The 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Music was awarded to composer Zhou Long. From Pulitzer.org: Awarded to Zhou Long for “Madame White Snake,” premiered on February 26, 2010 by Opera Boston at the Cutler Majestic Theatre, a deeply expressive opera that draws on a Chinese folk tale to blend the musical traditions of the East and…
Noted biographer Benjamin Ivry recently published a short piece on the fantastic violinist Cho-Liang Lin. Cho-Liang Lin has appeared on a couple of Delos releases, and most recently was involved with the album Spirit of Chimes featuring the composer Zhou Long. In the Ivry piece on Cho-Liang Lin, Lin speaks about how great it is…
Today we wanted to share this review of our recent release Spirit of Chimes featuring the music of Zhou Long: ZHOU, Long: Spirit of Chimes / Secluded Orchid / Wu Kui / Taiping Drum / Partita (Cho-Liang Lin, Hai-ye Ni, Helen Huang)DE 3397013491339726Edith Eisler All Things Strings, February 2010 Zhou Long (b. 1953) began studying…
These are some quick reviews/suggestions from the eclectic Burlington, VT radio station 90.1 FM WRUV. From Shanghai Quartet; DelosThe Flowing Stream–Chinese Folk Songs and Tone Poems by Zhou Longreview by Laima1998 release of traditional folk songs arranged by Zhou Long and his “Poems from Tang” ( the string quartet is used as a ch’in–a 7…
#32 CHINASONG • Chinese folk songs and popular music arranged by YI-WEN JIANGTHE SHANGHAI QUARTET: Weigang Li, violin • Yi-Wen Jiang, violin • Honggang Li, viola • Nicholas Tzavaras, cello • with Eugenia Zukerman, flute • DE 3308 Contents: Miao Mountain Morning • Five Yunnan Folk Songs • Reflections of the Moon in the Er-Quan…
Today we would like to give you some background information on composer Zhou Long whose compositions were recently released on the album Spirit of Chimes – Chamber music of Zhou Long. Zhou Long (b. July 8, 1953, Beijing) is internationally recognized for creating a unique body of music that brings together the aesthetic concepts and…
Please enjoy these audio samples from our recent release Spirit of Chimes: chamber music of Zhou Long featuring Cho-Liang Lin (violin), Hai-Ye Ni (cello), and Helen Huang (piano). Secluded Orchid (Excerpt)Spirit of Chimes (Excerpt)Wu Kui (1983) For Piano (Excerpt)Taiping Drum (1983) for Violin and Piano
SPIRIT OF CHIMESChamber Music of ZHOU LONG Zhou Long’s latest Delos album is as beautiful and exotic as its title suggests. As in his previous Delos recordings, such as The Flowing Stream (DE 3233) and Tales from the Cave (DE 3335) his unique creations bring together the aesthetic concepts and musical elements of East and…
