Isang Yun
German composer of Korean ancestry, born 17 September 1917 in Tongyong, died 3 November 1995 in Germany.
Isang Yun was born 17 September 1917, near the harbour city Tong Yong, in South Korea. He moved to Berlin in 1964. From 1933 to 1944, he studied music in Korea and Japan. He was active in the struggle for Korean independence, and, as a resistor of the Japanese occupation, he lived in hiding before being arrested and made a political prisoner.
From 1945 to 1956, he undertook social work, directed an orphanage, and was a music teacher as well as a lecturer at Seoul University. He received the South Korean Prize for Culture in 1955. He studied in Paris and Berlin from 1956 to 1959, with, among others, Boris Blacher and Josef Rufer. He also participated in the Darmstadt Summer Course.
In 1967, he was kidnapped in Berlin by the South Korean Secret Service and held as a prisoner under the Park regime. He was freed in 1969 when the regime gave in to protests and international condemnation of his incarceration.
He went on to teach composition at the Hanover Conservatory from 1969 to 1970, and at the Berlin Hochschule from 1970 to 1985. Having become a German citizen in 1971, he once again became politically active, participating in protests with fellow Koreans in exile in the United States and Japan who were demanding democracy and the reunification of the two countries.
Yun was a member of the Fine Arts Academies of Hamburg and Berlin, and received an honourary doctorate from Tübingen University in 1985.
He died 3 November 1995 in his adopted homeland.
© Ircam-Centre Pompidou, 2023
Sources
Boosey & Hawkes ; Isang Yun Society.
- Solo (excluding voice)
- Fünf Stücke for piano (1958), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Shao Yang Yin for harpsichord (or piano) (1966), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Tuyaux sonores for organ (1967), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Glissées for solo cello (1970), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Piri for oboe solo (or clarinet alone) (1971), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Etüden for solo flute (1974), 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Fragment for organ (1975), 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Königliches Thema for solo violin, after The Musical Offering by Johann Sebastian Bach (1976), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Salomo for alto flute or flute (1977-1978), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Interludium A for piano (1982), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Monolog for bass clarinet solo (1983), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Monolog version for bassoon solo (1983-1984), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintet (1984) Flute version of Clar. Quintet I (1984)
- Li-Na im Garten for violin (1984-1985), 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- In Balance for solo harp (1987), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kontraste for violin (1987), 17 mn
- Sori for solo flute (1988), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 7 Etüden for solo cello (1993), Boosey & Hawkes
- Chinesische Bilder four pieces for flute or recorder solo (1993), 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Chamber music
- String Quartet No.1 for string quartet (1955), 35 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Musik für sieben Instrumente for seven instruments (1959), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.3 for string quartet (1959-1961), 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Garak for flute and piano (1963), 10 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Gasa for violin and piano (1963), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Nore for cello and piano (1964), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Images for flute, oboe, violin and cello (1968), 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Riul for clarinet and piano (1968), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Trio for flute, oboe and violin for alto flute, oboe and violin (1972-1973), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rondell for oboe, clarinet and bassoon (1975), 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Trio for violin, cello and piano (1972-1975), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Duo for viola and piano (1976), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonata for oboe (oboe d'amore ad lib.), harp and viola (or cello) (1979), 29 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Novellette for small mixed ensemble (1980), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Inventionen for two oboes (1983), 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonatina for violin duo (1983), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonatina for violin duo (1983), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Duo for cello and harp for cello and harp (1984), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Inventionen version for two flutes (1983-1984), 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for flutes (1986), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rencontre for clarinet, harp (or piano) and cello (1986), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Tapis for string quintet (1987), 9 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Contemplation for two violas (1988), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Festlicher Tanz for wind quintet (1988), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Intermezzo for cello and accordion (1988), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kleines Doppelkonzert duet for oboe and harp (1977-1988), 19 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for flute, violin, cello and piano (1988), 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.4 for string quartet (1988), 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rufe for oboe and harp (1989), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Together for violin and double bass (1989), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.5 for string quartet (1990), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Bläserquintett for wind ensemble (1991), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Sonata for violin and piano (1991), 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Espace I for cello and piano (1992), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for horn, trumpet, trombone and piano (1992), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.6 for string quartet (1992), 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Trio for clarinet, bassoon and horn (1992), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Espace II for cello, harp and oboe (ad lib) (1993), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- OstWest-Miniaturen for oboe and cello (1994), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello (1994), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Instrumental ensemble music
