In this episode of Sounds Classical, LaRob and Kristina showcase the composers “who got next!” Showcasing a playlist of their favorite composers who have been active in the last 20 years, evolving the genre as we know it, including Reena Esmail, Chen Yi, Vijay Iyer, and Viet Cuong!
Who Got Next? Vol. II: Asian Composers of the 21st Century
Pictured Composers: Vijay Iyer, Reena Esmail, and Viet Cuong
Playlist
Yasunori Mitsuda: Chrono Trigger
Presentiment; Chrono Trigger
Tokyo Phil Orch/Shimpei Sasaki
Square Enix
SQEX-10724
Yasunori Mitsuda: Chrono Trigger
Brink of Time
Tokyo Phil Orch/Shimpei Sasaki
Square Enix
SQEX-10724
Reena Esmail: When the Guitar
Conspirare; Los Angeles Guitar Quartet/Craig Hella Johnson
Delos
DE-3595
Chen Yi: Romance and Dance
I. Romance of Hsiao and Ch’in
Helen Kim, v; Robert Henry, p
Centaur
CRC-3440
Viet Cuong: Moth
Brooklyn Wind Symphony/Jeff W. Ball
Mark Records
51874-MCD
Asako Hirabayashi: Street Music
Gina DiBello, v; Asako Hirabayashi, hc
Albany
TROY-1180
Vivian Fung: Miniatures for clarinet and string quartet
IV. A piacere
John Bruce Yeh, cl; Maia Quartet
Cedille
CDR-90000100
Christopher Tin: The Lost Birds
IV. A Hundred Thousand Birds
Voces8, Royal Phil Orch/Christopher Tin
Decca
4858030
Vijay Iyer: Dig the Sky
PUBLIQuartet
Bright Shiny Things
BSTD-0171