Track Listings (10) - Disc #1| All Artists: Gabriel Faure, Camille Saint-Saens, Sergey Rachmaninov, Ottorino Respighi, Alexander Glazunov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Antonin Dvorak, Yun Joon Kim, Max Bruch, Leonard Slatkin, Han-Na Chang, Aline Brewer, Daniel Pailthorpe, Philharmonia Orchestra Title: Han-Na Chang - The Swan Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: EMI Classics Release Date: 1/9/2001 Genres: Dance & Electronic, Special Interest, Pop, Classical Styles: Vocal Pop, Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Instruments, Strings, Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 724355705228, 724355705259 |
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With this recording of cello classics, young Han-Na Chang consolidates her reputation as a performer of remarkable maturity and technical accomplishment. The restrained tone of quiet elegy that she brings to these works is... more » |
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Amazon.com With this recording of cello classics, young Han-Na Chang consolidates her reputation as a performer of remarkable maturity and technical accomplishment. The restrained tone of quiet elegy that she brings to these works is hypnotic, and her ability to find the center of a phrase and highlight it with simple clarity is a gift one would expect to find in a player with a few more years' experience. As if that weren't enough, her playing in the upper registers of the instrument also sings with a kind of vocal splendor that is simply gorgeous. For this collection, she has chosen some familiar and some not-so-familiar works, which have been adapted and orchestrated where necessary (with sensitive care) by Chris Hazell. Of the less familiar works, the Adagio con Variazioni by Respighi is a revelation and clearly deserves a firmer place in the repertory. If there is one quibble, it is that the elegiac, wistful mood of the collection varies little and doesn't show the full range of Chang's talent. But when the playing is as good as this, that is only a minor caveat against an otherwise great CD. --Warwick Thompson Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsVery nice. Surpasses Yo-Yo Ma in brilliance and ability. Stuart Bloom | 01/23/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Chang is an expressive cellist. When her touch is light, the sound becomes lyrical and even dainty, until she must convey drama, and this she can do with a brilliance and delicacy that I have not heard in recent cellists. Then again, when called upon to be intense, she performs with a fluidity so that the cello sounds like an extension of herself. I'm listening to her Respighi as I write, and not only is the sound on this DVD lovely, but Chang brings the perfect combination of musical exploration, precision, and interpretation. The tunes are a good mix. A few are standards to any cellists repertoire, but these are worth hearing in Chang's hands. She brings a beautiful sound to them that is mature and . . . I don't know how better to put it than that these sound like "love". Love of music, love of her instrument. I have not heard any other cellist so devoted, and at the same time with such a high quality that what is typical becomes transformed. The Kim/Panufnik is stunning. Rachmaninov's Vocalise has a restrained passion that is intriguing at the same time that it takes you drifting off into daydreams. And the title piece, Saint-Saens' The Swan, is majestic. Slatkin conducts the Philharmonia so that the orchestra alternates between the perfect background for display of the cellist and the perfect lead as all the instruments swell. This is a beautiful album, one that you may find yourself listening to repeatedly (as I have) to pick up each nuance and feel for yourself each emotion Chang conveys. She is truly a superb cellist." Young cellist delivers a great CD. musicnu | Deerfield, IL | 02/15/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "Like Sarah on violin, Han-na Chang is a young virtuoso on cello. Although they are not related, both are young and bring a passion to their playing that is hard to beat. "The Swan" is a beautiful collection of classical pieces (longest is 13 minutes) from a smorgasbord of composers. Leonard Slatkin and the Philharmonia Orchestra are superb and provide a wonderful landscape of sound where Han-na glides in and out of with grace and style. This is a wonderful CD." Mstislav, Yo-Yo, move over Stuart Bloom | 03/15/2001 (5 out of 5 stars) "How has so much of this incredibly beautiful music escaped my attention for so long? I knew the Saint-Saens and the Rachmaninov and one of the Faure pieces, but the rest were totally unfamiliar. On this disc, Han-Na Chang brings this rarely heard music out into the light of day, and renders both the unfamiliar and the familiar with superb tone coloring and deeply felt interpretations.This is simply the most beautiful and moving cello playing I have ever heard. It's going to spend a lot of time in my CD player."
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