- Bara for orchestra (1960), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphonische Szene for orchestra (1960), 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Colloïdes sonores for string orchestra (1961), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Loyang (1962), 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Fluktuationen for orchestra (1964), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Réak for orchestra (1966), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Dimensionen for orchestra (1971), 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Konzertante Figuren for small orchestra (1972), 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Ouvertüre for orchestra (1973-1974), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Pièce concertante for ensemble (1976), 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Muak for large orchestra (1978), 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Fanfare & Memorial for orchestra (1979), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Exemplum in memoriam Kwangju for large orchestra (1981), 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.1 for large orchestra (1983), 45 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.2 for large orchestra (1984), 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.3 for orchestra (1985), 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Impression for small ensemble (1986), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Mugung-Dong invocation for winds, percussion and double basses (1986), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.4 "Im Dunkeln singen" for orchestra (1986), 30 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Distanzen for wind quintet and string quintet (1988), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kammersinfonie II for small orchestra (1989), 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Konturen for orchestra (1989), 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kammerkonzert I for ensemble (1990), 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kammerkonzert II for ensemble (1990), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Silla legend for orchestra (1992), 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Engel in Flammen Memento for orchestra, with Epilogue (1994), 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Concertant music
- Harmonia for harp, percussion and wind ensemble (1975), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Cello Concerto for cello and orchestra (1976), 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Double Concerto for oboe, harp and small orchestra (1977), 34 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Flute Concerto for flute and small orchestra (1977), 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Oktett for clarinet, bassoon, horn and string quintet (1978), 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Clarinet Concerto for clarinet and orchestra (1981), 21 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Concerto No.1 for violin and orchestra (1981), 38 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Concertino for accordion and string quartet (1983), 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintett I for clarinet and string quartet (1984), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Gong-Hu for harp and strings (1985), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintet for flute and string quartet (1986), 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Concerto No.2 for violin and orchestra (1983-1986), 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Duetto concertante for oboe or english horn, cello and strings (1987), 18 mn
- Kammersinfonie I for two oboes, two horns and strings (1987), 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Pezzo fantasioso for two instruments with bass ad libitum (1988), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Oboe Concerto for oboe and orchestra (1990)
- Violin Concerto No.3 for violin and orchestra (1992), 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Bläseroktett for wind octet and double bass ad lib (1993), 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintett II for clarinet and string quartet (1994), 21 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Vocal music and instrument(s)
- Om mani padme hum for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra (1964), 26 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- stage Der Traum des Liu-Tung (The Dream of Liu-Tung) opera (1965), 55 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- stage Die Witwe des Schmetterlings (Butterfly Widow) opera in three acts (1968), 60 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Ein Schmetterlingstraum for mixed choir and percussion (ad lib) (1968), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- stage Geisterliebe (Love of Spirits) opera in two acts (1969-1970), 1 h 30 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Namo version for soprano and orchestra (1971), 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Namo for three sopranos and orchestra (1971), 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Gagok for guitar, percussion and voice (1972), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- stage Sim Tjong Korean legend in two acts with prologue and epilogue (1971-1972), 1 h 50 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Gagok version for guitar and voice (1972-1974), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Memory for three voices and percussion (1974), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- An der Schwelle for baritone, female choir, organ and other instruments (1975), 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Der weise Mann for baritone, mixed choir and orchestra (1977), 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Schamanengesänge for viola