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04-01-2018, 08:37 AM
Fantasia of the Red Guards on the Hong Lake
Chinese Chinese Symphonic Poems
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Cao Peng
01) The Legend of the Yellow Crane - Shi Yongkang
The Legend of the Yellow Crane by Shi Yongkang is a symphonic poem based on the legend of the title. Old Ma, a kind-hearted folk-musician, had always brought happiness to people through his flute-playing. One day, as he was about to leave for a journey, he drew a picture of a yellow crane on the wall, as a souvenir, and sang:
Yellow crane, dance. Never go to the lord�s house,
To the sound of my flute. Always dance for the people.
After Old Ma left, the yellow crane came down from the wall. The people were very excited and sang together.
Old Ma is kind to us. The crane he drew is wonderful.
Ah, yellow crane, dance for us!
The yellow crane really danced and everyone was delighted. Suddenly the lord and master rushed in and took the bird away to his house, but the yellow crane refused to dance for him. From the distance came the sound of Old Ma's flute, calling on the crane to escape from the cage and return to the people.
In the fresh and graceful Jiangnan style of the southern reaches of the Yangtze River, and with skillful orchestration, the symphonic poem depicts the yellow crane and the legend. The symphonic poem was composed in 1955 and was first performed in Beijing the following year. The work was awarded a bronze medal in 1957 at the Sixth World Youth Festival and the score was published by the Shanghai Music Publishing House. The Legend of the Yellow Crane has enjoyed wide popularity.
02) Gada Melin - Xin Huguang
Gada Melin was a Mongolian national hero of the early twentieth century, living in the east of Inner Mongolia. He led his people in a revolt against the feudal nobility and warlords in north-east China, finally to be killed in battle by the Liao River. His memory is honoured by the people of Mongolia.
The symphonic poem Gada Melin was written in 1956. Using folk-songs and ballads extolling Gada Melin, the work offers a portrait of the national hero. Composed in pure Mongolian style, the symphonic poem expresses the martial spirit, patriotism and heroism of Gada Melin, while at the same time revealing the beauty of the far-extending grassland of the region.
03) Hong Niangzi - Qu Wei and Wang Jiufang
Hong Niangzi was a legendary heroine of title late Ming dynasty, who led the people in an attack on the regional capital of rescue her lover Li Xin from prison. Together with him, she joined the peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
The symphonic poem brings together Beijing opera set tunes such as Jiangjun Ling and Nazha Ling with various elements of folk-music, combining the Chinese bamboo flute and Chinese percussion instruments such as the dagu (large barrel-drum) and tangluo (gong) with the Western orchestra. The music depicts the night raid, the siege of the city and the final victory and shows the heroism and feminine tenderness of Hong Niangzi.
04) Fantasia of the Red Guard on the Hong Lake - Qu Wei
Fantasia of the Red Guard on the Hong Lake is derived from the opera of the same name. That work depicts the conflict between title Communist-led Red Guards on the Hong Lake in Hubei Province and the armed forces of the landlords. The fantasia makes use of extracts from the opera such as the overture, the waves of Hong Lake and the song of title Red Guards and generally follows the plot of the original work, conveying the spirit of martial enthusiasm and feeling of momentous historical change.
FLAC
https://www.adrive.com/public/YAdhd3/Fantasia%20of%20the%20Red%20Guards%20on%20the%20Ho ng%20Lake%5BYEC-82076%5D.rar
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Mu Guiying Taking Command
Chinese Chinese Symphonic Poems
01) MU GUIYING TAKING COMMAND by China Central Philharmonic Composition Group
Mu Guiying is a heroine of ancient Chinese legend. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the north border area of China was constantly invaded by the Khitans (Liao) from the north. Yang Jiye, a famous general, made great contributions to the resistance against the Khitan invasion and finally died a heroic death. Later his deeds were embellished in folk-story-telling and opera, and gradually developed into the legend of Generals of the Yangs with a complicated plot. His personal story became that of several generations of his family. In the legend, Mu Guiying was a grand-daughter-in-Iaw of Yang Jiye, who once bravely joined the fighting against the Khitans when she was young. The story of Mu Guiying Taking Command tells about another invasion by the Khitans. Though the Song emperor intended to appoint Mu Guiying, who had been released from military service twenty years before, as commander against the Khitan troops, she was unwilling to accept the appointment out of her resentment against the imperial court�s mean and unfair treatment of the Yangs. Under the persuasion of Grandma She, Yang Jiye�s widow, Mu finally boldly accepted the appointment and commanded the Song troops to the battle against the invaders. During his later years, Mei Lanfang, China�s distinguished maestro of Beijing opera, once adapted the Henan opera Mu Guiying Taking Command as a Beijing opera of the same title, which has been enjoying wide popularity. It is on the music of Beijing opera that the present symphonic poem is based.
