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Xiaogang Ye: Sichuan Image / Ogawa, Serebrier, RSNO
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Xiaogang Ye: Sichuan Image / Ogawa, Serebrier, RSNO

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Composer
Xiaogang Ye
Artist
Xue Yang, Yue Li, Yang Jiang, Lei Wang, Noriko Ogawa
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Jun 03, 2022
Catalog #
BIS-2303
UPC
7318590023037

About

Born in Shanghai in 1955, Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of China’s leading contemporary composers. He has written music in a variety of genres, including symphonic and chamber works as well as scores for the stage. Ye has also composed music for films and the two works recorded here are both examples of this. Sichuan Image consists of 29 brief and atmospheric pieces composed to accompany a filmed travelogue of the scenic province in Western China. In preparation for the work, the composer visited mountains, river, villages and ancient historical sites in Sichuan. Lending further color to the large symphony orchestra, four Chinese musicians perform on traditional instruments. The album closes with Concerto of Life, a suite in five movements for piano and orchestra with Noriko Ogawa taking on the solo part. The work is based on the score for a feature film of the same name telling the story of a piano teacher and his students. Ogawa has also appeared on a previous album of Ye’s music alongside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor José Serebrier – a release named Editor's Choice in the Gramophone, whose reviewer described the performances as 'superb' and Ye's scores as possessing ‘lyrical elegance, searching drama and depth of color…’

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Prelude: Memory of Sichuan 01:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Prelude: Memory of Sichuan
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  2. 2 No. 2. Mt Bashan 00:54
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Mt Bashan
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  3. 3 No. 3. Shadow of Bamboo 01:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Shadow of Bamboo
    Duration
    01:04
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  4. 4 No. 4. The Torrent in Yankou 01:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. The Torrent in Yankou
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  5. 5 No. 5. The Distant Water in Hechuan 01:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. The Distant Water in Hechuan
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  6. 6 No. 6. A Night in Bazhong 01:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. A Night in Bazhong
    Duration
    01:02
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li, Yang Jiang
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  7. 7 No. 7. Riverside of Jialing River 00:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Riverside of Jialing River
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  8. 8 No. 8. Torrential Chuan River 01:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Torrential Chuan River
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  9. 9 No. 9. Mt Meishan 02:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Mt Meishan
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li, Xue Yang
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  10. 10 No. 10. Beichuan Region 01:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Beichuan Region
    Duration
    01:57
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  11. 11 No. 11. It Rains When Heaven Deems Fit 01:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. It Rains When Heaven Deems Fit
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li, Xue Yang, Yang Jiang
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  12. 12 No. 12. The Boundless Mt Minshan 01:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. The Boundless Mt Minshan
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  13. 13 No. 13. Fog in Nanchong 01:15
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. Fog in Nanchong
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li, Xue Yang
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  14. 14 No. 14. Salt Well 00:38
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. Salt Well
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  15. 15 No. 15. Gloomy Rain in Wenchuan 01:30
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15. Gloomy Rain in Wenchuan
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  16. 16 No. 16. Great Mountains in Sichuan 01:29
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16. Great Mountains in Sichuan
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  17. 17 No. 17. Mother Re-marries 01:10
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17. Mother Re-marries
    Duration
    01:10
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li, Lei Wang, Yang Jiang
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  18. 18 No. 18. Qingcheng in the Rain 01:12
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18. Qingcheng in the Rain
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  19. 19 No. 19. Ambition of Sichuan 02:02
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19. Ambition of Sichuan
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  20. 20 No. 20. A Sunny Day in Guangyuan 00:45
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20. A Sunny Day in Guangyuan
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  21. 21 No. 21. The South of Mian River 02:11
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 21. The South of Mian River
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  22. 22 No. 22. A Morning Sun Over Qiang Village 02:32
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 22. A Morning Sun Over Qiang Village
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  23. 23 No. 23. Looking Up into Leshan 01:17
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 23. Looking Up into Leshan
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  24. 24 No. 24. Night Rain in Wenchuan 01:18
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 24. Night Rain in Wenchuan
    Duration
    01:18
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  25. 25 No. 25. The Love of Chuandong 01:13
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 25. The Love of Chuandong
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  26. 26 No. 26. The Love of Tianfu 00:46
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 26. The Love of Tianfu
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  27. 27 No. 27. Fogs of Suining 02:14
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 27. Fogs of Suining
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  28. 28 No. 28. Dreaming back to South Sichuan 06:53
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 28. Dreaming back to South Sichuan
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  29. 29 No. 29. Epilogue: My Sichuan 02:14
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 29. Epilogue: My Sichuan
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Yue Li
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  30. 30 I. Life Song 03:35
    Track
    30
    Title
    I. Life Song
    Duration
    03:35
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  31. 31 II. Roses in the Shades of Evening 01:22
    Track
    31
    Title
    II. Roses in the Shades of Evening
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  32. 32 III. Cruel Truth 01:30
    Track
    32
    Title
    III. Cruel Truth
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  33. 33 IV. Never Regret 01:46
    Track
    33
    Title
    IV. Never Regret
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  34. 34 V. A Dream 01:50
    Track
    34
    Title
    V. A Dream
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  35. 35 VI. Hospital 01:11
    Track
    35
    Title
    VI. Hospital
    Duration
    01:11
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier
  36. 36 VII. Live on in Spirit 02:54
    Track
    36
    Title
    VII. Live on in Spirit
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    Xiaogang Ye
    Performer
    Noriko Ogawa
    Ensemble
    Royal Scottish National Orchestra
    Conductor
    José Serebrier