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Composer(s): Abing; Ding, Shande; Ren, Guang; Traditional; Wang, Lisan; Zhu, Jian'er; Lu, Wen-cheng; Tang, Bi-guang
Arranger(s): Chen, Peixun; Chu, Wanghua; Li, Yinghai; Wang, Jianzhong; Yin, Chengzong
Artist(s): Chen, Jie
Label: Naxos
Series: Chinese Classics
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.570602
Barcode: 0747313060276
Release Date: 12/2007
CHEN, Jie: Chinese Piano Favourites
While the piano is a western invention, it has come to occupy a special position in Chinese musical life. The earliest Chinese piano pieces date from the first half of the twentieth century; many remain popular in the concert hall today. This latest release in Naxos' Chinese Classics focuses on piano works from the Republican period (1911-1949), featuring Jie Chen, Bronze Medal Winner of the 2005 Santander Piano Competition. The music draws on well-known ancient melodies or folk-tunes, as reflected in the titles.
Tracklist
Tang, Bi-guang
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
|  | 1 | Liu Yang River (arr. Wang Jian-zhong for piano) | 03:50 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Traditional
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 2 | A Hundred Birds Paying Respect to the Phoenix (arr. Wang Jian-zhong for piano) | 05:52 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Ren, Guang
Yin, Chengzong - Arranger
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Yin, Chengzong - Arranger
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 3 | Colourful Clouds Chasing the Moon (arr. Jianzhong Wang and Chengzong Yin for piano) | 03:10 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Traditional
Li, Yinghai - Arranger
Li, Yinghai - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 4 | Flute and Drum at Sunset (arr. Yinghai Li for piano solo) | 08:25 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Lu, Wen-cheng
Chen, Peixun - Arranger
Chen, Peixun - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 5 | Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake (arr. Chen Pei-xun for piano) | 04:00 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Traditional
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Wang, Jianzhong - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 6 | Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies (arr. Wang Jian-zhong for piano) | 05:03 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Abing
Chu, Wanghua - Arranger
Chu, Wanghua - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 7 | The Second Spring Bathed in Moonlight (arr. Chu Wang-hua for piano) | 07:45 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Zhu, Jian'er
Chu, Wanghua - Arranger
Chu, Wanghua - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 8 | Celebrating Our New Life (arr. Chu Wang-hua for piano) | 02:01 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Ding, Shande
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 9 | I. Going to the Suburb | 01:27 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 10 | II. Butterfly Chasing | 00:59 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 11 | III. Jumping Rope | 01:41 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 12 | IV. Hide and Seek | 01:45 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 13 | V. Holiday Dance | 02:47 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Wang, Lisan
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 14 | On the Paintings of Kaii Higashiyama: IV. The Sound of the Waves | 07:52 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Traditional
Li, Yinghai - Arranger
Li, Yinghai - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 15 | Farewell (arr. Li Ying-hai for piano) | 04:50 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Traditional
Chu, Wanghua - Arranger
Chu, Wanghua - Arranger
Chen, Jie (piano)
| | 16 | Soldiers of the Southern Sea (arr. Chu Wang-hua for piano) | 03:54 |
Chen, Jie (piano)
Total Playing Time: 01:05:21