Originally written for violin and symphony orchestra, i arranged this piece for cello. All 18 semifinalists in the shanghai isaac stern international violin competition. Four seasons ctos by gang chen, zhanhao he, antonio vivaldi. He zhanhao was a firstyear student when he cowrote his most famous work with classmate chen gang.
The yellow river piano concerto takako nishizaki, chengzong yin, kenneth jean, adrian leaper on allmusic. Interpretation and expressive imagery in the butterfly lovers violin. Butterfly lovers violin concerto butterfly lovers violin. A movement from the butterfly lovers concerto culture. Each tells a different part of the story of the butterfly lovers. The butterfly lovers was chinas greatest classical violin concerto. A movement from the butterfly lovers concerto culture the. Butterfly lovers violin concertothrough expressing imagery. In 7 movements, it features themes from a chinese opera by the same name, as well as traditional folk tunes. Butterfly lovers concerto for violin and piano by chen gang and he zhenhao is one of the most popular violin concertos from china. The butterfly lovers violin concerto by zhanhao he and gang chen. The butterfly lovers is a 17th century chinese legend about a couple and their forbidden love. Butterfly lovers violin concerto butterfly lovers violin music.
The following information about the work appears as a preface to the score. The butterfly lovers violin concerto violini i 1st. Cd 62 the butterfly lovers violinconcerto of chen gang by takako nishizaki. The butterfly lovers violin concerto along with the yellow river piano concerto, is one of the. The narrative concerns two student comrades, one a girl dressed as a boy. She falls in love with her partner, but is too shy to reveal her true gender. Hello guys i just wanted to gather some opinions on this specific concerto and whether or not im ready for it. Butterfly lovers violin concerto news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2016 learn. Violin repertoire corresponds to suzuki violin school book 3, wohlfahrt 60 studies, op. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. I am only playing the 1st movement, and i have just received it, and i will be playing it on the 1st or 2nd week of november. In liang zhu, the mention of zhu sighing in the first line is difficult to interpret without further. Print and download in pdf or midi the butterfly lovers violin concerto.
Butterfly lovers violin concerto by he zhanhao, born in hajiasham village, zhuji, zhejiang province, august 29, 1933 and chen gang, b. A cip catalog record for this book is available from the british library. The butterfly and the violin is a dark, traumatic novel, but with a thread of hope carefully woven through each line of the chapters set in auschwitz. Hung hu violin concerto by shanghai philharmonic orchestra now. During the concert on may 10, lyu will play the butterfly lovers. Liang shanbo is represented by the cello zhu yingtai is represented by the violin soloist. I wasnt able to find a score online to reference, it sounded difficult at some parts but i wasnt sure if it was just the sound or the actual notes. Its in celebration of my universitys modern classical languages festival. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Butterfly loversliang shanbo and zhu yingtai, which is known as the oriental romeo and juliet. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Grasping the feeling, nuance, timing, and depth of huayin it is difficult to teach. Violinist to string perfect pitch at ncpa may festival chinadaily. The butterfly lovers open the door to a world of wonder. The first original chinese violin composition was difficult road xinglu nan. New to youtube maxim vengerov butterfly lovers violin. The solo violin launches into a brilliant and difficult passage, supported by chords from the orchestra, but. Butterfly lovers paperback chinese paperback january 1, 1991 by he zhan hao author see all formats and editions hide other formats and. The butterfly lovers violin concerto by gang chen, huichang. Handel preludium in g, and old masters for young players. Viola repertoire corresponds to suzuki viola school book 3, g. The concerto for violin liang shanbo and zhu yingtai, known outside china as the butterfly lovers, is a programmatic piece in one movement based on the story of the love of a young man and a young girl.
Chinas great leap forward and great cultural revolution destroyed copies of the original recording. The cd is physically perfect, as far as these old ears can tell, anyway. The butterfly lovers violin concerto simplified chinese. Is it that ghastly difficult to intepret that people seem to mentally confine it to. My copy is by ho zhan hao and chen kang from yih mei book. This violin concerto was written by two chinese composers, he zhanhao and chen gang in 1959 while they were students at the sh.
The butterfly lovers violin concerto, a song by gang chen, zhanhao he, takako nishizaki, slovak radio symphony orchestra, kenneth jean on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. From maos labor camp during the cultural revolution to super high tech auditorium in singapore, a once famous music conductor with an impossible orchestra from the shanghai music conservatory, broken but still sane enough. Butterfly lovers violin concerto the takako nishizaki, shanghai conservatory symphony, chengwu fan by gang chen, zhanhao he, traditional. The butterfly lovers violin concerto was written primarily by two chinese composers, he zhanhao, born 1933 and chen gang. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. The butterfly lovers violin concerto peter breiner. This is a list of musical compositions for violin and orchestra.
