Lan Shui, Sharon Bezaly - Seascapes (2007) [SACD]

• Title: Seascapes
  
• Year Of Release: 2007
  
• Label: BIS [BIS-SACD-1447]
  
• Genre: Classical
  
• Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) | FLAC (24bit/88,2 kHz)
  
• Total Time: 01:19:50
  
• Total Size: 3,7 GB/ 1,1 GB (+3%rec.)
  
• WebSite: Album Preview
  

The sea & Singapore are inextricably bound together – indeed, the 1st records of a settlement here give it the Javanese name Temasek (‘sea town’). Ever since, these islands have provided a base for traders & fishermen, pirates & sailors. With the arrival of the British East India Company in 1819 Singapore quickly developed into one of the most important trading hubs of Asia &, indeed, the world. Although the patterns & methods of world trade & transport have changed, the sea still permeates the daily life of Singaporeans. This also applies to Lan Shui & the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, who on this disc perform 4 works inspired by the sea by composers as varied as Debussy, Glazunov, Frank Bridge & Zhou Long (b. 1953). The latter was the subject of Rhymes, the orchestra’s previous & highly praised disc, of which web site Classics Today wrote: ‘Zhou’s is a personal, distinctive voice; & his beautifully crafted music achieves a remarkable synthesis of Western & Eastern musical traditions with musically rewarding results.’ The reviewer at BBC Music Magazine agreed, calling the result ‘utterly compulsive’ with the addition: ‘Here is orchestral playing of the highest calibre.’ Zhou Long’s The Deep, Deep Sea has as its title a quotation from Tang dynasty poet Li Bai, & was written for flautist Sharon Bezaly who performs it here. If the sea in Zhou Long’s piece is an Asian one, Glazunov used a visit to Crimea & the Black Sea for his inspiration, adding a good pinch of Wagnerism to its not very salty water. Debussy & Bridge on the other hand most probably had the same sea in mind when they composed their works: Debussy finished his La Mer while visiting England in 1904, staying in Eastbourne on the south coast, & Frank Bridge (1879-1949) was born & grew up in Brighton, some 30 kilometres further west.


Tracks:

Claude Debussy
La Mer
1. I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer. Très lent - 9:33
2. II. Jeux de vagues. Allegro - 6:58
3. III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer. Animé et tumultueux - 9:34
Zhou Long
4. The Deep, Deep Sea - 10:56
Frank Bridge
The Sea
5. I. Seascape. Allegro ben moderato - 6:53
6. II. Sea-foam. Allegro vivo - 2:29
7. III. Moonlight. Adagio ma non troppo - 6:53
8. IV. Storm. Allegro energico - 7:15
Alexander Glazunov
9. La Mer, Op.28 - 19:20

Personnel:

Sharon Bezaly, flute
Singapore Symphony Orchestra, orchestra
Lan Shui, conductor

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