The worlds most famous chinese piano concerto, the yellow river piano concerto, plays an important role in chinese piano history. The concerto is an adaptation of the yellow rivercantata, written in the mid40s by shan xignhzi to deify mao. Yellow river boatmens song ode to the yellow river wrath of the yellow river defend the yellow river. According to pianist composer wash xinghai yellow river cantata creative adaptation piano concerto works, produced in china a particular historical period, as the musical work of art that does not affect its due artistic value, he influenced generations of chinese music. Huang he xiezouqu is a piano concerto arranged by a collaboration between chinese composers, including yin chengzong and chu wanghua, and based on the yellow river cantata by composer xian xinghai. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Yellow river by xinghai xian vocalpiano score, may be. Listen to your favorite songs from the yellow river piano concerto the butterfly lovers piano concerto by jie chen now. You should be able to reach me through my user page at imslp. Analysis of the yellow river concerto essay example. In the late 1960s, it was adapted into a piano concerto entitled the yellow river piano concerto by the pianist yin chengzong.
Yellow river piano concerto 3rd mov sheet music for piano. Z yellow river piano concerto the chinese works for piano solo yin chengzong, slovak radio symphony, leaper by wanghua chu, mingxin du, zhuang liu. Yellow river piano concerto yundi li internet archive. Piano concerto classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Despite its enduring popularity among chinese people across the world. Miniature score eulenburg piano concerto rachmaninoff and tchaikovsky may have influenced it and lang lang has included it in his repertoire. Sep 09, 2010 yellow river concerto to celebrate the national day of china hong kong philharmonic orchestra hkpo proudly presents the legendary yellow river piano concerto to celebrate the national day of china with young chinese pianist chen jie as the soloist under the baton of maestro lu jia. Yellow river by xinghai xian vocalpiano score, may be used. The yellow river i song of the yellow river boatmen ii ode to the yellow river. Jun 03, 2012 but this was music truly born out of the peoples defiant cry against oppression, and it has flourished till today. Score and parts for the yellow river concerto imslp forums. Here, old editions of sheet music have been made available to the modern internet audience.
Thus, the central conservatory of music and composer yin sheng lihong chaired soundtrack work, chu wang hua, liu zhuang write together, he completed the film yellow river piano concerto in 1969. The yellow river piano concerto is a relative complete and touching orchestral work during the cultural revolution. The yellow river in wrath is the third movement, mood changing with depth, piano and orchestra intertwining with each othe, showing the helpless grief and resentment. Eugene ormandy, the philadelphia orchestra, daniel. The yellow river i song of the yellow river boatmen ii ode to the yellow river iii song of the yellow river iv defend the yellow river. The yellow river piano concerto score for 2 pianos by. Xian xinghai yellow river piano concerto, mvts i, ii. Yin spoke only chinese, ormandy only english the new york times. The yellow river piano concerto is a lovely and at risk of belaboring the word brilliant concerto, with obviously or at at least to stereotype chinese characteristics to the music.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. In terms of their artistic achievements, the yellow river piano concerto is. Xian composed in all the major musical forms two symphonies, a violin concerto, four large scale choral works, nearly 300 songs and an opera, and is best known for the yellow river cantata upon which the yellow river concerto for piano and orchestra is based. It was based on the yellow river cantata, yet the work here is titled symphonic chorus yellow river. This is a novel by yin, chu wang hua, liu zhuang, etc. The yellow river piano concerto the butterfly lovers. Print and download in pdf or midi yellow river piano concerto. Oct 14, 1973 the yellow river concerto, promptly nicknamed the yellow fever concerto by the men in the orchestra, may be a piece of trash, but it is a damned hard workout for the soloist, and.
