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The article discusses the release of a CD by Yundi titled "The Red Piano." The CD features music from China, specifically pieces from the Romantic era. The Yellow River Concerto, which is on the CD, is based off of a patriotic cantata from 1939. The other pieces on the CD include arrangements of Yundi's favorite Chinese songs.
For his first non-Chopin recording, YUNDI turns to repertoire from
his native China on The Red Piano. Anchored by The Yellow River
Concerto, the release also features traditional Chinese songs which
have been arranged to reflect the lush Romantic tradition in which
Yundi excels.
After his triumphs in the works of Western composers such as
Chopin, Yundi turns to music of iconic status in his native China.
Lavishly deploying folk melodies, and evoking epic vistas, the
Yellow River Piano Concerto a flower of Chairman Maos Cultural
Revolution has its source in a patriotic cantata, composed in 1939
by Paris-trained Xian Xinghai. Complementing the concerto are
evocative arrangements of favourite songs that show Yundi at his
most personal and beguiling.
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