Various Composers - Perspectives (Dawn Wohn; Esther Park)

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1. Reena Esmail - Jhula-Jhule (झूलाझूले)
2. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Episodes: 1. Arioso
3. Ellen Taaffe Zwilich - Episodes: 2. Vivace
4. Vítězslava Kaprálová - Legenda
5. Jung Sun Kang - Star-Crossed
6. Chihchun Chi-sun Lee - Provintia 'Sunset of Chihkan Tower' (赤崁夕照)
7. Florence Price - Deserted Garden
8. Florence Price - Elfentanz
9. Lili Boulanger - Nocturne
10. Vivian Fine - Portal
11. Amy Beach - Romance

Dawn Wohn, violin
Esther Park, piano

Date: 2019
Label: Delos
https://delosmusic.com/recording/perspectives/

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Review

Perspectives is a fascinating CD by violinist Dawn Wohn and pianist Esther Park that explores the differing cultures and perspectives of women composers, reaching back to the 19th century and into the 21st (Delos DE 3547 naxos.com)

The nine works are: Jhula-Jhule by Reena Esmail (b.1983); Episodes by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (b.1939); the particularly lovely Legenda by the Czech composer Vítěslava Kaprálová, who died at only 25 in 1940; Star-Crossed (commissioned for the CD) by Jung Sun Kang (b.1983); the remarkable solo violin piece, Proviantia “Sunset of Chihkan Tower,” by Chihchun Chi-sun Lee (b.1970); Deserted Garden and Elfentanz by Florence Price (1887-1953); the lovely Nocturne by Lili Boulanger (1893-1918); Portal by Vivian Fine (1913-2000); and Romance by Amy Beach (1867-1944).

Wohn plays with warmth, a crystal-clear tone and a fine sense of line and phrase in an immensely satisfying recital, with equally fine playing from her musical partner Park.

-- Terry Robbins, The Whole Note

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Dawn Dongeun Wohn studied with Dorothy DeLay and Hyo Kang at the Juilliard School, as well as with Philip Setzer, Soovin Kim and Gilbert Kalish at Yale University and Stony Brook University. Highly sought after as both a soloist and chamber musician, Dawn has performed throughout North and South America, Asia and Europe. A musician with a wide range of styles and interests, Dawn has performed with early and new music ensembles, as well as jazz and pop groups. She performs on a 1732 Nicolo Gagliano violin, and has been teaching at the Ohio University’s School of Music since 2014.
https://dawnplaysviolin.com/

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Born in Pusan, Korea, pianist Esther Park moved to the United States in 1995, after being accepted to the Juilliard School’s Pre-College division. She studied with Yoheved Kaplinsky at the Juilliard, Bernd Goetzke at the Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Hannover, and with Boris Berman at the Yale. Park is the winner of multiple international competitions, and has performed as a soloist with orchestras and in recitals across the United States as well as Asia and major European cities, including a five-city recital tour in Korea. She has recently formed a piano duo called "Duo Amadeae" with her sister, Sun-A Park.
https://www.etsu.edu/cas/music/faculty_staff/parkej.php

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