An Tran - Stay, My Beloved (2020) [Hi-Res]
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BAND/ARTIST: An Tran
- Title: Stay, My Beloved
- Year Of Release: 2020
- Label: Frameworks
- Genre: Classical Guitar
- Quality: flac lossless / flac 24bits - 88.2kHz
- Total Time: 00:49:39
- Total Size: 196 / 739 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. The Legend of the Bamboo Child (Thanh Giong)
02. Lullaby (Ru Con)
03. Drifting Duckweeds, Floating Clouds (Beo Dat May Troi)
04. Rain (Mua)
05. Central Highlands of Vietnam (Nui Rung Tay Nguyen)
06. Remembrance (Hoi Tuong)
07. Stay, My Beloved (Nguoi Oi, Nguoi O Dung Ve)
While Vietnamese guitarist An Tran has resided in the United States for much of his life, a deep connection with the music and culture of his home country has never faded.
In recent years, Tran has set out on a mission to build and promote the classical guitar repertoire of Vietnamese music by working and playing the pieces of local composers. The initial fruits of his efforts can be found in his first album “Stay, My Beloved” which presents 50 minutes of Vietnamese music — both old and new — written and arranged for the classical guitar.
The album itself is structured in a way that brings the listener on a journey through Vietnam. It kicks off with the first work, “The Legend of the Bamboo Child,” which depicts the “epic legend of a child leaping out of a crib” and growing into a giant that fights off foreign invaders. The fourteen minute piece showcase’s Tran’s technical virtuosity alongside his emotional connection to the music that serves the listener so well.
This epic opening is followed by Tran’s most recent commission from the Vietnamese composer Thế-An who also arranged and composed several other pieces on this album. “Lullaby (Ru Con)” conveys a “beautiful memory of sacred maternal love” where the composer is remembering the sounds of his mother singing him to sleep.
The traditional folk song “Floating Duckweeds, Drifting Clouds” is well known in Vietnam and fittingly is one of the most popular Vietnamese arrangements for classical guitar. Tran’s gorgeous tone and sense of melodic phrasing makes listening to this track a joyous and celebratory experience.
The next several pieces feature the music of composer Đặng Ngọc Long and convey the landscape and natural wonders of Vietnam. While “Rain” sweeps you along a flowing river of repeated arpeggios, “Central Highlands of Vietnam” uses a series of extended techniques to capture the sounds of Vietnam’s mountainous region.
The album’s final piece and title track “Stay, My Beloved” brings the journey through Vietnam to a beautiful and satisfying conclusion. A folk song often “sung when festivals are about to end,” the melody depicts the melancholy of departure while hanging on to a tinge of hope at the possibility of meeting again.
In all, this album is a work that can be appreciated and enjoyed by all audiences. While classical guitar fanatics will find satisfaction in the virtuosity of the compositions and Tran’s playing, casual classical music listeners will appreciate the thoughtful programming and deep musicality behind each note that is played. Either way, this is an album to put on your heavy rotation!
01. The Legend of the Bamboo Child (Thanh Giong)
02. Lullaby (Ru Con)
03. Drifting Duckweeds, Floating Clouds (Beo Dat May Troi)
04. Rain (Mua)
05. Central Highlands of Vietnam (Nui Rung Tay Nguyen)
06. Remembrance (Hoi Tuong)
07. Stay, My Beloved (Nguoi Oi, Nguoi O Dung Ve)
While Vietnamese guitarist An Tran has resided in the United States for much of his life, a deep connection with the music and culture of his home country has never faded.
In recent years, Tran has set out on a mission to build and promote the classical guitar repertoire of Vietnamese music by working and playing the pieces of local composers. The initial fruits of his efforts can be found in his first album “Stay, My Beloved” which presents 50 minutes of Vietnamese music — both old and new — written and arranged for the classical guitar.
The album itself is structured in a way that brings the listener on a journey through Vietnam. It kicks off with the first work, “The Legend of the Bamboo Child,” which depicts the “epic legend of a child leaping out of a crib” and growing into a giant that fights off foreign invaders. The fourteen minute piece showcase’s Tran’s technical virtuosity alongside his emotional connection to the music that serves the listener so well.
This epic opening is followed by Tran’s most recent commission from the Vietnamese composer Thế-An who also arranged and composed several other pieces on this album. “Lullaby (Ru Con)” conveys a “beautiful memory of sacred maternal love” where the composer is remembering the sounds of his mother singing him to sleep.
The traditional folk song “Floating Duckweeds, Drifting Clouds” is well known in Vietnam and fittingly is one of the most popular Vietnamese arrangements for classical guitar. Tran’s gorgeous tone and sense of melodic phrasing makes listening to this track a joyous and celebratory experience.
The next several pieces feature the music of composer Đặng Ngọc Long and convey the landscape and natural wonders of Vietnam. While “Rain” sweeps you along a flowing river of repeated arpeggios, “Central Highlands of Vietnam” uses a series of extended techniques to capture the sounds of Vietnam’s mountainous region.
The album’s final piece and title track “Stay, My Beloved” brings the journey through Vietnam to a beautiful and satisfying conclusion. A folk song often “sung when festivals are about to end,” the melody depicts the melancholy of departure while hanging on to a tinge of hope at the possibility of meeting again.
In all, this album is a work that can be appreciated and enjoyed by all audiences. While classical guitar fanatics will find satisfaction in the virtuosity of the compositions and Tran’s playing, casual classical music listeners will appreciate the thoughtful programming and deep musicality behind each note that is played. Either way, this is an album to put on your heavy rotation!
Year 2020 | Classical | Instrumental | FLAC / APE | HD & Vinyl
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