Xing Rong - An-lun Huang: Piano Music (2018)

An-lun Huang, born in Guang Zhou, Guangdong, in 1949, and a resident of Toronto since 1986, survived the hardships of the Cultural Revolution to make his mark as pianist and composer both in China and in the west. In his piano music he is concerned with finding a meeting ground between the piano as a western instrument and his own roots as a Chinese musician. This album shows the cross-fertilisation going in both directions, with a lively dance suite from a ballet inspired by the ancient cave art in Dunhuang, in western China, and the universal figure of Bach stimulating a substantial set of polyphonic compositions where western harmonies are refracted through Chinese colours.

TRACKLIST

01. 2 Preludes, Op. 5: No. 1 in C Major
02. 2 Preludes, Op. 5: No. 2 in C Minor
03. Dream of Dunhuang, Op. 29 (Version for Piano): No. 3, Persian Dance
04. Dream of Dunhuang, Op. 29 (Version for Piano): No. 1, Feather Fairies
05. Dream of Dunhuang, Op. 29 (Version for Piano): No. 2, Celestial Musicians
06. Toccata, Chorale & Fugue in D Minor, Op. 68 No. 1 (Version for Piano): Toccata
07. Toccata, Chorale & Fugue in D Minor, Op. 68 No. 1 (Version for Piano): Chorale
08. Toccata, Chorale & Fugue in D Minor, Op. 68 No. 1 (Version for Piano): Fugue
09. Prelude & Fugue in D Major, Op. 68 No. 2 (Version for Piano): Prelude
10. Prelude & Fugue in D Major, Op. 68 No. 2 (Version for Piano): Fugue
11. Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, Op. 68 No. 3 (Version for Piano): Prelude
12. Prelude & Fugue in F Minor, Op. 68 No. 3 (Version for Piano): Fugue
13. Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, Op. 68 No. 4 (Version for Piano): Prelude
14. Prelude & Fugue in G Minor, Op. 68 No. 4 (Version for Piano): Fugue
15. Little Match Girl, Op. 24: Selling Matches (Version for Piano)