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The Unquiet Heart

by Vivian Yanzhe Yu

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Currents 07:51
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Love Waits 07:31
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Two Worlds 06:19
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This album was a labor of love. The tracks included in this collection were composed in a relative of 6-9 months. And for the next 6 months I recorded when time and locations allowed. My compositions are melodic, imaginative with emphasis on layer and tone. I try to tell a story through my work. But music is a personal experience, so have a listen and I hope you like them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

All That Is Known, Currents, Two Worlds and Love Waits were recorded at Gottlieb Hall, Merit School of Music on a Steinway D
First Light Variation and All That is Known Variation were recorded at The Piano Lab, Merit School of Music on a Steinway C
The Unquiet Heart Reprise was recorded at Music Center at Columbia College on a Kawai Concert Grand.

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When experiencing Vivian Yanzhe Yu’s The Unquiet Heart, it is easy to get swept away by the currents throughout this collection of delicate narratives. Her piano sings in a way that is, at times, almost lyrical; a true extension of her own unquiet heart. Each composition is an exercise in emotional exploration. While it’s backbone may be melancholic this collection is seemingly malleable in that exploration, successfully navigating the spaces between joy and sadness, reflection and contemplation, reality and fantasy. Vivian’s emotions are undeniable in her music while also exhibiting a learned amount of restraint, creating a beautifully deliberate record.
By Alex Delvoux

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released August 28, 2015

All recordings are copyrighted.
Recorded by Myrrick Liontonia.
Mastered by York Xu

Recorded at Merit School of Music and The Music Center at Columbia College Sherwood Music Conservatory.
Steinway D, and C
Kawai Concert Grand

Album Cover Photo: David Cardenas.
Album Design: Vivian Yanzhe Yu

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Vivian Yanzhe Yu Chicago, Illinois

Sound + Emotion-Vivian Yanzhe Yu is a pianist and composer based in Chicago, USA. She is also a co-creator of the power ambient duo Magick Potion. Trained in the classical tradition with a wanderlust heart, Vivian blends melodic phrasing with edgy electronics, synth and noise to create a cinematic immersive sound environment. Her composition is haunting, sophisticated with a dose of melancholy. ... more

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