Composer(s): Sheng, Bright
Conductor(s): Wong, Samuel
Label: Naxos
Series: 21st Century Classics
Genre: Orchestral
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.555866
Barcode: 0747313586622
Release Date: 03/2003

SHENG, Bright: China Dreams / Nanking Nanking (Gondek, Qiang Zhang, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Samuel Wong)

The Chinese composer Bright Sheng was born in Shanghai and studied there and in the United States, where he has established a reputation as a composer. He has won awards both in China and in America. The present release includes works evoking the spirit of China, a celebration of its landscape, its culture and of the sad history of 1937.

Tracklist

Sheng, Bright
1Prelude05:02
2Fanfare04:23
3The Stream Flows07:01
4The Three Gorges of the Long River09:03
5Chai Tou Feng03:16
6Sheng Sheng Man10:20
7Nanking! Nanking! A Threnody for Orchestra and Pipa26:37

Total Playing Time: 01:05:42