The Silkroad Ensemble, the collective musical arm of the Silkroad Project founded by Yo-Yo Ma, has had a continued existence since Ma moved on to other projects. The music has explored new forms of cross-cultural collaboration and has generally had a more experimental bent than that featured on collaborations with Ma (which of course only speaks well for his involvement). Here are four works by different composers, with only the Hong Kong-born Angel Lam having origins even tangentially related to the actual Silk Road. All ...
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The Silkroad Ensemble, the collective musical arm of the Silkroad Project founded by Yo-Yo Ma, has had a continued existence since Ma moved on to other projects. The music has explored new forms of cross-cultural collaboration and has generally had a more experimental bent than that featured on collaborations with Ma (which of course only speaks well for his involvement). Here are four works by different composers, with only the Hong Kong-born Angel Lam having origins even tangentially related to the actual Silk Road. All the music relates in some way, however, to the swath of ancient cultures connecting China and Europe, and the sequence of pieces feels natural and unforced. Each one is introduced in the booklet (in English and French) by a dialogue between composer and performer, ranging over topics ranging from technical challenges to the cultural resonances in the music. This is very effective, for the comments of the performers as they describe feeling out the music will mirror the feelings of...
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