Chen Gang 陈钢/He Zhanhao 何占豪 - Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto 梁祝小提琴协奏曲 (Audio + Score)
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2017
- Gil Shaham , Violin
Lan Shui , Conductor
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (梁祝小提琴协奏曲), along with the Yellow River Piano Concerto, is one of the most famous orchestra works of Chinese music. It is an orchestral adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers. Written for the western style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques.
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto is written in traditional 5-note technique (pentatonic scale), it uses many Chinese melodies, chord structures and patterns. This gives the piece a distinctive "Chinese" sound, though it uses tonal harmonies.
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto was written in 1959 by two Chinese composers, He Zhanhao (何占豪, born 1933) and Chen Gang (陈钢, born 1935), while they were students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.[1] The music did not attain popularity before the late 1970s, when China loosened its restrictions after the Cultural Revolution. Once released from censorship, it became an embodiment of China in transition. The work is a common feature in figure skating and in concert halls worldwide.
(Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterf...)
Score: imslp.org/wiki/Butterfly_Lover...)
It's taken me 33 years to listen to this without crying. I love you forever, Lily.
Thank you for leaving your heart here! Makes me emotional!
Yes.
Actually it was intended to be a experimental piece but to the composers big surprises it turns out to be the biggest hits ever !
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@@userofyoutube2477 ok
0:00 adagio cantabile
4:10 cadenza
4:58 allegro
7:45 adagio assai doloroso
10:33 pesante
10:53 affannato - piu mosso
11:14 duramente
12:34 allegro molto resoluto
13:29 patimento
13:47 rabbioso
14:19 lagrimoso
16:51 bresto resoluto - recit. allegro molto
19:54 cadenza recit.
20:09 patimento
21:10 tranquillo (coda)
22:25 adagio cantabile
26:26 lento
Thinking of Turandot anyone?
Lol I showed this Piece my Grandma today. She just OMG thats Turandot!!!
This may be the violin concerto with the most movements.
I have no idea what any of that means
Puccini elevated and used the Jasmine tone so dynamically, it drastically empowered and glorified the chinese song. In the opera, the tone was instilled shock, hate, furious and victorious senses, much much richer than the original song. This violin piece is pretty much in line with the same theme. Not the same to the artistry of opera Turandot, not at all!
@@alan5496 Turandot opera borrowed a few themes of chinese songs, the most famous one among them is the jasmine song. But the composer only borrow and had a touch of that, not the majority thing.
Like the first light of dawn, this music opens your eyes to new promises and to all the wonders of nature. Evocative of powers beyond observation, these pieces pull the strings of the heart, attract nostalgia and awaken the loves, the skinned lives and torpor of tormented watchmen ☺
The great man...........song writer of butterfly lover by He Zhan Hao.........he was really nice and friendly...........
The violinist is a kind man of humble nature too, also a giant name.
I love this. It reminds me of some kind of magical, spring adventure
I love this concerto! I can't believe I never noticed it before
Thanks for posting the score!
Finally a foreigner, a man from the United States, gives this stunning edition, how unique, strong and absolutely gorgeous, Bravo Gil Shaham.
I would not expect Gil to play a piece like this, I've only ever seen him play Bach and Korngold but then again I don't really listen to him.
@@magnusaiko8422 Billions of chinese will wave their hands to agree with you totally, they never expected any foreign artists to outplay the original version (by Female great chinese: Yu, Li Na. czcams.com/video/ktdJIhP1fGs/video.html)
Since this is from an opera of south china, Yu Opera. People thought only those who knew that and female violinists would had read deep into this.
Here it is a White Jew, non asian and a Male!!!
This is a huge statement, absolutely.
I love his depth of understanding, and I encountered him once backstage, a real kind humble man even at his young age(1995).
Increasing number of artists all over the globe become very interested in this work not just the beauty of the thematic materials but the special articulations illustrated in the violin solo writing.
@@canman5060 By violin setting, this piece is edified and elevated high and across the globe, it has been frequently appeared on FM radio, but it is still long way to go to be as popular as that Jasmine song which was empowered and glorified by Italian man Puccini.
I hope to see male figure skaters to take this music for ice. It cannot be only narrowed into female or pair stuff.
And to be played by none chinese none asian, it is a huge thing. And to be delivered so much grander with masculine lines by a male Jew, it is further to reconfirm that this piece carries a tone of universal truth without borders.
Chen Gang, one of the two composers of the concerto, has said that this was his favorite recording of the concerto. Gil Shaham studied how the Chinese instrument, erhu, was played before recording it. Several people have commented how his playing sounded more Chinese than the Chinese violinists
Grateful for posting the score👍👍
Great piece! Marvelous playing!
11:36 - The most dramatic section, i imagine it to be like a recitativo from operas....i love it!
it was from chinese south opera, Yue Opera. But the violin piece is the one that got world recognization and elevated the whole thing.
Masterpiece.
ty so much for the score 🙏
It feel like it doesn't really have an ending, but at the same time, I like the ending.
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If only Paganini can live to appreicate this work.
感謝分享樂譜，這樣我就能編編看了
谢谢分享乐谱。这是我第一次看到这个大师级作品的乐谱。不知哪位还能分享交响乐的总谱？
1:11 violin solo
This IS a tear-jerker!!!
Bravo!
@Markus Linder
Who was the cellist?
Gil Shaham , Violin
Karen Chen's beautiful skating brought me here
if i don’t play the whole concerto what movements should i play? (need around 10 minutes)
i'd say 0:00 to 10:00 (sorry for the later reply) :) the fist one is the easiest (in my opinion) from all of the movements so yea... good luck!
A student is in love with this piece. Where can I get the edition of music you are scrolling? It seems to be out of stock on Naxos, which was the only place I could find it. She is Chinese, and I would love for her to be able to work on it.
Hey there!
You can find the sheet music here: imslp.org/wiki/Butterfly_Lovers_Violin_Concerto_(Chen,_Gang)
You just have to print it yourself ;)
@@markuslindner3610 thanks for the link
Qué hermoso ,:’v
🌺🌷❤️
Technically, how many movements is this piece?
Lenny Face Joe this piece is in a single movement
7 for the main events
Two sets here?!
Here! They were taking about their new hoodie, and I was like "Hold up, lemme hear it first." And, thus, here we are.
Technically this piece could also pass for a tone poem, right?
originally from dramatic operatic work, South china opera(yue opera). It is poetic and carries universal theme of love, freedom, eternal...
化蝶最好听
我觉得阁楼会最好听，小提琴和大提琴你侬我侬，各种不舍，这段也是最考验非华人演奏家水平的一段，仅用高超的技巧去诠释就好比一个老外字正腔圆的飙普通话，总觉得哪里不对味儿，这个版本也不例外。主要体现在7:50 十八里长亭相送 和 14:20 阁楼会。
3:14
I've got the feeling this was approved.
telemachus53 On the contrary, I believe this was one of the un-approved pieces that was suppressed during the revolution. Its popularity grew massively after restrictions loosened a little.
If you're interested, try the Yellow River Piano Concerto to hear what the government-approved sound was like
24:08
Found you.
pentotonic!!! I love pentatonic.
If you analyse the melody a little bit, you might find that this isn't strictly pentatonic. This is what we call music with pentatonicity, but not actually in a strict pentatonic mode. The non-pentatonic notes are treated in ways that allow them to not disturb the pentatonicity.
4:57
that's a weird sounding piano
The great man...........song writer of butterfly lover by He Zhan Hao.........he was really nice and friendly...........