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Forty Degrees North - EMI Classics - April
2008
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Sevilla (Isaac Albeniz) [arr.
Xuefei Yang] |
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Cordoba (Isaac Albeniz) [arr.
Xuefei Yang] |
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Seguidillas (Castilla) (Isaac Albeniz)
[arr. Xuefei Yang] |
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The Chinese Garden (Steve Goss) |
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____Jasmine Flower (Mo Li Hua)
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____Red Flowers Blooming all over
the Mountain
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____Blue Orchid (Lan Hua Hua)
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Variations on the Carnival of Venice
(Francisco Tarrega) |
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Butterfly Lovers (He Zhanhao
& Chen Gang) [arr. Xuefei Yang] |
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Vals Poeticos (Enrique Granados) [arr. Xuefei Yang] |
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____Introduccion |
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____Vals melodico |
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____Vals apasionado |
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____Vals lento |
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____Vals humoristico |
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____Vals brilliante |
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____Vals sentimental |
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____Vals mariposa |
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____Vals ideal |
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Yi Dance (Hurian Wang) [arr.
Xuefei Yang] |
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Chinese Folk Songs [arr. Gerald Garcia] |
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____A La Mu Han |
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____Plum Blossoms in the Snow |
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Recording details :
Recorded
in Holy Trinity Church, Hertfordshire, UK,
on Jan 19-22, 2008.Recording engineer & editor : John Taylor.
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Instrument details :
Xuefei’s guitars: Jose Ramirez Elite guitar (1–3, 18);
Greg Smallman guitar (4–6, 8, 20);
Ignacio Fleta e Hijos guitar (7, 9–17);
Michael Gee guitar (19).
D’Addario EJ45LP guitar strings were used on all
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Promotional materials :
See the promotional video to find out more about the album,
and see videos of parts of several tracks at 40 Degrees North. |
Highest chart positions :
• UK Amazon Chamber Music charts : # 2
• UK HMV Chamber Music and Instrumental charts: #4
• HK HMV Classical Music charts : #4
• UK HMV Classical Music charts: # 15
• UK Amazon Classical Instrumental charts : # 16 |
Critical reviews :
Gramophone Magazine - July 2008
• "40 Degrees North" selected as Editors Choice
• CD review
New York Sun- June 2008
• CD review
International Record Review- June 2008
• CD review
Audiophile Audition- June 2008
• CD review
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Awards :
"Best Instrumental CD of 2008", and one of the Top 10 CD's of 2008, awarded by Canton Radio, China (Jan 2009)
• see article (Chinese)
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Romance de Amor - EMI Classics - April
2006
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