The Azure Ensemble, led by flutist Susan Glaser and violist Karen Ritscher, is a chamber ensemble that has operated out of New York City since 1999 and its basic instrumentation consists of flute, viola, harp, piano, and cello. While it has a tiny repertoire of works drawn from established literature, the group exists primarily to perform new music, and the post-1990 repertoire it regularly plays dwarfs the older stuff at a ratio of about 3-to-1. On the New World disc Invisible Curve, the Azure Ensemble essays chamber music ...
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The Azure Ensemble, led by flutist Susan Glaser and violist Karen Ritscher, is a chamber ensemble that has operated out of New York City since 1999 and its basic instrumentation consists of flute, viola, harp, piano, and cello. While it has a tiny repertoire of works drawn from established literature, the group exists primarily to perform new music, and the post-1990 repertoire it regularly plays dwarfs the older stuff at a ratio of about 3-to-1. On the New World disc Invisible Curve, the Azure Ensemble essays chamber music of two contemporary Asian women composers, Chen Yi and Karen Tanaka. Chen will be a known quantity to many followers of twenty-first century music; Tanaka's orchestral compositions have been performed by the Brooklyn Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and are played with some measure of frequency by the NHK Symphony in her native Tokyo.Chen's Wu Yu (2002) is a two-movement study in contrasts; the first movement is gentle, loose, and elegant, whereas the second is swift and...
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Chen Yi; Karen Tanaka. Poor. Used-Acceptable, withdrawn library disc(s) with liner notes. Disc(s) should play great without any playback issues. Disc(s) & liner notes may contain typical library markings like stickers, protective label covers, & writing. Discs may be repackaged in library style casing. Back artwork & any other promo material not included.
