Margaret Leng Tan
Sonic Encounters
LabelModeGenreContemporary Composition
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The second recording from Margaret Leng Tan, the “diva of the avant-garde”, featuring works by three composers whom she specializes in: John Cage (USA), Somei Satoh (Japan) and Ge Gan-ru (China/USA). With Sonic Encounters: The New Piano, she explores the effect of Asian aesthetics on contemporary American composers and the influence of American composers on their Asian counterparts.
The first recordings of two early works by Cage impart a hard-edged brilliance not usually associated with the prepared piano. The serenely mystical works of Hovhaness embody the Eastern influence of continual melodic invention. Crumb’s Five Pieces display an extreme sensitivity to the beauty and expressive power of small units of sound. Satoh’s work is both minimal and lushly romantic, creating a luminous sound of orchestral proportions. Ge Gan-ru, China’s foremost avant-garde composer, uses the piano to produce sonorities influenced by traditional Chinese instruments.
Released 1988.
John Cage (1912-1992): Primitive (1942) 3:06 for prepared piano, first recording; In the Name of the Holocaust (1942) 6:41 for string piano, first recording
Alan Hovhaness (1911-2000): Orbit No. 2, op. 102, no. 2 (1952) 6:03; Jhala, op. 103 (1952) 4:31
George Crumb (b.1929): Five Pieces for Piano (1962) 12:01
Somei Satoh (b.1947): Cosmic Womb (1975) 11:35 for 2 pianos with digital delay
Ge Gan-ru (b.1954): Gu Yue (Ancient Music) (1986) 18:43, written for Margaret Leng Tan, first recording
Margaret Leng Tan, piano
Format
Recorded at The State University of NY at Purchase (1985), and LRP Studios, NY (1987)
Primitive (1942) for prepared piano - first recording
In the Name of the Holocaust (1942) for string piano - first recording
Orbit No. 2, op. 102, No. 2 (1952)
Jhala, op. 103 (1952)
Five Pieces for Piano (1962)
Cosmic Womb (1975) for two pianos with digital delay
Gu Yue (Ancient Music) (1986) wirrten for Margaret Leng Tan - first recording
20-page booklet includes notes in English, German and French
Release notes
Recorded at The State University of NY at Purchase (1985), and LRP Studios, NY (1987) <b>Primitive</b> (1942) for prepared piano - first recording <b>In the Name of the Holocaust</b> (1942) for string piano - first recording <b>Orbit No. 2, op. 102, No. 2</b> (1952) <b>Jhala, op. 103</b> (1952) <b>Five Pieces for Piano</b> (1962) <b>Cosmic Womb</b> (1975) for two pianos with digital delay <b>Gu Yue (Ancient Music)</b> (1986) wirrten for Margaret Leng Tan - first recording 20-page…
| 1 | Primitive | 3:06 | |
| 2 | In The Name Of The Holocaust | 6:41 | |
| 3 | Orbit No. 2, Op. 102, No. 2 | 6:03 | |
| 4 | Jhala, Op. 103 | 4:31 | |
| Five Pieces For Piano | |||
| 5 | I: Quasi Improvvisando | 2:44 | |
| 6 | II: Ruvido, Molto Energico-Pressissimo-Ruvido | 1:21 | |
| 7 | III: Notturno (Sempre Pizzicato) | 2:02 | |
| 8 | IV: Ruvido, Molto Energico-Prestissimo-Ruvido | 1:18 | |
| 9 | V: Senza Misura, Liberamente-Solenne-Tempo Di Primo Pezzo | 4:36 | |
| 10 | Cosmic Womb | 11:35 | |
| Gu Yue (Ancient Music) | |||
| 11 | I: Gong | 4:10 | |
| 12 | II: Qin (Chinese Zither) | 3:32 | |
| 13 | III: Pipa (Chinese Lute) | 4:36 | |
| 14 | IV: Drum | 6:08 | |
- Linda Snider
- Artwork [Typesetting]
- Mikhail Liberman
- Engineer, Mastered By [Digital Mastering]
- Tom Lazarus
- Engineer
- Brian Brandt
- Graphics, Design, Post Production [Post-production]
- John Anton
- Graphics, Design, Post Production [Post-production]
- Margaret Leng Tan
- Liner Notes, Piano
- Dominique Jullien
- Liner Notes [French Translation]
- Gabrielle Friedrich
- Liner Notes [German Translation]
- Eric Quah
- Painting [Cover Painting]
- Julian Lee
- Photography By
- Eileen Daley
- Post Production [Post-production]
- Heiner Stadler
- Producer