and chamber orchestra, from the opera Geisterliebe (1969-1977), 9 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Teile dich Nacht for soprano and chamber orchestra (1980), 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Der Herr ist mein Hirte for choir and trombone (1981), 19 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- O Licht... for choir, violin solo and percussion (1981), 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Vom Tao for choir and organ (1972-1982), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Gagok version for voice and harp (1972-1985), 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- My Land, My People (Naui Dang, Naui Minjokiyo / Mein Land, mein Volk) Korean cantata for solo voices, choir and orchestra (1987), 42 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.5 for baritone and large orchestra (1987), 54 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Engel in Flammen - Epilog for soprano, female choir and five instruments (1994), 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1994
- Engel in Flammen Memento for orchestra, with Epilogue, 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Engel in Flammen - Epilog for soprano, female choir and five instruments, 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- OstWest-Miniaturen for oboe and cello, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintett II for clarinet and string quartet, 21 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1993
- 7 Etüden for solo cello, Boosey & Hawkes
- Bläseroktett for wind octet and double bass ad lib, 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Chinesische Bilder four pieces for flute or recorder solo, 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Espace II for cello, harp and oboe (ad lib), 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1992
- Espace I for cello and piano, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for horn, trumpet, trombone and piano, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Silla legend for orchestra, 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.6 for string quartet, 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Trio for clarinet, bassoon and horn, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Concerto No.3 for violin and orchestra, 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1991
- Bläserquintett for wind ensemble, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Sonata for violin and piano, 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1990
- Kammerkonzert I for ensemble, 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kammerkonzert II for ensemble, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Oboe Concerto for oboe and orchestra
- String Quartet No.5 for string quartet, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1989
- Kammersinfonie II for small orchestra, 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Konturen for orchestra, 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rufe for oboe and harp, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Together for violin and double bass, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1988
- Contemplation for two violas, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Distanzen for wind quintet and string quintet, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Festlicher Tanz for wind quintet, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Intermezzo for cello and accordion, 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kleines Doppelkonzert duet for oboe and harp, 19 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Pezzo fantasioso for two instruments with bass ad libitum, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for flute, violin, cello and piano, 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sori for solo flute, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.4 for string quartet, 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1987
- Duetto concertante for oboe or english horn, cello and strings, 18 mn
- In Balance for solo harp, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kammersinfonie I for two oboes, two horns and strings, 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Kontraste for violin, 17 mn
- My Land, My People (Naui Dang, Naui Minjokiyo / Mein Land, mein Volk) Korean cantata for solo voices, choir and orchestra, 42 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.5 for baritone and large orchestra, 54 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Tapis for string quintet, 9 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1986
- Impression for small ensemble, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes [program note]
- Mugung-Dong invocation for winds, percussion and double basses, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quartet for flutes, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintet for flute and string quartet, 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rencontre for clarinet, harp (or piano) and cello, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.4 "Im Dunkeln singen" for orchestra, 30 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Concerto No.2 for violin and orchestra, 33 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1985
- Gagok version for voice and harp, 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Gong-Hu for harp and strings, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Li-Na im Garten for violin, 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.3 for orchestra, 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1984
- Duo for cello and harp for cello and harp, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Inventionen version for two flutes, 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Monolog version for bassoon solo, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Quintet (1984) Flute version of Clar. Quintet I
- Quintett I for clarinet and string quartet, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.2 for large orchestra, 27 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1983
- Concertino for accordion and string quartet, 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Inventionen for two oboes, 18 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Monolog for bass clarinet solo, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonatina for violin duo, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonatina for violin duo, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphony No.1 for large orchestra, 45 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1982
