Qigang Chen - Luan Tan (2015)

Composer: Qigang Chen (陈其钢 Chén Qígāng) (August 28, 1951 - )
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic conducted by Alexandre Bloch
00:00 Introduction
01:45 Variation 1
04:10 Variation 2
05:55 Variation 3
07:22 Variation 4
09:21 Variation 5
11:25 Variation 6
13:37 Variation 7
15:48 Variation 8
18:00 Variation 9
18:24 Variation 10
18:52 Variation 11
Score in C
This recording is probably of the original version, so there are a few differences from the score (e.g. the strings' rhythm at variation 6).
I find this piece reminiscent of a Chinese John Adams
Score available from Boosey and Hawkes: www.boosey.com/cr/music/Qigan...
Scores I engrave: github.com/CMajSeven
Program I develop for this channel: github.com/edwardx999/ScorePr...

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00:01 Introduction
01:45 Variation 1
04:10 Variation 2
05:55 Variation 3
07:22 Variation 4
09:21 Variation 5
11:25 Variation 6
13:37 Variation 7
15:48 Variation 8
18:00 Variation 9
18:24 Variation 10
18:52 Variation 11

[@cobrastriesand7693]

I'm getting a Moon Dog-meets- Ravel sensibility, which means I'm probably gonna try to listen everything this guy's ever written.
Thanks again for maintaining this wonderful channel.

[@geo_ephemera]

Exactly this.

[@Scriabinfan593]

I feel the same, i first was introduced to Qigang Chen from this channel but the first piece of his I listened to was Er Huang the piano concerto. I’ve been trying to listen to everything he’s written ever since lol.

[@cobrastriesand7693]

@@Scriabinfan593 yes that’s a great piece. The orchestration is so subtle and the sense of poetic development is so clear

[@Kass686]

Concerto for temple blocks and orchestra basically 😂Seriously though, really awesome piece, thanks for sharing!

[@disgustangy4901]

Extraordinarily based

[@kwabzycomposer]

Man I love this guy, his music just brings so much joy and cultural diversity! Simply astounding!

[@sveinungnygaard1505]

I agree!

[@elijahstewart3231]

soren!

[@elijahstewart3231]

@@sveinungnygaard1505 sveinung!

[@elijahstewart3231]

the whole gang is here

[@sveinungnygaard1505]

@@elijahstewart3231 We got great taste

[@JoshuaKallenberg]

Yes! I love Qigang Chen, one of my absolute favorites. Thank you for this!

[@GerrlichStudios]

such a unique composition. A splendid use of orchestral colour.

[@bradleyfletcher6525]

Thanks Cmaj7! Chen may be one of my favorite contemporary composers (as a composer/wide music listener, favorites are very hard for me to pick).

[@Jazzzzzzzxxxzz]

Masterpiece! Chen said every piece is transcending his prior achievement, and this one is no exception. Never had he written anything like this before, with so much varied rhythm, instrumentation and polyphony!

[@sveinungnygaard1505]

The first minutes makes me feel at peace

[@GerrlichStudios]

it's what most of modern asian compositions evoke

[@genericmeme]

@@GerrlichStudios from the entire continent? you sure?

[@slateflash]

The title loosely translates as "messing around"

[@skylarlimex]

literally "anyhow play"

[@GerrlichStudios]

A journey to beautiful and epic orchestra music with a modern timbre an textures of asian pentatonic. Terrific!

[@elephant012super]

Wow
I listened to that recently at the Paris Philharmonie, that was a great piece!
A thousand thanks for uploading it :)

[@natheniel]

I love how people are sturggling playing Chinese percussion

[@MarciniakFred]

Thanks ! A very interesting and "fresh" work !

[@MegaCirse]

Ces variations musicales sont stupéfiantes. C’est un lieu commun sans doute d’écrire ceci mais ça fait du bien au cœur et à l’âme en ces périodes troubles où politique et religion sont indécemment mêlées !

[@marcellodantedealmeidanune9445]

Uma maravilha sinfônica contemporânea que traz de volta o melhor de Stravinsky e Boulez

[@WangleLine]

glad I got onto this end of youtube

[@_rstcm]

He is like the Chinese John Adams!

[@coreylapinas1000]

I would call this a metamorphosis rather than a theme and variations.

[@skylarlimex]

oh...how i wish i'd composed this masterpiece myself...

[@epicbottleflips5032]

Why

[@stacey_1111rh]

Put that same wish into desire and then into your pieces when you write them and don’t try to copy or sound like other composers

[@rngmstrs]

Yeah definitely John Adams with Chinese spices. what a great piece!

[@user-vw4si8bb2l]

太棒了！！！

[@drazenradakovic2043]

Graet composer

[@2k5dcr]

牛逼

[@izaki86]

How can I get the score? I am writing a doctoral dissertation on Chen's music. Thanks!

[@user-rn9xs7ef8o]

11:40

[@natheniel]

mate, do you need a chinese font? i have plenty you can use

[@Cmaj7]

Natheniel Becken I didn’t typeset this

[@ubershmuck]

rip percussion 2

[@user-rn9xs7ef8o]

18:20

[@surgaltuborjigin3116]

有种波莱罗的感觉

[@diegokioshi]

Is this score avaliable? Is ot public domain?

[@Cmaj7]

It is available from Boosey and Hawkes www.boosey.com/cr/music/Qigang-Chen-Luan-Tan/53848

[@RamiroBrandan]

is a chinesse composer?

[@bradleyfletcher6525]

Chinese/French, former student of Messiaen.

[@Asuperman1992]

Yes, he is a very successful composer. He studied with composer Messiaen in France.But it was unfortunate his only son died in a car accident in 2012.

[@bradleyfletcher6525]

@@Asuperman1992 Wow I didn't know about his son.

[@eduardomanrique400]

lol bolero

[@MrBrandenBurn]

還真的是亂彈😂😂😂

[@machida5114]

確かにミニマル音楽でしょう。
It's definitely minimal music.

[@alfredneubert1288]

19:15