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Long Yu - Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

The Song Of the Earth - Mahler, Ye Xiaogang

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07/15/2019 - Symphony Hall / Shanghai, China
08/14/2019 - Wolf Trap / Washington, DC
08/16/2019 - Ravinia Pavilion / Highland Park, IL
08/19/2019 - Usher Hall / Edinburgh, United Kingdom
08/23/2019 - KKL / Lucerne, Switzerland
08/25/2019 - Wolkenturm / Grafenegg, Austria
08/27/2019 - Concertgebouw / Amsterdam, Netherlands
09/01/2019 - Royal Albert Hall / London, United Kingdom
11/23/2019 - Concertgebouw / Amsterdam, Netherlands
1 Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde - Das Trinklied vom Jammer der Erde  
2 Der Einsame im Herbst  
3 Von der Jugend  
4 Von der Schonheit  
5 Der Abschied _Die Sonne scheidet  
6 Der Abschied_ MaBig  
7 Der Abschied _Er stieg vom Pferd  
8 Xiaogang Ye: The Song of the Earth op_ 47 - Tale of Sorrowful Song  
9 Banquet at Tao Family_s Pavilion  
10 Imitation of Old Poem; Long Autumn Night  
11 Lotus-Picking Song  
12 Feelings upon Awakening from Drunkenness on a Spring Day  
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Centuries-old Chinese poetry is brought vividly to life in a new recording from Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Their second album for Deutsche Grammophon, The Song of the Earth, is set for international release on 09 July 2021. Recorded in Shanghai with soloists Michelle DeYoung, Brian Jagde, Liping Zhang and Shenyang, it pairs Gustav Mahler's symphonic song-cycle Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth"), based on German translations of seven ancient Chinese poems, with the world premiere recording of Xiaogang Ye's settings of the same texts in the original Mandarin.

Long Yu is passionate both about breaking down barriers between different cultures and about promoting new music by contemporary composers from China and across the world. He has brought international orchestras and a wide range of western classical music to China, toured the West with Chinese orchestras, and commissioned dozens of works from composers as varied as Qigang Chen, Tan Dun, Philip Glass and Krzysztof Penderecki.

  • KCRW: Rhythm Planet features Long Yu's latest
    Posted At: August 13, 2019 12:00 AM

    This week's playlist covers an array of music past and present from different countries. I have enjoyed the earlier songs over the years and don't want them forgotten. I just received a Deutsche Grammophon CD called Gateways, which features the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra with conductor Long Yu. Asia's oldest symphony, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 140th anniversary this year. We hear pa...
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  • Long Yu and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra - Gateways / WFMT: Featured New Release
    Posted At: July 11, 2019 12:00 AM

    The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra may be China's oldest orchestra, but it is marking its 140th anniversary with a thrilling new beginning. Recently signed to Deutsche Grammophon, the SSO and Music Director Long Yu are launching a series of albums featuring works by major Chinese composers. Gateways, the first album, contains two works by Qigang Chen, as well as Rachmaninoff's vibrant Symphonic Dances and K...
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