Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra / Yip Wing-Sie- Twelve Heroines of Imperial China (CD)
The two kinds of Chinese music most widely heard are folk songs and songs made popular by television. This release includes a number of melodies taken from Hong Kong television series, as well as Chinese folk songs and melodies drawn from Chinese operas. Chinese music is traditionally programmatic, based on a character of story which is similar to Western programmed music, whether in narrative or evocative description. A highly respected and influential figure in Asia's orchestral music scene, Yip Wing-Sie has been the Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic since 2002. The Hong Kong Philharmonic is a vital part of Hong Kong's cultural lie, as the city's largest and busiest musical organization.
Tracklist:
- Empress Wu (Wu Zetian): Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Young Dowager (Ci XI): Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- XI Shi: Main Title Song
- Wang Zhaojun (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Diao Chan: Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Yang Guifei: Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Lady Meng Jiang (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Young's Female Warrior (Mu Guiying): Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- The Legend Of Purple Hairpin, Act I, "Huo Xiaoyu" (Excerpts) (Arr. For Orchestra)
- The Love Eterne: Interlude, "Zhu Yingtai" (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Di Nu Hua (Chang Ping), Act VIII, "The Fragrant Death" (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Main Title Song (From "Qiu Jin: Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember: Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
The two kinds of Chinese music most widely heard are folk songs and songs made popular by television. This release includes a number of melodies taken from Hong Kong television series, as well as Chinese folk songs and melodies drawn from Chinese operas. Chinese music is traditionally programmatic, based on a character of story which is similar to Western programmed music, whether in narrative or evocative description. A highly respected and influential figure in Asia's orchestral music scene, Yip Wing-Sie has been the Music Director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic since 2002. The Hong Kong Philharmonic is a vital part of Hong Kong's cultural lie, as the city's largest and busiest musical organization.
Tracklist:
- Empress Wu (Wu Zetian): Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Young Dowager (Ci XI): Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- XI Shi: Main Title Song
- Wang Zhaojun (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Diao Chan: Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Yang Guifei: Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Lady Meng Jiang (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Young's Female Warrior (Mu Guiying): Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)
- The Legend Of Purple Hairpin, Act I, "Huo Xiaoyu" (Excerpts) (Arr. For Orchestra)
- The Love Eterne: Interlude, "Zhu Yingtai" (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Di Nu Hua (Chang Ping), Act VIII, "The Fragrant Death" (Arr. For Orchestra)
- Main Title Song (From "Qiu Jin: Qiu Jin: A Woman To Remember: Main Title Song (Arr. For Orchestra)