- Interludium A for piano, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Vom Tao for choir and organ, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1981
- Clarinet Concerto for clarinet and orchestra, 21 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Der Herr ist mein Hirte for choir and trombone, 19 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Exemplum in memoriam Kwangju for large orchestra, 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- O Licht... for choir, violin solo and percussion, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Violin Concerto No.1 for violin and orchestra, 38 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1980
- Novellette for small mixed ensemble, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Teile dich Nacht for soprano and chamber orchestra, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1979
- Fanfare & Memorial for orchestra, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Sonata for oboe (oboe d'amore ad lib.), harp and viola (or cello), 29 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1978
- 1977
- Der weise Mann for baritone, mixed choir and orchestra, 23 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Double Concerto for oboe, harp and small orchestra, 34 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Flute Concerto for flute and small orchestra, 22 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Schamanengesänge for viola and chamber orchestra, from the opera Geisterliebe, 9 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1976
- Cello Concerto for cello and orchestra, 24 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Duo for viola and piano, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Königliches Thema for solo violin, after The Musical Offering by Johann Sebastian Bach, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Pièce concertante for ensemble, 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1975
- An der Schwelle for baritone, female choir, organ and other instruments, 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Fragment for organ, 6 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Harmonia for harp, percussion and wind ensemble, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Rondell for oboe, clarinet and bassoon, 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Trio for violin, cello and piano, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1974
- 1973
- Trio for flute, oboe and violin for alto flute, oboe and violin, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1972
- Gagok for guitar, percussion and voice, 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Konzertante Figuren for small orchestra, 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- stage Sim Tjong Korean legend in two acts with prologue and epilogue, 1 h 50 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1971
- Dimensionen for orchestra, 17 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Namo version for soprano and orchestra, 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Namo for three sopranos and orchestra, 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Piri for oboe solo (or clarinet alone), 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1970
- stage Geisterliebe (Love of Spirits) opera in two acts, 1 h 30 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Glissées for solo cello, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1968
- stage Die Witwe des Schmetterlings (Butterfly Widow) opera in three acts, 60 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Ein Schmetterlingstraum for mixed choir and percussion (ad lib), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Images for flute, oboe, violin and cello, 20 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Riul for clarinet and piano, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1967
- Tuyaux sonores for organ, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1966
- Réak for orchestra, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Shao Yang Yin for harpsichord (or piano), 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1965
- stage Der Traum des Liu-Tung (The Dream of Liu-Tung) opera, 55 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1964
- Fluktuationen for orchestra, 13 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Nore for cello and piano, 8 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Om mani padme hum for soprano, baritone, choir and orchestra, 26 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1963
- 1962
- Loyang, 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1961
- Colloïdes sonores for string orchestra, 16 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- String Quartet No.3 for string quartet, 15 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1960
- Bara for orchestra, 11 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- Symphonische Szene for orchestra, 14 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1959
- Musik für sieben Instrumente for seven instruments, 12 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1958
- Fünf Stücke for piano, 7 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
- 1955
- String Quartet No.1 for string quartet, 35 mn, Boosey & Hawkes
Liens internet
- Site de Boosey & Hawkes : https://www.boosey.com/pages/cr/composer/composer_main?composerid=2698&ttype=BIOGRAPHY
- Site de la Internationale Isang Yun Gesellschaft : https://yun-gesellschaft.de/en/isang-yun-2/
(liens vérifiés en juillet 2023).
Bibliographie sélective
Textes de Isang Yun
- Isang YUN, « Über meine Musik », in Heister / Sparrer (Eds.) : Der Komponist Isang Yun, 2ème édition augmentée, Munich : Edition text + kritik, 1997, pp. 297-313.
Textes sur Isang Yun
- Philippe ALBÈRA, « La Rencontre de Yun et Carter », in: Le son et le sens : essais sur la musique de notre temps, Genève : Contrechamps, 2007, pp. 515-519, disponible en ligne (lien vérifié en juillet 2023).
- Keith HOWARD, « Music across the DMZ », in: John Morgan O’Connell, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco (Eds.), Music in Conflict, Indiana: University of Illinois Press, 2010, pp. 67-88.
- Jin-Ah KIM, « Isang Yun in Korea und seine Neupositionierung in Deutschland. Handlungsspielräume und kulturelle Asymmetrie », in: Archiv für Musikwissenschaft 78, 2021, n°4, pp. 254-275.
