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CHEN, G. / HE, Z.H.: Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto (The) / CHU, W.H.: The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Jie Chen, New Zealand Symphony, C. Kuan)

CHEN, G. / HE, Z.H.: Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto (The) / CHU, W.H.: The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Jie Chen, New Zealand Symphony, C. Kuan)

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release date: December 2012

Recorded in 24 Bit / 96Khz

 Originally recorded in 2012
Artists:

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra


Kuan, Carolyn


Jie Chen

Soloist

Carolyn Kuan

Soloist

Venue:

Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand



Record Label
Naxos

Genre:

Orchestral & Concertos


Classical

Total Time - 49:00
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CHEN, G. / HE, Z.H.: Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto (The) / CHU, W.H.: The Yellow River Piano Concerto (Jie Chen, New Zealand Symphony, C. Kuan)

     
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The Yellow River Piano Concerto

  
1 I. Prelude: The Song of the Yellow River Boatmen 3:39
 Jie Chen Soloist
     
 

WANGHUA CHU

2 II. Ode to the Yellow River 4:11
 Jie Chen Soloist
     
 

ZHUANG LIU

3 III. The Yellow River in Wrath 7:06
 Carolyn Kuan Soloist
     
 

WANGHUA CHU

4 IV. Defend the Yellow River 6:58
 Carolyn Kuan Soloist
     
 

GANG CHEN

5 

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (arr. Gang Chen for piano and orchestra, edited by Jie Chen)

 27:06
 Jie Chen Soloist
 Kuan, Carolyn


 The Yellow River Concerto is one of the most popular of all Chinese works, a richly melodic exploration of scenic variety, and a forceful expression of patriotic pride. Written in 1958 by Chen Gang and He Zhanhao, The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto has achieved world renown for its moving and beautiful synthesis of Western and Eastern traditions. In 1985 Chen Gang made an arrangement for piano and orchestra, played on this recording in the edition by the brilliant international soloist Chen Jie.
                     Artistic Quality 8           Sound Quality 8
"Chen plays both works quite well, especially The Butterfly Lovers, which she presumably tailored to her particular ability to project lyrical melodies decorated by sparkling passagework. The New Zealand Symphony under Carolyn Kuan accompanies with thorough professionalism, and the participants are well recorded." 
 
David Hurwitz - ClassicsToday.com - January 2013

 "...The musicians are terrific ... Chen Jie keeps her playing emotionally balances and the orchestra is enlivened and even perky. If you want fresh-sounding performances of the concertos, this is the one to have..."

Stephen Estep - American Record Guide - March/April 2013




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