Composer: Xiaogang Ye
Orchestra: Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Yang Yang
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8579151
Release: 2024
Size: 905 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. The Faint Gingko, Op. 92 (Revised Version 2023)
Song of Farewell Without Words, Op. 61B
02. I. Encounter
03. II. Promise
04. III. Turmoil
05. IV. Farewell
Xiaogang Ye has been awarded numerous prestigious honours and is regarded as one of China’s leading contemporary composers. His interest in mysterious and beautiful plants has led him to write many pieces inspired by subtropical flora – The Faint Gingko, the oldest tree species in the world, represents an expression of Ye’s care and concern for nature. Heard here in a version without words, Song of Farewell is an opera with exquisite textures, beautiful melodies and refined orchestration, forming a unique work that delves into desire, inspiration in artistic creativity, and death, with extraordinary symphonic originality.