Mostly East and West
Chinese music written for western instruments including
- Transcriptions, nicknamed “red songs” with the undertone of political propaganda.
- Transcriptions based on folk melodies
- Original compositions with cultural influences
- Western compositions with strong cultural references
We will naturally talk about these pieces in addition to playing. Please go to http://www.yangandolivia.com/music/ and listen to “Spring of Xin-Jiang” and “Song of Nostalgia” for a few Chinese examples.
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A minor by Robert Schumann
Fisherman’s Song
Chinese piece arr. by Shu-Hui Xu
Valse Sentimentale Valse-Scherzo Op. 34
By Pytor Tchaikovsky
Intermission
Cantabile op. 17
by Niccolo Paganini
A pastoral scene
Chinese piece by Sha Han Kun
Hungarian dance no. 5
By Johannes Brahms
Spring of XinJiang
Chinese piece by Yao-Xian Ma and Zhong-Han Li
Clair du Lune
By Claude Debussy
Song of Nostalgia
Chinese piece by Si-Cong Ma
Sicilienne and Rigaudon
By Fritz Kreisler
Polonaise in D-major Op. 4
By Henryk Wieniawski
Mostly Dances
Includes dances from different nationalities, includes talk regarding cultural differences, characters and such.
Liebesfreud Liebesleid
By Fritz Kreisler
Harvest Song
By Jing-Ping Zhang
Violin Sonata in E-minor By W.A. Mozart
Fisherman’s Song
Chinese piece arr. by Shu-Hui Xu
Valse Sentimental Waltz-Scherzo
By Tchaikovsky
Intermission
Sonata for violin and piano No. 7
By Beethoven
Spring of XinJiang
Chinese piece by Yao-Xian Ma and Zhong-Han Li
Tzigane
By Maurice Ravel
