Tony Yike Yang - Vincent Ho: The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Books 1 & 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The music of multi-award-winning composer Vincent Ho has been described by The New York Times as 'brilliant and compelling', not least for his music's beauty and expressive breadth. Ho wrote The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals as a gift for his eight-year-old daughter, to enrich her musical education as she learned the piano and to introduce her to Chinese cultural themes and performance practices in pianistic form. The cycle presents the musical spirits of the animals with captivating musical caricatures in two books, the second of which is a selection of preludes and fugues for more advanced players. They are performed by Tony Yike Yang, one of Canada's finest young pianists and the youngest laureate in the history of the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. Album Tracks 1. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~I. Mischievous Mouse 2. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~II. Little Ox 3. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~III. Dance of the Tiger Cubs 4. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~IV. Prancing Bunny 5. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~V. Little Dragon 6. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~VI. Playful Snakelets 7. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~VII. The Happy Foal 8. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~VIII. Sleepy Lamb 9. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~IX. Monkey See, Monkey Do 10. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~X. The Dancing Cockerel 11. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~XI. The Wandering Puppy 12. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 1~XII. Gentle Piglet 13. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 2 Preludes and Fugues~Volume 1. No. 1. Rascally Rat. Prelude 14. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 2 Preludes and Fugues~Volume 1. No. 1. Rascally Rat. Fugue 15. Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals, Book 2 Preludes and Fugues~Volume 1. No. 2. The Mighty Ox. Prelude 16. Twelve Chine