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Tan: Paper Concerto
Tan: Paper Concerto

Haruka Fujii (Paper Percussion)

Paper, normally a utilitarian material, becomes a solo instrument in Tan Dun’s ingenious and inventive Paper Concerto, fusing orchestral music and organic sounds to create accessible, even melodious, music that is almost beyond imagination. Intriguing sounds are created by all
manner of different papers, so that they appear elemental rather than simplistic, tapping into something basic in the fabric of our lives. In a remarkable and unforgettable concert experience, Tan Dun directs the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Haruka Fujii in a
vivid demonstration of his belief that orchestral music, far from being static and traditional, still has the capacity for experimentation and the power to stimulate in extraordinary ways.

DVD

Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/08/2009
Sound Formats: 5.1 Dolby Surround; Dolby Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic / 4:3 (Extras)
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT
Catalogue Number: OA1013D
Conductor(s):
Tan Dun
Orchestra(s):
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Artist(s):
Haruka Fujii; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Tan Dun
"Musically tightened, the non-narrative concerto has become a magical ceremony…Paper Concerto makes a fine companion piece to his Water Concerto." (The Los Angeles Times)

"We are surrounded by paper in our lives: our imaginations are captured and recorded in words or pictures, as we express newly discovered feelings about ourselves and the world around us. For a long time, I have been developing the idea of organic music, which embodies sounds of nature, water, paper, ceramics, and the mind. The environment is related to our lives, and spiritually, everything germinates from one seed of creativity." (Tan Dun)

Haruka Fujii (Paper Percussion)

Paper, normally a utilitarian material, becomes a solo instrument in Tan Dun’s ingenious and inventive Paper Concerto, fusing orchestral music and organic sounds to create accessible, even melodious, music that is almost beyond imagination. Intriguing sounds are created by all
manner of different papers, so that they appear elemental rather than simplistic, tapping into something basic in the fabric of our lives. In a remarkable and unforgettable concert experience, Tan Dun directs the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Haruka Fujii in a
vivid demonstration of his belief that orchestral music, far from being static and traditional, still has the capacity for experimentation and the power to stimulate in extraordinary ways.

DVD

Genre: Concert
Release Date: 01/08/2009
Sound Formats: 5.1 Dolby Surround; Dolby Stereo
Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic / 4:3 (Extras)
Subtitles: EN, FR, DE, ES, IT
Catalogue Number: OA1013D

Conductor(s):
Tan Dun
Orchestra(s):
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Artist(s):
Haruka Fujii; Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Tan Dun

"Musically tightened, the non-narrative concerto has become a magical ceremony…Paper Concerto makes a fine companion piece to his Water Concerto." (The Los Angeles Times)

"We are surrounded by paper in our lives: our imaginations are captured and recorded in words or pictures, as we express newly discovered feelings about ourselves and the world around us. For a long time, I have been developing the idea of organic music, which embodies sounds of nature, water, paper, ceramics, and the mind. The environment is related to our lives, and spiritually, everything germinates from one seed of creativity." (Tan Dun)