The symphonic poem consists of four movements in line with the development of the plot:
MOVEMENT 1: Reminiscence at Tianbo Mansion
Tianbo Mansion was the residence of the Yangs. The music expresses the retired Mu Guiying�s reminiscences of her military career when she was young.
MOVEMENT 2: Khitan Invasion
The music depicts the savagery and cruelty of the Khitan invaders and the misery of the Chinese people under the heel of the invaders and their hatred of the enemy.
MOVEMENT 3: Taking Command
The music describes Mu Guiying�s psychological struggle after her appointment. She sighed over the great sacrifice the Yang family had made for the defence of the motherland. Meanwhile, she also resented the meanness and unfairness of the imperial government to her family. Seeing the country was in danger of being extinguished by the aggressors, however, she finally decided to accept the appointment.
MOVEMENT 4: Expedition
Valiant and heroic, Mu Guiying commanded the great and powerful troops in the battle against the invaders.
02) YELLOW CRANE MANSION by Chen Peixun
Yellow Crane Mansion is a symphonic poem composed by Chen Peixun as the first movement of Heroic Poetry, a symphonic poem based on Mao Zedong�s poems. The music begins with a depiction of the beautiful sights of the mountains and rivers of the motherland. The mood is in a turmoil just like turbulent rivers, which indicates the coming of a counter-revolutionary storm and displays the furious indignation of the people rising against the enemy. Following this is the solemn and stirring string passage which expresses the people�s memory of the revolutionary martyrs. The middle part of the piece is bright and optimistic. The progressive rise in mood symbolizes the irresistible torrent of the revolution. The music ends with the description of the radiant and enchanting spring dusk scene. The distant bells to the tune of The East Is Red, a widely popular revolutionary folk-song, foretells the rebirth of the revolution and the splendid future of the motherland.
03) FANTASY POEM by Liu Dunnan
The Tang Dynasty (618-917) was a brilliant period in the history of the Chinese poetry. During the dynasty numerous poets wrote countless volumes of immortal poems, which have not only served to nurture the literary talent of poets of development of later generations, but also inspired the artistic creation of innumerable painters and composers. It was after the reading of a number of Tang poems that the composer Liu Dunnan made the present Fantasy Poem on the basis of the artistic conception of the poems. The work consists of three movements: Drunk Song on the Battlefietd, Joyful Dance in the Secluded Palace and Bells along the Silk Road.
FLAC
https://www.adrive.com/public/ER5FyJ/Mu%20Guying%20Taking%20Command%20-%20Chinese%20Symphonic%20Poems.rar
Chinese Chinese Symphonic Poems
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Cao Peng
01) The Legend of the Yellow Crane - Shi Yongkang
The Legend of the Yellow Crane by Shi Yongkang is a symphonic poem based on the legend of the title. Old Ma, a kind-hearted folk-musician, had always brought happiness to people through his flute-playing. One day, as he was about to leave for a journey, he drew a picture of a yellow crane on the wall, as a souvenir, and sang:
Yellow crane, dance. Never go to the lord�s house,
To the sound of my flute. Always dance for the people.
After Old Ma left, the yellow crane came down from the wall. The people were very excited and sang together.
Old Ma is kind to us. The crane he drew is wonderful.
Ah, yellow crane, dance for us!
The yellow crane really danced and everyone was delighted. Suddenly the lord and master rushed in and took the bird away to his house, but the yellow crane refused to dance for him. From the distance came the sound of Old Ma's flute, calling on the crane to escape from the cage and return to the people.
In the fresh and graceful Jiangnan style of the southern reaches of the Yangtze River, and with skillful orchestration, the symphonic poem depicts the yellow crane and the legend. The symphonic poem was composed in 1955 and was first performed in Beijing the following year. The work was awarded a bronze medal in 1957 at the Sixth World Youth Festival and the score was published by the Shanghai Music Publishing House. The Legend of the Yellow Crane has enjoyed wide popularity.
02) Gada Melin - Xin Huguang
Gada Melin was a Mongolian national hero of the early twentieth century, living in the east of Inner Mongolia. He led his people in a revolt against the feudal nobility and warlords in north-east China, finally to be killed in battle by the Liao River. His memory is honoured by the people of Mongolia.
The symphonic poem Gada Melin was written in 1956. Using folk-songs and ballads extolling Gada Melin, the work offers a portrait of the national hero. Composed in pure Mongolian style, the symphonic poem expresses the martial spirit, patriotism and heroism of Gada Melin, while at the same time revealing the beauty of the far-extending grassland of the region.
03) Hong Niangzi - Qu Wei and Wang Jiufang
Hong Niangzi was a legendary heroine of title late Ming dynasty, who led the people in an attack on the regional capital of rescue her lover Li Xin from prison. Together with him, she joined the peasant rebellion led by Li Zicheng.
The symphonic poem brings together Beijing opera set tunes such as Jiangjun Ling and Nazha Ling with various elements of folk-music, combining the Chinese bamboo flute and Chinese percussion instruments such as the dagu (large barrel-drum) and tangluo (gong) with the Western orchestra. The music depicts the night raid, the siege of the city and the final victory and shows the heroism and feminine tenderness of Hong Niangzi.
