yin / Civitas Ensemble

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Label
Cedille
Release Date
February 7, 2020
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Civitas Ensemble
    • PERFORMER
      CIVITAS ENSEMBLE
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 07, 2020
    • UPC
      735131919326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CDR 193
    • LABEL
      Cedille
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Metal

      Composer: Long Zhou

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Emma Gerstein, Yihan Chen, Cynthia Yeh

    2. II. Wood

      Composer: Long Zhou

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Emma Gerstein, Yihan Chen, Cynthia Yeh

    3. III. Water

      Composer: Long Zhou

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Emma Gerstein, Yihan Chen, Cynthia Yeh

    4. IV. Fire

      Composer: Long Zhou

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Emma Gerstein, Yihan Chen, Cynthia Yeh

    5. V. Earth

      Composer: Long Zhou

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Emma Gerstein, Yihan Chen, Cynthia Yeh

    6. Night Thoughts

      Composer: Chen Yi

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

    7. Scenes Through Window

      Composer: Pei Lu

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Emma Gerstein

    8. Bird Song

      Composer: Vivian Fung

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

    9. Intro: Gloomy, brooding

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen

    10. Green Tara: Expansive, saturated

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen

    11. Golden Tara: Glimmering

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen

    12. Blue Tara: Mysterious, deepened emotion

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen

    13. Red Tara: Extremely undertoned but with burning sensation inside

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen

    14. White Tara: Timelessly, transparently

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen

    15. Ending: Extremely quiet

      Composer: Chen Yao

      Ensemble: Civitas Ensemble

      Performer: Yihan Chen


Chicago's Civitas Ensemble presents a spectrum of new instrumental works by living Chinese composers, each with a unique perspective on Western and Far Eastern musical sensibilities. Spearheaded by Shanghai-born violinist Yuan-Qing Yu, a Civitas founding member and assistant concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jin Yin (“Golden Tone”) comprises world-premiere recordings of works by Yao Chen, Vivian Fung, and Lu Pei, plus specially made new arrangements of pieces from Zhou Long and Chen Yi. First recordings include Yao Chen’s mystical, rhapsodic Emanations of Tara, named for a revered figure in Tibetan Buddhism and written expressly for the Civitas Ensemble; Vivian Fung’s Birdsong, a virtuosic piece for violin and piano that opens and closes with evocations of bird calls; and Lu Pei’s alternatively vigorous and lyrical Scenes Through Window, imbued with both American minimalist rhythms and South China folk traditions. Leading off the program, Zhou Long’s engaging Five Elements evokes metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, while Chen Yi’s serene, ethereal Night Thoughts was inspired by a Tang Dynasty poem. Both receive their first recordings in the composers’ own arrangements made specifically for the Civitas Ensemble. The Civitas Ensemble named their album for the Chinese phrase meaning “Golden Tone” because they treasure these works for their clarity of musical expression.