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Rana Park, Korean Chamber Ensemble, Piotr Borkowski - Isang Yun: Chamber Symphony I; Tapis pour cords; Gong-Hu (2006)

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Date: 16 Oct 2020 08:32:50

Rana Park, Korean Chamber Ensemble, Piotr Borkowski - Isang Yun: Chamber Symphony I; Tapis pour cords; Gong-Hu (2006)

Korean-born but a political exile in Germany for the last 25 years of his life, Isang Yun (1917-1995) managed to create a workable synthesis between western and eastern traditions, which fused a musical language based upon the total serialism of the post-war avant garde with elements drawn from both Korean and Chinese traditional styles.

The three pieces here, all composed in the 1980s, show just how expressively effective that synthesis could be. In the First Chamber Symphony, it allows Yun to create a richly cushioned sound-world, full of shimmering textures, hazy microtones and supple, swooping gestures, while the rich string layering and urgent melodic writing of Tapis and the evocations of the sound of the Chinese harp in Gong-Hu, for solo harp and string orchestra, create music that is instantly attractive, even if the details of its inner workings are not always obvious.

Review by Andrew Clements, The Guardian

Isang Yun's Chamber Symphony infuses Western classical form with Eastern modalities and manner of expression. He uses traditional Western instruments (set in an orchestral sonority reminiscent of Stravinsky) but the sounds they make are anything but. Mewing string portamentos predominate, as does a pervasive two-note toggle rhythm typical of Eastern music. These elements combine to generate a deliberate if not exactly forward-moving pace. Indeed, much of the material seems to circle around itself, and the long central section threatens to bore with its static sameness. Happily the energy and variety pick up again in the last third, closing this large, one-movement work in the same bracing atmosphere with which it began. Tapis is cut pretty much from the same cloth, though it's much briefer and scored only for strings. There's also a greater degree of tension generated by the somewhat agitated writing–immediately dispersed by the placid opening of Gong-Hu, scored for harp and strings. Here Yun's sighing strings combine with the harp's dulcimer-like writing to create an exquisitely serene atmosphere. But edgy harmonies soon intrude, and the strings become strident in their determination to restore the heavenly sounds, which they ultimately accomplish in a work that somehow seems much shorter than its 30-minute timing. Rana Park beautifully renders the challenging harp part, while the Korean Chamber Ensemble plays handsomely under Piotr Borkowski's sensitive and persuasive leadership. Naxos' recording is first rate. In all, this disc is a rewarding experience, especially for those with a taste for the unusual.

Review by Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com

Isang Yun at Allmusic
Isang Yun at Wiki

Rana Park, harp

Korean Chamber Ensemble

Piotr Borkowski, conductor

Recorded at the Seoul National University Concert Hall, Seoul, Republic of Korea,
from 24th to 26th August, 2005

Tracklist:

1. Chamber Symphony I (1987) [26:53]

2. Tapis pour cordes (1987) [8:23]

3. Gong-Hu for harp and strings (1984) [25:47]

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