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CDOld and Yu : the Clarinet Music of Julian Yu, Volume 2 / Julian Yu, Robert Schubert, Trio Varie.
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Featured Australian works
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Chinese Folksong Suite (2014) — clarinet with string quartet Recorded/performed at: Move Records studio, Melbourne VIC |
Julian Yu | Robert Schubert, Lorraine Hook, Deborah Goodall, Gabby Halloran, Virginia Kable | 10 mins, 52 sec. |
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Classical stories (2014) — clarinet with string quartet Recorded/performed at: Move Records studio, Melbourne VIC |
Julian Yu | Robert Schubert, Lorraine Hook, Deborah Goodall, Gabby Halloran, Virginia Kable | 23 mins, 56 sec. |
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Mozartiana (2008) for clarinet, cello and piano Recorded/performed at: Move Records studio, Melbourne VIC |
Julian Yu | Trio Varie | 19 mins, 28 sec. |
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Symphony from the Old World : Dvorak in China (2014) — clarinet with string quartet Recorded/performed at: Move Records studio, Melbourne VIC |
Julian Yu | Robert Schubert, Lorraine Hook, Deborah Goodall, Gabby Halloran, Virginia Kable | 13 mins, 6 sec. |
Product details
A series of catchy short pieces composed for clarinet and string
quartet, and piano by Julian Yu. Often playful, these pieces are
based on oddly familiar classical themes. Chinese folksongs,
Dvorak and Mozart are also featured. The track titles will give
you some idea of what to expect.
The first volume in this series of the clarinet music of Julian
Yu, "China Wind", demonstrated the composer's mastery of the
language of 20th century Western art music and hinted at the path
of East-West hybridisation that he was beginning to develop. The
music was profound and (mostly) serious.
Old and Yu (the implication is of course "Old and New") presents
the lighter side of Julian Yu; however the mastery of craft is
very much evident and his "hybrid" style is explored in great
depth and variety of application. We have the opportunity to
witness a master at play, blissfully exploring and experimenting,
weaving an amazing array of musical threads and demonstrating an
incredible depth of scholarship and research, all in the name of
beauty, fun and love of life.
The album begins with a suite of six Chinese Folksongs arranged
for clarinet and string quartet. The rich tradition of Chinese
folksong represents the "Old" in the album's title, and this
melodic material is woven into the texture of many of the works
on the CD. In the folksong suite Julian has given the Chinese
melodies a new set of clothes in the form of a quintet of modern,
Western instruments. The original melodies are presented with no
modifications, variations, developments or modulations whatsoever
so the listener can experience the sheer beauty of the
melodies.
As we progress though the works on the album this melodic
material is treated with astonishing imagination and creativity.
In Yu's hands the boundaries between East and West really can
dissolve resulting in a whole brimming with a mischievous humour
and at the same time a profound understanding of the range and
depth of human emotional expression.
Duration: 70 min.
Liner booklet includes programme notes and biographical information about composer and performers.
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