Unsuk Chin - Sheng Concerto "Šu" (2009)

Chin demonstrates her absolutely masterful control of timbre in this piece, particularly in the way instrumental colors blend in and out with each other. Take, for example, how the muted violins in artificial harmonics sneak out of the sound of the solo sheng at 1:05, or how the clarinets come out of the sound of muted trombone and then move in and out of each others' sounds bringing out various shades of their tight quarter-tone harmony at 4:55.
The piece begins small, with only the solo sheng in slow meditative rhythm. Over the course of the piece, the intensity of rhythm and orchestration gradually builds up. This culminates in a highly rhythmic climax section at 13:25 before returning to the calm of the introduction at 18:20, now laid upon an incredibly eerie soundscape formed by percussion and strings.

Composer: Unsuk Chin (진은숙 Chin Unsuk) (July 14, 1961 –)
Sheng: Wei Wu
Orchestra: Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Myung-Whun Chung

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