The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

Album by Gang Chen & Zhanhao He & 俞丽拿 & BBC Concert Orchestra & Li Jian

The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is a violin concerto associated with Chinese composer Chen Gang, first performed in 1959. The work fuses Western violin concerto form with Chinese folk melodies and pentatonic modes, employing nationalist orchestral textures to evoke a tragic romantic narrative and marking an important milestone in the development of modern Chinese classical music.

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  1. 1.
    The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
    25:44
  2. 2.
    Beautiful Night
    2:23
  3. 3.
    Summer Night
    4:22
  4. 4.
    Spring Celebration
    2:41
  5. 5.
    Moonlight on the Pond
    4:56
  6. 6.
    Summer's Thunderstorm
    2:54
  7. 7.
    Folk Dance Song
    3:33
  8. 8.
    Fisherman's Song
    6:05
  9. 9.
    Why Are the Flowers So Red
    4:05

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