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While the piano is a western invention, it has to come to occupy a special position in Chinese musical life. The earliest Chinese piano pieces date from the first half of the twentieth century and many remain popular in the concert hall today. This latest release in Naxos' Chinese Classics focuses on piano works from the Republican period (1911-1949), featuring Jie Chen, Bronze Medal Winner of the 2005 Santander Piano Competition. The music draws on well-known ancient melodies or folk-tunes, as reflected in the titles.
Bi-guang Tang: Liu Yang River (arr. Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Liu Yang River (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Jianzhong Wang: A Hundred Birds Paying Respect to the Phoenix (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
A Hundred Birds Paying Respect to the Phoenix (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Guang Ren: Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Yinghai Li: Flute and Drum at Sunset (arr. by Li Ying-hai for piano)
Flute and Drum at Sunset (arr. by Li Ying-hai for piano)
Wen-cheng Lu: Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake (arr. by Chen Pei-xun for piano)
Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake (arr. by Chen Pei-xun for piano)
Jianzhong Wang: Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)
Yan-jun Hua: The Second Spring Bathed in Moonlight (arr. by Chu Wang-hua for piano)
The Second Spring Bathed in Moonlight (arr. by Chu Wang-hua for piano)
Jianer Zhu: Celebrating Our New Life (arr. by Chu Wang-hua for piano)
Celebrating Our New Life (arr. by Chu Wang-hua for piano)
Shande Ding: Children's Suite
I. Going to the Suburb
II. Butterfly Chasing
III. Jumping Rope
IV. Hide and Seek
V. Holiday Dance
Lishan Wang: On the Paintings of Kaii Higashiyama: IV. The Sound of the Waves
On the Paintings of Kaii Higashiyama: IV. The Sound of the Waves
Yinghai Li: Farewell (arr. by Li Ying-hai for piano)
Farewell (arr. by Li Ying-hai for piano)
Traditional: Soldiers of the Southern Sea (arr. by Chu Wang-hua for piano)
Soldiers of the Southern Sea (arr. by Chu Wang-hua for piano)
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Liu Yang River (arr. by Wang Jian-zhong for piano)