Tan dun wrote his 40minute ghost opera for the group and ms. To neatly pigeonhole it, the music is experimental, multicultural and for lack of a better term, post modern. Composed by new classical music giant terry riley, sun rings dates back to an early 2000s collaboration with kronos quartet. Kronos quartets groundbreaking 2002 collaboration with composer terry riley, sun rings, is available in full for the first time. The phantom of the opera at the royal albert hall 2 hours and 17 minutes movie 2011 in 1986, andrew lloyd webbers the phantom of the opera arrived on the west end stage at her majestys theatre. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. A camera breaks and four friends drink in an interwoven tale spanning seven centuries, with a.
For tan duns ghost opera, the kronos quartet had their instrumental abilities stretched to include various percussion, wind instruments, and vocals and were joined by pipa virtuoso wu man. Kronos quartet, wu man tan dun ghost opera discogs. Jennifer culp replaced jeanrenaud on cello in 1999. Ghost quartet live at the rendezvoo internet archive. After an offbroadway engagement in 2014, ghost quartet has toured in the pacific northwest, the northeast. Find kronos quartet discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. Ghostquartet 21 points 22 points 23 points 1 day ago i cant talk shit about liam dating a girl seven years younger than him because when i was her age i dated a guy nine years older than me and it was, all things considered, a pretty healthy relationship. Kronos quartet and pipa virtuoso wu man perform tan duns ghost opera. A camera breaks and four friends drink in an interwoven tale spanning seven centuries, with a murderous. Written by chinese composer tan dun, ghost opera is a dramatic fivemovement composition for string quartet and pipawith vocalizations and percussive effects from water, metal, stone, and paper, performed by kronos and wu man.
The album contains five compositions by chinese composer tan dun written in 1994 1 for string quartet and pipa. For more than 40 years, san franciscos kronos quartetdavid harrington violin, john sherba violin, hank dutt viola, and sunny yang cellohas pursued a singular artistic vision, combining a spirit of fearless exploration with a commitment to continually reimagine the string quartet experience. Ghost opera is a fivemovement work for string quartet and pipa, with water, metal, stone and paper. The composition explores human spirituality, employing elements from chinese, tibetan, english, and american cultures, as well as a multitude of theatrical traditions. Ghost opera, an album by tan dun, kronos quartet on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. In the process, kronos has become one of the most celebrated and influential. The show is described as a song cycle about love, death, and whiskey. Dancers and choreographer worked four to five days per week averaging 15 hours per week over nine months creating, developing, sequencing and refining the movementmaterial. Ghost opera, an album by tan dun, kronos quartet on spotify. Kronos quartet wu man, pipa tan dun, stage director.
In the freemarket, freemusic spirit of the times, the. A camera breaks and four friends drink, in four interwoven narratives spanning seven centuries. The composer describes this work as a reflection on human spirituality, which is toooften buried in the bombardment of urban culture and the rapid advances of technology. Daniele baglietto vocals davide cristofoli keys cesare ferrari bass viola schnuri. Ghost opera is an album by the kronos quartet and wu man. For tan dun s ghost opera, the kronos quartet had their instrumental abilities stretched to include various percussion, wind instruments, and vocals and were joined by pipa virtuoso wu man.
The kronos quartet and the pipa virtuoso wu man presented an. Wu man and kronos quartet perform tan duns ghost opera youtube. Ghost opera kronos quartet, wu man on allmusic 1997 for tan duns ghost. For forty years, the kronos quartet has been reimagining the. Stream tracks and playlists from ghost opera on your desktop or mobile device. The composer describes this work as a reflection on human. It is the first studio album by kamelot to feature keyboardist oliver palotai, and the last with bassist glenn barry.
During this difficult time, we have been keeping busy working remotely between coasts on a new record reimagining the music of louis hardin aka moondog. Kronos quartet tan dun ghost opera 1997, cd discogs. Moondog was a blind composer who lived and worked on the streets of manhattan from the 1940s until 1972, when he settled in germany. Landfall nonesuch records mp3 downloads, free streaming. The album contains five compositions by chinese composer tan dun written in 1994 for string quartet and pipa. Since 1978, the quartet has been based in san francisco, california. Fast forward 25 years and phantom has achieved global success, millions of viewers, a film adaptation in. The ghost train orchestra was founded in 2006 by composerarranger brian carpenter. Musical by dave malloy 2014 ghost quartet the musical synopsis. Parisians still whisper in the late nights about the strange fire, the mystery of the ghost that haunted the beautiful halls.
