Chinese pieces?

[angelaguo72103]

Hi all,

I'm currently choosing pieces for my HSC music program, and I want to play a chinese piece.

I'm thinking about one of the following:

1) Silver clouds chasing the moon

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2) Dance of spring

3) Liu Yang River

4) Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake

So just wondering if anyone has any suggestions among these pieces?

Thanks very much!

[theholygideons]

If you wouldn't play a Chinese piece for a competition, why would you play one for your university entrance exam?

[dima_76557]

So just wondering if anyone has any suggestions among these pieces?

I would pick the "silver clouds". It sounds like the most refined of all 4.

[thorn]

Have you come across the composer Tan Dun? He wrote a set of piano pieces called Eight Memories in Watercolor, which are either based on Chinese folksongs from the composer's childhood  or composed in a similar style. They are all quite short and not too difficult.

People have mixed views on Lang Lang, but the composer himself cites him as the pianist who plays these pieces how he intended them to be played.

[winstonian3]

There is a beautiful piece called "Sunflower", which I'm fairly certain is Chinese. Here is Yundi Li playing it:

Apparently it's not as hard as it sounds

[symphonicdance]

BTW, there's also transcription on Yellow River Concerto for piano solo.

I think Chinese pianists like Lang Lang, Yundi Li, and Chen Jie (lesser known) had recorded their own CDs solely on Chinese piano music.  You can take a look at what they had put in.

There are free scores available for download at the below website, if you know how to read and type Chinese characters.

https://www.gangqinpu.com/

Good luck!