Ravel In The Forest (Live & Immersive)
'Ravel In The Forest' defies categorization, providing a refreshing experience that reconnects audiences with nature, music, and introspection.
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There are few places more beautiful, or serene than the universe of pianist Belle Chen’s new album ‘Ravel In The Forest’
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Pianist-composer Belle Chen premiered her unique immersive live performance at London's Stone Nest, thrilling audiences by bringing her whimsical and imaginative album ‘Ravel In The Forest’ to life with her contemporary chamber ensemble.
Praised as an artist that is “Original and provocative… feels like the sense of discovery...” (- Brian Eno), the Australian Music Prize-nominated artist has performed solo shows on stages including Royal Albert Hall’s Steinway Series, LSO St. Luke's, Kings Place, Shambala Festival, Her Majesty's Theatre Adelaide, Latitude Festival, Melbourne Recital Centre and Piano City Milano.
In her live shows, Belle takes a quirky, yet tender approach to musical storytelling. With the unmistakable influences of Maurice Ravel, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Joe Hisaishi’s melodic sweetness shining through, Belle blends sonic synth explorations and free flowing improvisations that feel equally at home on jazz or experimental stages.
For this London premiere performance, Belle was joined by a string quartet from the award-winning Engines Orchestra led by Phil Meadows (Metropole Orkest, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia), multi-instrumentalist Brendan Cox (Imogen Heap, Guy Sigsworth, Patrick Wolf), and Korean piri artist SEAYOOL.
Presented in stunning immersive audio featuring an 8.2.8 L-Acoustics PA driven by L-ISA sound technology and engineered by Delta Live, this performance sonically transformed the iconic Stone Nest chapel.
Belle Chen's 'Ravel In The Forest' Live Immersive
Belle Chen - Piano, Keys, Synth
Phil Meadows - MD with the Engines Orchestra String Quartet
Brendan Cox - Keys, Guitar
Seayool Kim - Piri
UK Premiere, March 14th, 2024 Stone Nest, Shaftesbury Ave, London
https://www.stonenest.org/events/belle-chen-presents-ravel-in-the-forest-live-immersive
『Years of Pilgrimage』は、2019 年から 2022 年にかけてベル・チェンが作曲したオリジナルのソロ ピアノ作品のセットです。旅行、内省、探索、発見をテーマに構成されたシーンで、幅広い音楽の風景をダイナミックに旅します。 Franz Liszt の Années de pèlerinage にインスパイアされた Years of Pilgrimage は、ピアニスト兼作曲家として、過去 3 年間に進化した私の声を記録したものです。
これらの作品では、ジャズとガムランの音の世界のスプラッシュが、クラシックとポスト クラシックの感性との不思議なブレンドで聴こえます。これらの作品を作曲する際の唯一の指針となるビジョンは、ピアノで刺激的かつ想像力豊かにさまざまな旅の感情を描き、共有する方法を探求することでした。 『巡礼の年』のいくつかの作品は、フランツ・リスト、フレデリック・ショパン、モーリス・ラヴェル、ベーラ・バルトーク、フェリックス・メンデルスゾーン、フィリップ・グラス、坂本龍一、ビル・ローランス、ティグランなど、私の旅に影響を与えたピアニスト兼作曲家へのオマージュです。ハマシアン、キース・ジャレット。
Ravel in the Forest
Composed by Belle Chen
All instruments and programming by Belle Chen
Mixed by Dougal Lott at Platoon7 London
Additional Mixing by Bobby Williams
Mastered by Dave Darlington of Bass Hit Studios NYC
Atmos Master by Stan Kybert of Music Immersive
Produced by Belle Chen & Burke Turner
Released on the Platoon Label: PLAT19545
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© 2023 Belle Chen
「チェンのピアノのタッチが素晴らしい」
- Michael Coghlan、物干しアデレード