04) Fantasia of the Red Guard on the Hong Lake - Qu Wei
Fantasia of the Red Guard on the Hong Lake is derived from the opera of the same name. That work depicts the conflict between title Communist-led Red Guards on the Hong Lake in Hubei Province and the armed forces of the landlords. The fantasia makes use of extracts from the opera such as the overture, the waves of Hong Lake and the song of title Red Guards and generally follows the plot of the original work, conveying the spirit of martial enthusiasm and feeling of momentous historical change.
FLAC
https://www.adrive.com/public/YAdhd3/Fantasia%20of%20the%20Red%20Guards%20on%20the%20Ho ng%20Lake%5BYEC-82076%5D.rar
---------- Post added at 02:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:34 PM ----------
Mu Guiying Taking Command
Chinese Chinese Symphonic Poems
01) MU GUIYING TAKING COMMAND by China Central Philharmonic Composition Group
Mu Guiying is a heroine of ancient Chinese legend. In the Northern Song Dynasty, the north border area of China was constantly invaded by the Khitans (Liao) from the north. Yang Jiye, a famous general, made great contributions to the resistance against the Khitan invasion and finally died a heroic death. Later his deeds were embellished in folk-story-telling and opera, and gradually developed into the legend of Generals of the Yangs with a complicated plot. His personal story became that of several generations of his family. In the legend, Mu Guiying was a grand-daughter-in-Iaw of Yang Jiye, who once bravely joined the fighting against the Khitans when she was young. The story of Mu Guiying Taking Command tells about another invasion by the Khitans. Though the Song emperor intended to appoint Mu Guiying, who had been released from military service twenty years before, as commander against the Khitan troops, she was unwilling to accept the appointment out of her resentment against the imperial court�s mean and unfair treatment of the Yangs. Under the persuasion of Grandma She, Yang Jiye�s widow, Mu finally boldly accepted the appointment and commanded the Song troops to the battle against the invaders. During his later years, Mei Lanfang, China�s distinguished maestro of Beijing opera, once adapted the Henan opera Mu Guiying Taking Command as a Beijing opera of the same title, which has been enjoying wide popularity. It is on the music of Beijing opera that the present symphonic poem is based.
The symphonic poem consists of four movements in line with the development of the plot:
MOVEMENT 1: Reminiscence at Tianbo Mansion
Tianbo Mansion was the residence of the Yangs. The music expresses the retired Mu Guiying�s reminiscences of her military career when she was young.
MOVEMENT 2: Khitan Invasion
The music depicts the savagery and cruelty of the Khitan invaders and the misery of the Chinese people under the heel of the invaders and their hatred of the enemy.
MOVEMENT 3: Taking Command
The music describes Mu Guiying�s psychological struggle after her appointment. She sighed over the great sacrifice the Yang family had made for the defence of the motherland. Meanwhile, she also resented the meanness and unfairness of the imperial government to her family. Seeing the country was in danger of being extinguished by the aggressors, however, she finally decided to accept the appointment.
MOVEMENT 4: Expedition
Valiant and heroic, Mu Guiying commanded the great and powerful troops in the battle against the invaders.
02) YELLOW CRANE MANSION by Chen Peixun
Yellow Crane Mansion is a symphonic poem composed by Chen Peixun as the first movement of Heroic Poetry, a symphonic poem based on Mao Zedong�s poems. The music begins with a depiction of the beautiful sights of the mountains and rivers of the motherland. The mood is in a turmoil just like turbulent rivers, which indicates the coming of a counter-revolutionary storm and displays the furious indignation of the people rising against the enemy. Following this is the solemn and stirring string passage which expresses the people�s memory of the revolutionary martyrs. The middle part of the piece is bright and optimistic. The progressive rise in mood symbolizes the irresistible torrent of the revolution. The music ends with the description of the radiant and enchanting spring dusk scene. The distant bells to the tune of The East Is Red, a widely popular revolutionary folk-song, foretells the rebirth of the revolution and the splendid future of the motherland.
03) FANTASY POEM by Liu Dunnan
The Tang Dynasty (618-917) was a brilliant period in the history of the Chinese poetry. During the dynasty numerous poets wrote countless volumes of immortal poems, which have not only served to nurture the literary talent of poets of development of later generations, but also inspired the artistic creation of innumerable painters and composers. It was after the reading of a number of Tang poems that the composer Liu Dunnan made the present Fantasy Poem on the basis of the artistic conception of the poems. The work consists of three movements: Drunk Song on the Battlefietd, Joyful Dance in the Secluded Palace and Bells along the Silk Road.
FLAC
https://www.adrive.com/public/ER5FyJ/Mu%20Guying%20Taking%20Command%20-%20Chinese%20Symphonic%20Poems.rar