Composer: Qigang Chen, Fritz Kreisler, Sergey Rachmaninov
Performer: Maxim Vengerov
Orchestra: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Long Yu
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label:
Release: 2019
Size: 1.30 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Qigang Chen:
Wu Xing (The Five Elements)
01. 1. Shui (Water)
02. 2. Mu (Wood)
03. 3. Huo (Fire)
04. 4. Tu (Earth)
05. 5. Jin (Metal)
The Joy of Suffering
06. 1. Despair
07. 2. Solitary
08. 3. Divinely alone
09. 4. Thrilled by illusions
10. 5. Melancholy relief
11. 6. The Beauty of Suffering
12. 7. Solitary Beauty
13. 8. Get caught up in the madness
14. 9. Excruciating Song
15. 10. A glimmer of light
Fritz Kreisler:
16. Tambourin chinois, Op. 3 (Arr. McAlister for Violin and Orchestra)
Sergey Rachmaninov:
Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
17. 1.1. Non Allegro
18. 1.2. Poco a poco rallentando
19. 1.3. A tempo più mosso
20. 2.1. Andante con moto. (Tempo di valse)
21. 2.2. Tempo precedente
22. 3.1. Lento assai
23. 3.2. Lento assai. Come prima
24. 3.3. Allegro vivace
“Long Yu [is] a superpower of China’s burgeoning music world” – Washington Post
The second Deutsche Grammophon release “Gateways” by the newly signed Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Long Yu features Chinese and Russian works
This is the first in a series of SSO albums featuring works by important Chinese composers This 2019 release celebrates the orchestra’s 140th anniversary – it is China’s oldest orchestra – and coincides with a major US and European tour with Long Yu
Star soloist Maxim Vengerov is the dedicatee and first performer of Qigang Chen’s violin concerto