Butterfly lovers concerto sheet music for piano, cello. The butterfly lovers concerto belongs to chinas communist era. This is an arrangement for clarinet in a and piano of a famous chinese song from shaoxing opera. Mar 10, 2008 lu siqing violin playing a movement from the butterfly lovers concerto how to listen to podcasts. Multilingual web offers free books on covid19 for kids. The tchaikovsky violin concerto is also beautifully played. Will now be a musical addition to the book and chinese stamps issued for. What are some violin concertos in between the difficulties of. Most leanpub books are available in pdf for computers, epub for phones and tablets and mobi for kindle. The yellow river piano concerto takako nishizaki, chengzong yin, kenneth jean, adrian leaper on allmusic 1992. Despite having to endure hardship and numerous other problems. An introduction to chinese musical culture, states that the music is. I think i might be inclined to put even the paganini concerti in, because while they ma. Zu jeder oper gibt es eine kurze, unterhaltsame zusammenfassung.
Have you listened to the original violin concerto carefully. List of compositions for violin and orchestra wikipedia. Notes this is an arrangement for clarinet in a and piano of a famous chinese song from shaoxing opera. Complete the butterfly lovers violin concerto, violini i 1st violins part only. Some of the melodies come from the chinese opera of the same name or from traditional chinese folk songs. It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the butterfly lovers. The butterfly lovers violin concerto arrangement for piano solo. Concerto for violin tchaikovsky naxos music library.
Due to the very different style of the 3 recordings, you probably will not go wrong by collecting all three. Probably the saintsaens b minor, the brahms, perhaps even the tchaikovsky and the dvorak would qualify. Is there a violin duet for the butterfly lovers concerto. Russianisraeli virtuoso maxim vengerov performing the chinese butterfly lovers concerto live with conductor yu long and the shanghai symphony orchestra. Butterfly lovers violin concerto the by kenneth jean now. Chinese composer recalls birth of the butterfly lovers violin. Written for the western style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some. The solo violin of the concerto is symbolic of zhu yingtai, the storys protagonist, and the cello part is symbolic of liang shanbo, her lover. What are some violin concertos in between the difficulties.
This violin concerto was written by two chinese composers, gang chen and zhahao he in 1959. Butterfly lovers concerto sheet music, music books. Composition written 1959 chinese title liang zhu xiao ti qin xie zou qu also listed as liang shanbo and zhu yingtai. Original music composed by he zhenhao and chen gang in 1959. See entries for concerto and violin concerto for a description of related musical forms. Abstract the topic of this dma document is the butterfly lovers violin concerto. Russianisraeli virtuoso maxim vengerov performing the chinese butterfly lovers concerto live with conductor yu long and the shanghai symphony orchestra recorded live on september 2nd, 2015 at the teatro colon in buenos aires. Butterfly lovers liang shanbo and zhu yingtai, which is known as the oriental romeo and juliet. Finally, leanpub books dont have any drm copyprotection nonsense, so you can easily read them on any supported device. Some would put the beethoven in this category as well. Recorded live on september 2nd, 2015 at the teatro colon in buenos aires.
Jul 01, 2014 the butterfly and the violin is a dark, traumatic novel, but with a thread of hope carefully woven through each line of the chapters set in auschwitz. Print and download in pdf or midi butterfly lovers concerto new. The butterfly lovers violin concerto china online museum. Printed in china, this lovely concerto is scored for violin with accompaniment transcribed for piano. Jun 26, 2007 accompanied the butterfly lovers concerto in nishizaki and zhaohui recordings is the yellow river piano concerto. Written and performed in 1954, the music was recorded on a vinyl record on one side with youth on the other side. Hailed at its premiere as a breakthrough in chinas symphonic the butterfly lovers concerto for violin tchaikovsky violin concerto by ken smith any musical premiere is fraught with tension, but the showcase of student compositions in shanghai on 27 may 1959 was especially so. Composed by ho zhanhao and chen gang the butterfly lovers, composed in collaboration by ho zhanhao and chen gang for solo violin and orchestra, is one of the most popular pieces of recent chinese music. The butterfly lovers violin concerto high definition. It is also one of the few chinese pieces that have often appeared on the international stage. And the good thing is that its not overly difficult, i suppose its as.
The formats that a book includes are shown at the top right corner of this page. The butterfly lovers violin concerto by zhanhao he and. In xue wei recordings his butterfly lovers is accompanied by mendelssohn violin concerto in e minor. This year, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the famous chinese concerto butterfly lovers, a new. Accompanied the butterfly lovers concerto in nishizaki and zhaohui recordings is the yellow river piano concerto. The concerto for violin liang shanbo and zhu yingtai. This concerto was written for the western style orchestra as well as for solo violin. The butterfly lovers, concerto for violin and orchestra. The butterfly lovers violin concerto, a song by gang chen.
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