New Music for Orchestra
Vienna Modern Masters VMM 3039
(Vienna, Austria, 1997)

 

some other time for orchestra
Jiri Mikula/Moravian Philharmonic Orchestra

eXchange : CHINA
Composers Recording Inc. CRI 805
(New York, U.S.A., 1999)

winter tide
kawai and the musicians

"....glitters and soars through its concise four minutes."
-American Record Guide

"....creates a surprising amount of drama."
-Fanfare

 

 

breathe....
Richard Foster/violin

solitary practice
Sheryl Cohen/alto flute

nocturnal acts
Jonathan Noffsinger/alto saxophone

dialogue
James Holland/amplified cello

a plot....
kawai, CLARIE/MIDI piano

ISOLTR
Matt Ingalls/clarinet

clear shade
Kenneth Saxon/piano

ancient voices
kawai and the musicians

 

la coral de una mano alberto
Albert Tiu/piano

in keinen wörtern singen wir
Ekachai Maskulrat/cello

night lay on page
Katherine Wallace/voice

no un violín
Zhou Yi/viola

anthem for apep
Han's Horn Quintet

spiral à outrance
Yuan Long/flute

quartet desire
Li Xin/clarinet, Xu Tian/violin, Zhou Mi/cello, Jenny Cho/piano

 

tung o processional
Hong Kong New Music Ensemble

autumn palette
Kelly Loh Bao Yun/flute, Li Hanqi/clarinet, Wu Na/piano, Jiang Lele/violin, Hsieh Meng Feng/cello

farewell bacchae
Li Xin/clarinet

a leaf by far
Katherine Wallace/voice

summer ligature
Kelly Loh Bao Yun/flute, Li Hanqi/clarinet, Wu Na/piano, Jiang Lele/violin, Hsieh Meng Feng/cello

la rosée fond
Xiaoxiao Qiang/violin

twenty six eighty seven
Dan Gelok, alto saxophone

winter tide
Kelly Loh Bao Yun/flute, Li Hanqi/clarinet, Wu Na/piano, Jiang Lele/violin, Hsieh Meng Feng/cello

jade luster
Low Shao Suan. Low Shao Ying/piano

"The album of music by Kawai Shiu, titled Stream and Seasons, nearly explodes with virtuosity and color. The performances are fearless and impeccable; the music is exciting and sensitive. ‘Autumn Palette’, only 2-1/2 minutes long, is a brilliant opening piece—full of fire, dense and compact but never forced. Farewell Bacchae is extended clarinet at its best, widely expressive but cohesive, and clarinetist Li Xin is marvelous. The solo violin piece La Rosee Fond is a delicate arabesque in the very upper reaches of the instrument’s range. In all of the pieces the timing is wonderful, both Shiu’s and the performers’."
-American Record Guide