Gang Chen
About Gang Chen
A key composing figure in contemporary China, Chen Gang (陈钢) was born in Shanghai in 1935. He first studied composition with his father Chen Ge Xin, followed by entry to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 1955. In his final year of study at the Conservatory he wrote, together with He Zhan Hao, The Butterfly Lovers. The violin concerto became one of the most popular and best loved Chinese compositions ever, winning 5 Golden Record Prizes as well as a Platinum Record Prize.
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The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (arr. Gang Chen for piano and orchestra, edited by Jie Chen)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
"Wang Zhaojun" Violin Concerto
Bells from the Temple
The Hungry Horse Rattles His Bridle
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Adagio Cantabile (Bar 1)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Adagio Cantabile (bar 1) -
'The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto
Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
Miaoling de zaochen (Miao Mountain Morning) (arr. Yi-Wen Jiang for string quartet)
Flowing Water and Floating Clouds
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Allegro (bar 51) -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Adagio Assai Doloroso (Bar 244)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Adagio Assai Doloroso (bar 244) -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Lagrimoso (Bar 446)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Allegro (Bar 51)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Lagrimoso (bar 446) -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Pesante (bar 291) - Piu Mosso - Duramente -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Presto Resoluto (bar 468) -
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (excerpt)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Pesante (Bar 291)- Piu Mosso - Duramente
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Adagio Cantabile (bar 666)
The Butterfly Lovers, Violin Concerto-I. Falling in Love
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Adagio Cantabile (Bar 666)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto : Presto Resoluto (Bar 468)
The Butterfly Lovers Erhu Concerto (Arr. For erhu and orchestra)
He Zhanhao / Chen Gang: Violin Concerto, "Butterfly Lovers": I. Falling in Love (Arr. for Guitar by Xuefei Yang)
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (conclusion)
He / Chen / Arr Yang: The Butterfly Lovers: I. Falling in Love
Erquan Spring Reflecting The Moon
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (Arr. G. Chen for Piano & Orchestra, Ed. J. Chen)
Romance
The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: Adagio cantabile (bar 1)
The Butterfly Lovers, Concerto for Violin: I. Adagio Cantabile
Fantasy on a Xinjiang Folk Song
Joy of Spring
Sunshine on Taxkorgan (arr. Chen Gang, Chung Yiu-Kwong for soprano saxophone and Chinese orchestra)
The Butterfly Lovers, Concerto for Violin: VII. Adagio Cantabile
Miaoling de zaochen (Miao Mountain Morning) [arr. Yi-Wen Jiang for string quartet]
Butterfly Lovers Concerto
A Naughty Girl (English Version)
The Butterfly Lovers, Concerto for Violin: II. Allegro
The Butterfly Lovers, Concerto for Violin: III. Adagio Assai Doloroso
'The Butterfly Lovers' Erhu Concerto
Lecture 26: Liquid, Brownian Motion, Forces and Potentials, Electrokinetics, Surface Tension
Lecture 08: Reciprocal Lattice, X-ray
The Butterfly Lovers, Concerto for Violin: V. Lagrimoso
Lecture 1: Introduction
Sunshine over Tashkurgan
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