Britten, Prokofiev, Li Huanzhi, Schoenberg, Chen Gang, Beethoven, Wagner, and Verdi

February 17, 2022, 9:00 pm

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NCPA Orchestra (photo: NCPA)

This week, we’ll hear Arnold Schoenberg’s touching Transfigured Night; Britten’s Simple Symphony; Sergei Prokofiev’s brilliant Symphony No. 1 “Classical”; Chen Gang’s virtuosic work for violin and orchestra The Sunshine on Tashkurgan; Li Huanzhi’s Spring Festival Overture; as well as overture favorites by Wagner, Verdi, and Beethoven.

Playlist

Li Huanzhi: Spring Festival Overture
NCPA Orchestra: Lü Jia, conductor

Britten: Simple Symphony, Op. 4
NCPA Orchestra: Li Xincao, conductor

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25, “Classical”
NCPA Orchestra: Li Xincao, conductor

Chen Gang: The Sunshine on Tashkurgan
Gao Can, violin; Beijing Symphony Orchestra: Tan Lihua, conductor

Schoenberg: Transfigured Night, Op. 4
NCPA Orchestra: Li Xincao, conductor

Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
NCPA Orchestra: Lü Jia, conductor

Verdi: Overture to La forza del destino
NCPA Orchestra: Yu Feng, conductor

Wagner: Overture to Tannhäuser
NCPA Orchestra: Yu Feng, conductor