Listen & tracks
1 of 21 tracks have a preview · 5 works · 63:32
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Concerto for Marimba and Small OrchestraJulian Yu 3 movements18:31
- 1 First movement 8:03
- 2 Second movement 4:11
- 3 Third movement 6:17
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Variations on a Theme of PaganiniJulian Yu 13 movements13:34
- 4 Theme – Moderato :36
- 5 Variation one – Allegro 1:05
- 6 Variation two – Adagio con amore 2:02
- 7 Variation three :45
- 8 Variation four – Grazioso :48
- 9 Variation five – Vivace :45
- 10 Variation six – Giocoso :31
- 11 Variation seven 1:39
- 12 Variation eight :54
- 13 Variation nine – Piacere :56
- 14 Variation ten – Espressivo 1:44
- 15 Variation eleven – Agitato :25
- 16 Variation twelve – Animato 1:24
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17 Scintillation II Julian Yu 7:41
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18 Scintillation III Julian Yu 4:00
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Trio for piano, violin and celloJulian Yu 3 movements19:46
- 19 First movement 10:02
- 20 Second movement 3:31
- 21 Third movement 6:13
The music, like the composer himself, is a distinctive blend of East and West. This disc features percussionist Robert Clarke with the Academy of Melbourne, the Australia Ensemble and Trio Melbourne.
Award-winning composer Julian Yu grew up in China and has lived in Australia since 1985. Most of these works take well-known Western pieces as a starting point and rework them through a traditional Chinese practice of ornamentation, until the result is something new.
Reviews
A selection of performances of the work of composer Julian Yu makes Classical Allusion a delight ★★★★
one of the best 'composer portrait' discs of its kind ... The works on this disc are ultra-professional and well made - one sees why the composer wins prizes - but it also repays repeat hearings ... The performances and recordings (many of them live) are good too.
a distinct cultural crossover ... interesting in its conception and quite attractive in its expressive content.
Yu's symphonic writing is brilliant [and] highly coloured
Julian Yu's musical language is imbued with a high degree of elegance and expressiveness, which are both enhanced by an impeccable craft and special attention to detail. His music creates a sonic world, which is constantly changing, and always being framed within a clear sense of shape and direction. Without being overtly referential, his music also shows a strong connection with the Western musical tradition as well as with his Chinese roots, thus, creating a very individual musical discourse.
Artists
Julian Yu
composer
Julian Yu is a multi-award-winning Australian composer whose musical language is imbued with elegance and expressiveness, both enhanced by impeccable craft and a special attention to detail.
Digital booklet
Digital booklet Notes, texts and credits — read online or download the PDF Download the PDFPerformers
- Academy of Melbourne · orchestra · tracks 1–3
- Australia Ensemble · ensemble · tracks 4–16
- Robert Clarke · marimba · tracks 1–3
- John Arcaro · timpani · tracks 1–3
- Brett Kelly · conductor · tracks 1–3
- Synergy · ensemble · track 17
- Colin Piper · piano · track 17
- Laura Chislett Jones · flute · track 18
- Stephanie McCallum · piano · track 18
- Roger Heagney · piano · tracks 19–21
- Isin Cakmakcioglu · violin · tracks 19–21
- Rachel Atkinson · cello · tracks 19–21
- Trio Melbourne · ensemble · tracks 19–21
Technical credit
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Thanks to
Creative Australia
Details
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 63 minutes 32 seconds
- Release date
- 2000
- Categories
- Australian, Classical, Orchestral
- Musical work copyright
- © 2000 Move Records
- Sound recording copyright
- ℗ 2000 Move Records
- Catalogue
- MD 3207
- EAN
- 9314574320725
More to explore
Bach to China with Yu
Volume 3 of Julian Yu’s clarinet music, with Robert Schubert and ensemble in arrangements that join Chinese folk melody to Western classical craft.
Julian Yu 10 CD Collection
Ten Move CDs of Chinese-Australian composer Julian Yu, spanning chamber, piano and clarinet works written over decades, with Move 50 as a bonus disc.
50 Chinese Folk Songs
The first of two collections on this disc, 50 Chinese Folk Songs, presents Julian Yu’s piano arrangements of well-known Chinese melodies. Fifteen further early piano pieces mix song arrangements with original writing. All 65 tracks are played by Ke Lin.
Move 50
Twenty-four Australian composers mark Move Records’ fiftieth year with short new works gathered on this commemorative disc.
Old and Yu: The Clarinet Music of Julian Yu, Vol. 2
Catchy short pieces by Julian Yu for clarinet with string quartet, and with cello and piano: playful settings that braid Chinese folksong with oddly familiar classical themes, including Dvořák and Mozart.
Cutetudes
Cutetudes (‘cute’ + ‘études’) is a set of twenty short, classically related and humorous piano pieces Julian Yu wrote on commission from pianist Ke Lin.