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Quynh Nguyen

Paul Chihara, Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orch.

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Release Date: January 26, 2024

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1 Paul Chihara: Concerto-Fantasy / I. Dolce Cantabile - Allegro - 05:31  
2 II. Interlude  
3 III. Scherzo  
4 IV. Finale  
5 Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku for Piano) / Part I: No. 1. Like falling leaves  
6 Part I No. 2. Drinking song for kittens  
7 Part I No. 3. Fleeting fireflies, Seldom seen in reflection, After the rainstorm  
8 Part I No. 4. Frankie and Annie  
9 Part I No. 5. Bon odori  
10 Part I No. 6. Misty fugue  
11 Part I No. 7. Hip hop farmer  
12 Part II No. 8. Hommage aux trois B's (Bach, Brahms, Bolcom)  
13 Part II No. 9. ZW (Zigeunerweisen)  
14 Part II No. 10. Summer nights  
15 Part II No. 11. La Valse des Chatons  
16 Part II No. 12. Kleine Toccata  
17 Part II No. 13. Für Carol  
18 Part II No. 14. Like rising mist  
19 4 Reveries on Beethoven (2021 version) / No. 1. RAG 109  
20 No. 2. Pastorale  
21 No. 3. Storm  
22 No. 4. Sayonara  
23 Ami / I. Hotaru (Fireflies)  
24 II. Love Song  
25 III. Pascal Rag  
26 IV. Aka Tombo (Red Dragonfly) (arr. of Kosaku Yamada's song)  
27 V. Finale  
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Award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen’s (pron. Quin Nwen) recording, Paul Chihara Complete Piano Works is now available on the Naxos American Classics label (8.559894). The album features four works for piano, including Chihara’s Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra* (2019-21), recorded with Stephen Barlow conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Bagatelles (Twice Seven Haiku for Piano) (2010, rev. 2011), Four Reveries on Beethoven for piano* (2021 version) and Ami for piano four hands (2008) performed by Nguyen with guest artist Rieko Aizawa. *world premiere recording

Says Nguyen: “I am delighted and honored to record the complete piano works of Paul Chihara. This world premiere recording is the culmination of a three-year collaboration with the composer to interpret the richly multifaceted styles present in his compositions, especially the Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra which he wrote for me. The piece is virtuosic and intensely melodic with French and Eastern harmonies and jazz-tinged sections and phrases reminiscent of Russian classical works. These elements are juxtaposed within the story, reflecting my personal journey of studying music in Vietnam, Russia, France, Germany, and the United States, and how their diverse cultures have shaped my life.”  

The world premiere of Chihara's Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra took place October 2022 with the Vietnamese National Symphony under the baton of conductor Honna Tetsuji at the Hanoi Opera House. The concert commemorated the normalization of US-Vietnam diplomatic relations. She will perform the American premiere with the Seattle Symphony in January of 2024.

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    Posted At: April 11, 2024 12:00 AM
    Many other composers have put their own imprimatur on pieces for this instrumental combination, and interest in it has continued into the 21st century. Some of the contrasts with Chopin’s approach can be quite intriguing to hear – for instance, by listening to the Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (2019-2021) by Paul Chihara (born 1938). Composed for Quynh Nguyen, who is the soloist on the world prem...
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  • Louisville Public Media's 'Behind the Playlist' features Quynh Nguyen's recording of 'Paul Chihara's Complete Piano Works'
    Posted At: March 20, 2024 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen featured in SSO concert playing 'Paul Chihara's Piano Concerto-Fantasy' / In The Spotlight
    Posted At: March 9, 2024 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: March 1, 2024 12:00 AM
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  • On 'The Flower of France' Quynh Nguyen plays with a vision that far exceeds her years / TAKE EFFECT
    Posted At: February 7, 2024 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen set for American Premiere of Paul Chihara's Concerto at Seattle's Benaroya Hall / BroadwayWorld
    Posted At: January 26, 2024 12:00 AM
    BroadwayWorld's Stephi Wild writes…..Award-winning Vietnamese American pianist Quynh Nguyen’s (pron. Quin Nwen) will perform the US premiere of Paul Chihara’s Concerto-Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra on January 28 at 4pm at Benaroya Hall with the Seattle Symphony.  The Celebrate Asia program, under the baton of Sunny Xia will also include Chuseok Overture for Orchestra by August Baik, Beethoven’s Leono...
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  • Seattle Symphony's 'Celebrate Asia' welcomes pianist: Quynh Nguyen / northwest asian weekly
    Posted At: January 25, 2024 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: October 26, 2023 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: September 13, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen has produced a valuable document of Germaine Tailleferre's piano works / BBC Music Magazine
    Posted At: September 5, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen chats about new Music & Arts label recording: 'The Flower of France' with 90.5KWMR
    Posted At: August 10, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen chats about 'The Flower of France, Germaine Tailleferre: Works for Piano' with Florida's WFSU Public Media
    Posted At: August 4, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • American-Vietnamese pianist: Quynh Nguyen wins Global Music Awards / Vietnam.net
    Posted At: August 3, 2023 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: July 31, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen talks 'The Flower of France' with FM91WGTE: Classical Conversations
    Posted At: July 26, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • 'The Flower of France.' Quynh Nguyen brings sunshine to the music of Germaine Tailleferre / Winnipeg's CLASSIC107
    Posted At: July 26, 2023 12:00 AM
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    Posted At: July 24, 2023 12:00 AM
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  • Quynh Nguyen releases: 'The Flower of France, Germaine Tailleferre, Works for Piano'
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