- Jeongmee KIM, « Musical Syncretism in Isang Yun’s Gasa », in: Yayoi UNO EVERETT, Frederick LAU (Eds.), Locating East Asia in Western Art Music, Middletown: Wesleyan University Press, 2004, pp. 168-192.
- Christian KUNTZE-KRAKAU, « Isang Yun: Gagok (1972). Transkulturelle, analytische und didaktische Versuche einer Annäherung », in: Diskussion Musikpädagogik, n°64, 2014, pp. 4-14.
- Walter-Wolfgang SPARRER, Isang Yun. Leben und Werk im Bild, Hofheim : Wolke Verlag, 2020.
- John W. TURNER, « Performing Cultural Hybrydity in Isang Yun’s Glissées pour violoncelle seul (1970) », in: Music Theory, Vol. 25, 2019, N°2, July 2019.
Discographie sélective
- Isang YUN, « Violin Concerto III / Chamber Symphony I / Silla », Sueye Park : violon ; Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra ; Osmo Vänskä : direction, 1 SACD BIS, 2022, BIS-2642 SACD.
- Isang YUN, « Music For Cello And Piano », Luigi Piovano : violoncelle ; Aldo Orvieto : piano ; Japan Philharmonic Orchestra ; Tatsuya Shimono : direction, 1 Cd Kairos, 2022, 0015090KAI.
- Isang YUN, String Quartet n°1 ; Arirang, Novus Quartet, dans «Novus Quartet #1 : Webern, Beethoven, Yun », avec des oeuvres de Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Webern, 1 Cd Aparté, 2016, AP125.
- Isang YUN, Für Aki I & II, Frank Reinecke : contrebasse, dans « Music for Double Bass », avec des oeuvres de Giacinto Scelsi, Iannis Xenakis, Manfred Stahnke, Hans Werner Henze, Bent Lorentzen, 1 Cd Neos, 2010, NEOS 11018.
- Isang YUN, « Complete Symphonies ; My Land, My People ; Exemplum », 4 Cd CPO, 2002, 999165-2
- Isang YUN, « Pièce Concertante / Streichquartett V / Pezzo Fantasioso / Tapis / Teile Dich Nacht », Ensemble Pyongyang ; Ryong-Ung Kang : direction, 1 Cd Wergo, 1999, WER 6639 2.
- Isang YUN, « Clarinet Quintets 1 & 2 ; String Quartet VI », Eduard Brunner : clarinette ; Amati Quartett, 1 CD CPO, 1997, 999428-2.
- Isang YUN, « Music for Wind », Albert Schweitzer Quintett, 1 Cd CPO, 1993, 999184-2.
- Isang YUN, « Fanfare & Memorial », 1 Cd Arcadia Records, 1992, ARC 1997-2.
- Isang YUN, « Chamber Music », Nomos Quartett, 1 Cd CPO, 1990, 999075-2.
- Isang YUN, « Isang Yun », 1 Cd Attaca, 1990, Babel 9056-3.
- Isang YUN, « Mugung-Dong / Teile Dich Nacht / Oktett / Impression », Christine Whittlesey : soprano ; Ensemble Modern ; Hans Zender : direction, 1 vinyle Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, 1987, HM 855 D.
- Isang YUN, « Compositions Of Isang Yun - 1 Selected Works For Clarinet », Aloys Kontarsky : piano ; Eduard Brunner : clarinette ; Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunk ; Patrick Thomas : direction, 1 vinyle Camerata, 1983, CMT-1084.
- Isang YUN, « Loyang / Gasa / Réak / Tuyaux Sonores », Sinfonieorchester des Südwestfunks ; Sinfonieorchester des Westdeutschen Rundfunks ; Hans Zender, Ernest Bour : direction, 1 vinyle WERGO, 1970, WER60034.
- Isang YUN, « Sonata Für Oboe (Oboe D’Amore), Klavier Und Violoncello », Aulos Trio, avec des oeuvres de Georg Katzer, Edison Denisov, 1 Cd Berlin Classics, 1995, 0011422BC.
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