Dragon’s Pipa Concerto (LP)

$50.00

Scheduled for January, exact date pending confirmation. Canadian composer Christian Thomas honours internationally renowned Pipa player Liu Fang with the first pipa concerto of the Western world, to mark the year of the Dragon.

Description

One of the most prominent pipa players in the world, Liu Fang has been described as the “empress of pipa” (L’actualité) and an “ambassador of Chinese music, but above all an ambassador of soul and musical spirituality” (La Scena Musicale).

Special edition vinyl, mastered by René Laflamme.
Lacquers cut by Bernie Grundman.

Produced by Philippe Bouvrette & Francis Choinière
Producers Gabriel Felcarek, Francis Choinière & Nicholas Choinière
Executive Producer Lily Luo
Sound recording, editing  and mixing Philippe Bouvrette
Stereo and Atmos Mixing Carl Talbot (Musicom Production)
Album cover artwork Yuxuan Kong
Graphic design and production Marc LaTulippe
Creative director Nicholas Choinière

Recorded in Dolby Atmos at Maison Symphonique, Montreal in September 2024.