Wu Man - From a Distance '2003

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Wu Man is a virtuoso of the pipa, a Chinese lute. She is of the Pudong school of
playing and was a pupil of Lin Shicheng. Wu Man received the first Masters
degree in the pipa, won the first National Academic Competition for Chinese
Instruments, and received the City of Toronto Glenn Gould Protege Prize. She was
chosen for this award by prize recipient Yo-Yo Ma, with whom she performed at
the White House for Chinese and U.S. leaders. She has collaborated with the
Kronos Quartet and the New York New Music Consort, and has given first
performances of works by new Chinese composers. At the close of the 90s, Wu Man
was residing in the U.S. She has performed on recordings for a number of labels,
including Axiom, Tzadik, Columbia, Water Lily Acoustics, and Ellipsis. She has
also led her own releases for Nimbus Records.



Tracklist:
1 01. Man Wu - Invocation (02:21)
1 02. Man Wu - Dancing! (05:43)
1 03. Man Wu - Ancient Shadows (03:21)
1 04. Man Wu - Journey (05:57)
1 05. Man Wu - Hangzhou Blues (06:33)
1 06. Man Wu - Vincents Tune (05:06)
1 07. Man Wu - Crescent Moon over the Mountain (06:38)
1 08. Man Wu - Ambushed Again (05:08)
1 09. Man Wu - Full Circle (09:48)
1 10. Man Wu - From a Distance (02:42)

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