About this Recording

The ten pieces in this collection have been carefully selected as being most representative of Chinese culture, combining compositions from the 1960s and 70s with contemporary piano works and arrangements of ancient folk songs by pianist and composer Edward Han Jiang. Jiang compares the coalescence of the black and white keys of the piano to the layers and spirit in Chinese ink paintings as they portray rivers in the north and south, a bold Spring Dance from the west and the graceful Jasmine Flower from the east – all are lit by the moon, as described in music that dates back to the Tang Dynasty.

Tan Dun
Tan Dun
Edward Han Jiang
Edward Han Jiang
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Wang Jianzhong
Wang Jianzhong
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Sun Yiqiang
Sun Yiqiang
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Cui Shi-Guang
Cui Shi-Guang
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Wang Ming
Wang Ming
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