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The Sound of Korean Contemporary Classical

"The Sound of Korean Contemporary Classical" brings together a broad and intricate survey of Korea's modern classical landscape. The playlist features works from leading names like Unsuk Chin, Younghi Pagh-Paan, and Isang Yun, as well as dynamic voices like Beata Moon, Chunghoon Kim, and Hyo-Won Woo. Pieces like "Rocaná" and "Violin Concerto No. 1" showcase large-scale orchestral innovation, while chamber works such as "Sum" and "Leak II" explore more intimate, textural forms of expression.

Across the playlist, listeners will find a blend of traditional Korean influences and contemporary techniques, ranging from the atmospheric "Frozen Land" by Chan Hae Lee to the energetic, wind-focused "Theme and Variation for Wind Orchestra" by Eun Hye Kim. Artists like Kyong Mee Choi and Seunghyun Yun push into experimental territory, while compositions such as "Longing for Mt. Geumgang" and "Pa-Mun" bring lyrical sensibilities to the forefront. It's a wide-ranging collection that reflects the diversity, imagination, and evolving global presence of Korean composers today.

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Andrea Weigt 1 track
Arditti Quartet 1 track
Ars Nostra 1 track
Barrie Webb 1 track
Beata Moon 3 tracks
Beckendorff Junior High String Orchestra 1 track
Benita Borbonus 1 track
Berliner Philharmoniker 3 tracks
Bong-Ho Kim 1 track
Camerata Silesia 1 track
Chan Hae Lee 3 tracks
Chang Hye Ryun 1 track
Chang Su KOH 3 tracks
Cho Eun-Hwa 3 tracks
Christian Tetzlaff 2 tracks
Chung-gil Kim 2 tracks
Chunghoon Kim 3 tracks
Cologne West German Radio Chorus 1 track
Cracow Percussion Group 1 track
Cui Dan 2 tracks
Daniel Harding 1 track
Daniel Lippel 1 track
Daria Hovora 1 track
David Smeyers 1 track
Ensemble 20/21 1 track
Ensemble Phoenix Basel 1 track
Ensemble TIMF 1 track
Ensemble TaCTuS 1 track
Eugene Migliaro Corporon 3 tracks
Eun Hye Kim 1 track
Eun Hye Park 3 tracks
Eun Young Lee 2 tracks
Eunho Chang 3 tracks
Gilbert Varga 1 track
Gui Sook Lee 3 tracks
Gwak Joonsung 2 tracks
Gwocheon Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Hee-Kwang Lee 1 track
Hyo-Won Woo 2 tracks
Hyo-shin Na 2 tracks
I-Sang Yun 2 tracks
In-Hye Kim 1 track
International Orange Chorale of San Francisco 1 track
Isang Yun 2 tracks
Jae-Won Yoo 1 track
Jaehyuck Choi 2 tracks
Jagdish Mistry 1 track
Jeajoon Ryu 2 tracks
Jerry McCoy 1 track
Ji Hyang Kim 1 track
Jiyoun Choi 2 tracks
John Anderson 1 track
Jongwoo Yim 2 tracks
Joon-hyung Park 3 tracks
Junghae Lee 2 tracks
Junyoung Park 1 track
Jérôme Comte 1 track
Kayako Matsunaga 1 track
Kevin von Kampen 1 track
Kim S. McCormick 1 track
Klara Min 3 tracks
Kyong Mee Choi 2 tracks
Kyoung Cho 2 tracks
Kyoung-Hee Kim 1 track
Kyu-yung Chin 1 track
Kyung Hwa Yun 1 track
Kyung-eun Nah 1 track
Kyungha Lee 1 track
L'Orchestre de Chambre de Geneve 1 track
Lars Mlekusch 1 track
Lee Soobin 1 track
Lim Kyungjin 1 track
Liza Stepanova 1 track
Lucie Horsch 1 track
Mackenzie Melemed 1 track
Manuel Visser 1 track
Marieke Keser 1 track
Markus Francke 1 track
Martha Thomas 3 tracks
Matthew Porter 1 track
McCormick Percussion Group 3 tracks
Mischa Maisky 1 track
Monash Conservatorium Ensemble 2 tracks
Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble 1 track
Myunghoon Park 1 track
Nakju Choi 1 track
National Orchestra of Belgium 1 track
Nikita Boriso-Glebsky 1 track
Nina Hitz 1 track
North Texas Wind Symphony 3 tracks
Omar Chen Guey 1 track
Orchestre de la HEM Genève 1 track
Osmo Vänskä 2 tracks
Pierre Bleuse 1 track
Polish Radio Chorus, Krakow 1 track
Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Rafael Popper-Keizer 1 track
Ralf Gothoni 1 track
Republic of Korea Navy Symphonic Band 3 tracks
Robert McCormick 3 tracks
Rupert Huber 1 track
Sang-Hie Lee 4 tracks
Se Na Jang 1 track
Seong-tae Kim 1 track
Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra 2 tracks
Seunghyun Yun 1 track
Seunglim Kim 1 track
Sinfonia Varsovia 1 track
Sir Simon Rattle 2 tracks
Soo-Yeoul Choi 1 track
Soon Hee Newbold 1 track
Soonjung Suh 1 track
Sophie-Justine Herr 1 track
Suejin Jung 1 track
Sueye Park 1 track
Sukhi Kang 1 track
Sung Ho Hwang 1 track
Sungji Hong 1 track
Teodoro Anzellotti 1 track
Trio Mediæval 1 track
University of North Texas A Cappella Choir 1 track
Unsuk Chin 3 tracks
Uzong Choe 1 track
Various Artists 1 track
Youmee Kim 1 track
Young-Sup Choi 1 track
Younghi Pagh-Paan 3 tracks
Youngwoo Lee 1 track
Yung Wook Yoo 1 track
Yunseck Lee 1 track
Zack Hale 1 track
Zane Fiala 1 track
gamin 1 track
Łukasz Borowicz 1 track