Composer(s): Ritzen, Peter
Conductor(s): Cao, Peng
Artist(s): Ritzen, Peter
Label: Marco Polo
Genre: Concerto; Instrumental
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.223969
Barcode: 730099396929
Release Date: 03/2000

RITZEN: Last Empress (The)

The Belgian-born pianist and composer Peter Ritzen draws on his long association with China and Chinese culture to offer a synthesis of East and West in works that are based on Chinese history and on Chinese operatic traditions.

Tracklist

Ritzen, Peter
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
1 Lady Yehenara 09:10
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
2 Emperor Guang Xu (Kuang Hsu) 05:23
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
3 Mountain Rain 07:06
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
4 Opium War 06:46
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
5 Cantabile 06:43
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)
6 Maestoso di Sino, Allegro tempestuoso, Barbaro di stravaganza, Misterioso - Cadenza, Lento assai - P 18:03
Ritzen, Peter (piano)
Cao, Peng (Conductor)
Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra)

Total Playing Time: 53:11