{"product_id":"825200","title":"Int Cont Ens - Int Cont Ens [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHuang Ruo (b. 1976)  Chamber Concerto Cycle (2000–2002)  The Italian word concerto means bringing together; traditionally,  it has been used to describe works in which individual lines, instrumental or  vocal, are assembled into a harmonious whole. My concerto cycle focuses not  only on individual instruments but also combinations of instruments in  dialogue, as well as the entire ensemble as a dramatic force. The cycle is  linked both musically and theatrically. During each piece, musicians and  conductor act with body motions, sing, chant, and speak. The first two  concertos are both written for eight players with the same instrumentation; the  third and fourth (for five and fifteen players respectively) complete a  progression from divergence to confluence. My concertos represent the different  stages and styles of my writing, and are a journal of my travels in the Eastern  and Western worlds, looking also towards the future.Yueh Fei: Concerto No.  1 is based on the  epic story of an ancient folk hero and poet of the Song Dynasty named Yueh Fei  (A.D. 1103-1141). One of his poems, 'Man Jian Hong', was later set as  a folk song which was sung in ancient China. I divided this song into  several parts, and put them into different movements of the piece.The Lost Garden:  Concerto No. 2 paints an imaginary world, full of joy and sorrow. In this garden, one can find  one's lost memories, or one can bury them; one can feel the wind and hear the  birds' singing, knowing that these things will never sound the same again.Divergence: Concerto  No. 3 ends with the  players reading an ancient poem, 'Sheng Sheng Man' (Sounds Ever  Slow), by Li Qing-Zhao, a woman poet of the Song Dynasty.Searching…and searching…  Seeking…and seeking…  So chill and so clear,  Dreary, and dismal, and forlorn.  That time of year,  A warm spell—then it's back to cold,  Hard to find rest.  Two or three cups of weak wine—  How can they resist the biting wind  That comes with evening?  The wild geese pass—  That's what hurts most—  And yet, they're old acquaintances.  Chrysanthemum petals fill the ground in piles,  Haggard and damaged—  As they are now, who could bring herself to pick them?  At the window, alone—  How can I brace myself against the encroaching dark?  The plane tree, and on top of that the drizzling rain,  On until dusk,  The dripping drop after drop,  These things, this moment,How can one word—'sorrow'—say it all?Confluence: Concerto  No. 4 is a  summation and continuation of the musical ideas brought to life in the previous  three works – a meeting point of chaotic dreams, pastoral landscapes, death,  funerals, life, and dance.The world première of the cycle was given by the International  Contemporary Ensemble at the Miller Theatre of Columbia University on 8 February  2003.Huang Ruo  \u003cp\u003eMovement I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement IV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement V\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement IV\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement II\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement III\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMovement IV\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55142441451905,"sku":"825200","price":11.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51t0uLmRZ2L._SL1500.jpg?v=1767617213","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/825200","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}