The album contains five compositions by chinese composer tan dun written in 1994 for. Ghost quartet is a musical song cycle written and composed by dave malloy. That said, i have listened through tan dun s ghost opera five times in a row since i purchased it. The hushed enchantment of tan dun s 1994 ghost opera weaves the ancient mysteries of the composers homeland into a poetic ritual that incorporates the music of bach at its most yearning and words of shakespeare that preempt the existential. Ghost quartet consists of dave malloy, brittain ashford, gelsey bell, and brent arnold.
The first sound one hears is a hand being drawn through a bowl of water. While the word opera, using the broadest definition, could probably be used to describe any of tan duns works, to date there are only five works he specifically designates as such, though each of them stretch the genre as it has come to be known in the west as well as how it has been known in the east. Score is lead sheet style, with full vocal arrangements, and other melodic lines written out and see attached images. Few dare to approach the ruin, and those that dare to enter co. Oct 21, 2011 kronos had programmed a chinese home and excerpts from ghost opera and the cusp of magic as well as aleksandra vrebalovs hold me, neighbor in their concerts at torontos 2011 luminato festival. Terry rileys new quartet, the serquent risadome the title consists of madeup words, was. Mishima soundtrack nonesuch records mp3 downloads, free. Soon, strains of bach appear, accompanied by the pipa, an ancient chinese lute, and the voiced prayer of a monk. For forty years, the kronos quartet has been reimagining the string quartet experience, said host helga davis. Ghost quartet 21 points 22 points 23 points 1 day ago i cant talk shit about liam dating a girl seven years younger than him because when i was her age i dated a guy nine years older than me and it was, all things considered, a pretty healthy relationship. That said, i have listened through tan duns ghost opera five times in a row since i purchased it. Tan dun is one of the bestknown representatives of the sent downnew wave generation of composers. The haunting ghost opera kamelot tribute band ghost opera. As the movementmaterial evolved and changed it was recorded on video by the chore.
The album spawned four music videos for the songs ghost. That year carpenter was hired as the musical director for an event marking the 90th anniversary of the historic regent theater in boston. At the opera raging voices in my mind rise above the orchestra like a crescendo of gratitude dont wake me until its over i, i may be dreaming and awake solo chanting my name chanting my name chorus. A camera breaks and four friends drink in four interwoven narratives spanning seven centuries. Kronos quartet nonesuch records mp3 downloads, free. The venue revisited the special event with an encore stream. Complete your kronos quartet, wu man tan dun collection. A camera breaks and four friends drink in an interwoven tale spanning seven centuries, with a murderous sister, a treehouse astronomer, a bear, a subway, and the ghost of thelonious monk. It was released in 2007 by spv gmbhsteamhammer records, on june 1 in germany and followed by releases on june 4 in europe and june 5 in the united states. Joan jeanrenaud, dun tan, kronos quartet, david harrington. Evocations by china by tan dun and wu man the new york times. Contemporary classical tan dun ghost opera kronos quartet wu man 1997.
Under the title the ghost opera, and with the aid of private funding, it was released as an lp in 1971. For ghost quartet, he replicates the musical format but builds the songs around a theme, the afterlife, rather than a source, war and peace. Yayoi uno everett focuses on four operas that helped shape the careers of the composers osvaldo golijov, kaija saariaho, john adams, and tan dun, which represent a unique encounter of music and production through what everett calls multimodal narrative. Laurie anderson and kronos quartets landfall was released on nonesuch records on february 16, 2018. Tan dun is one of the bestknown representatives of the. The record is a collaboration with the legendary kronos quartet and several special guests. Reconfiguring myth and narrative in contemporary opera. Phantom of the opera the once grand paris opera house is little more than a burnt out shell. Wu man and kronos quartet perform tan duns ghost opera. Ghost opera 1997 mp3320 kbps lamb posted by lambertnolty in music mp3 82. Commissioned by the kronos quartet nearly 20 years ago, chamberfest added another dimension to the haunting work with the world premiere of inventive and. The result is a song cycle with an amorphous texture rather than a linear montage. Ghost quartet is a haunted song cycle about love, death and whisky.
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