Composer: Laurent Petitgirard
Orchestra: Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Budapest
Conductor: Laurent Petitgirard
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574392
Release: 2023
Size: 302 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Si Yeou Ki
Part I
01. Rêve et départ de San Ts’ang (Xuanzang’s Dream and Departure)
02. La délivrance de Souen Wou K’ong (The Deliverance of Sun Wukong)
03. Les Six Brigands (The Six Bandits)
04. La conversion de Tchou Wou Neng (Pa Kiai) (Zhu Bajie’s Conversion)
05. La conversion de Cha Wou Tsing (Cha Seng) (Sha Wujing’s Conversion)
06. La tentation de Tchou Pa Kiai (The Temptation of Zhu Bajie)
07. Destruction, résurrection de l’arbre Ginseng et combats (Destruction, Resurrection of the Ginseng Tree and Fights)
Part II
08. Le triple meurtre et le châtiment de Souen Wou K’ong (The Triple Murder and Punishment of Sun Wukong)
09. Tunique Jaune et la Princesse Jalousée des cents fleurs (The Yellow-Robed Monster and the Jealous Princess of a Hundred Flowers)
10. Le Tournoi Magique (The Magic Tournament)
11. Le Poisson d’Or (The Golden Fish)
12. Le Royaume des Femmes (The Kingdom of Women)
Part III
13. Le petit Temple du Fracas du Tonnerre (Lesser Thunder Monastery)
14. Le vol des armes précieuses (The Robbery of the Precious Weapons)
15. L’Arrivée au Temple du Fracas du Tonnerre et l’Obtention des Livres (Arrival at the Temple of the Thunder Smash and Obtaining the Books)
16. Le retour des Voyageurs à Tch’ang Ngan et leur admission au Paradis d’Occident (The Return of Travellers to Chang’an and Their Admission to the Western Paradise)
The eclectic career of multi award-winning composer Laurent Petitgirard has seen him become one of France’s leading musicians and conductors, as well as taking him into the worlds of opera and ballet. The Journey to the West is a ballet that tells the story of a monk named Xuanzang who is sent on a perilous journey of redemption from China to India in order to seek out the scriptures of Truth in the Land of Buddha. The ordeals of Xuanzang and his companions are expressed in music that reflects the poetry and spiritual elevation found in this great monument of Chinese literature.