TAN DUN - Buddha Passion [2CD]

Decca (UMO) / Decca Classics / Classics

£19.57

Format: 2 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4854221
Barcode: 0028948542215
Release Date: 04 Aug 2023
Genre: Classical

Decca releases the world-premiere recording of this epic choral work, composed and conducted by the OSCAR, Grammy and BAFTA award-winning and UNESCO Global Goodwill Ambassador Tan Dun. The monumental work, involving massed choirs, large orchestra, six percussionists and an array of soloists including indigenous singers, traditional Chinese instruments and a dancing pipa player, is the first such ‘Passion’ on a Buddhist rather than Christian narrative. Set at the foot of the Himalayas and inspired by Chinese and Sanskrit texts, the captivating and life-affirming score fuses the ancient wisdom of Buddhism with the musical tradition of JS Bach’s Passions, featuring hypnotic orchestral textures and Eastern vocal techniques. Recorded at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center Concert Hall in 2029 with Orchestre National de Lyon and International Choir Academy Lübeck, conducted by Tan Dun with eminent Chinese soloists.

TRACKLIST:
CD1
Chant
Little Prince
Mantra
Under the Bodhi Tree
Equality
Deer of Nine Colors
Gratitude
Betrayal
Trees Wish to Be Still, yet the Wind Doesn't Let Go
Karma
Apsaras
Father and Three Daughters
My Dear Father
Sacrifice

CD2
Mantra of Nine
A Body is a Bodhi Tree
Is it the Wind or a Banner Moving, or is it My Soul?
Zen Dream
A Solar Eclipse
Silk Road: An Invisible Road
Home Lies so Far Away
Love is Destined to Part
Heart Sutra
In No Time, I Shall Enter Nirvana
All Creatures in the Universe
The Other Side
Buddha Was Man, Man Will Be Buddha
One Last Question
Nirvana