Yellow river concerto imagine all the romantic piano concertos youve ever heard rolled into one and mashed up to sound like a vintage hollywood film score recorded in the aural version of cinemascope that is decca phase 4 with a 20 foot wide piano and you have ilana vereds version of the yellow river concerto. Concerto for piano and orchestra arranged on basis of the cantata yellow river. What are your thoughts on the yellow river piano concerto. The yellow river piano concerto simplified chinese. Piano concerto classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and. So far, however, very few studies have been made of it, and reference sources are scarce. The yellow river in wrath composed by xian xinghai arranged. Find in a library find the yellow river piano concerto score for 2 pianos near you. This concerto, written in 1969, is a synthesis of western and chinese styles. Piano rare scores is a weblibrary for piano sheet music. This concerto was prepared in 1969 by a collective of musicians, from xians 1939 cantata of the same name. Tang muhai based on yellow river cantata by xian xinghai yin chengzong chu wanghua sheng lihong liu zhuang. With a preface by wolfgang birtel in english and german.
The yellow river cantata by xian xinghai1 19051945 was the first multi movement chinese choral composition to gain widespread performance outside of mainland china. In the 1960s, yin chengzong made a piano concerto out of the cantatas and its named the yellow river concertos. If the decade holocaust is a symphonic music in the long night, then yellow river piano concerto can be the light in the night. For my taste, it was way too short about 21 minutes. It was originally directed by jiang qing, wife of chairman mao, and since its. Yellow river concerto imagine all the romantic piano concertos youve ever heard rolled into one and mashed up to sound like a vintage hollywood film score recorded in the aural version of cinemascope that is decca phase 4 with a 20 foot wide piano and you. I was just wondering if this is the original work that the famous yellow river concerto was based on. Yin spoke only chinese, ormandy only english the new.
The yellow river piano concerto by wanghua chu, zhuang liu, li hong sheng. It was based on the yellow river cantata, yet the work here is titled symphonic chorus yellow river at least as far as the page title is concerned. Rachmaninoff and tchaikovsky may have influenced it and lang lang has included it in his repertoire. Score and parts for the yellow river concerto post by drcaesar. Xian xinghai was one of the earliest generation of chinese composers influenced by western classical music and has influenced generations of chinese musicians. Choose from yiruma sheet music for such popular songs as river flows in you, kiss the rain, and may be. And liu zhuang chu wanghua sheng lihong piano reduction by yin chengzong. Pianoshelf is a community for sharing and discovering new sheet music. The yellow river cantata laid the ground for chinese contemporary largescaled vocal music composition. Analysis of the yellow river concerto composed by xian xinghai, arranged by yin chengzhong. The yellow river piano concerto was a gem of the chinese culture in the 20th century, which was written in the western classical music form and was highly influenced by the western music in the romantic era.
An interesting old thread, in which perhaps more is revealed about pianostreet members than about the music itself. Piano and large orchestra difficult concerto for piano and orchestra arranged on basis of the cantata yellow river. Print and download in pdf or midi yellow river 3rd mov. The yellow river piano concerto the butterfly lovers piano.
But this was music truly born out of the peoples defiant cry against oppression, and it has flourished till today. Our network has bases throughout europe, asia and america all of which provide physical access to superior libraries. The second piece in the concertos, also the ode to the yellow river is truly beautiful too. The full score or even just the piano part, for that matter for the yellow river piano concerto is a true rarity. Although its overall momentum and artistic charm are still not better than his maternal the yellow river cantata, and also has a gap with the european classical piano concerto, but since it was born in the cultural revolution, it has been very rare as to this achievement. The yellow river concerto, promptly nicknamed the yellow fever concerto by the men in the orchestra, may be a piece of trash, but it is a damned hard workout for the soloist, and. Defend the yellow river is the fourth movement, whose introduction is played by brass music, followed by the piano cadenza whose majestic melody creates winning climax. Wrath of the yellow river and defend the yellow river. Piano concerto eulenburg orchestral series at the best online prices at ebay. Ecohuqins chinese instruments standard orchestra instrument range chart and page format of the full score configuration of the orchestra. In 1968, the cultural revolution group has the yellow river cantata adapted to yellow river piano concerto the idea of yin, who led the work. Arranged by chu wanghua, liu zhuang, sheng lihong, and yin chengzong. Is this the cantata on which the yellow river concerto was based. The yellow river piano concerto takako nishizaki, chengzong yin, kenneth jean, adrian leaper on allmusic.
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