Yundi: The Red Piano

For his first non-Chopin recording, YUNDI turns to repertoire from his native China on The Red Piano. Anchored by The Yellow River Concerto, the release also features traditional Chinese songs which have been arranged to reflect the lush Romantic tradition in which Yundi excels. After his triumphs in the works of Western composers such as Chopin, Yundi turns to music of iconic status in his native China. Lavishly deploying folk melodies, and evoking epic vistas, the Yellow River Piano Concerto – a flower of Chairman Mao’s Cultural Revolution – has its source in a patriotic cantata, composed in 1939 by Paris-trained Xian Xinghai. Complementing the concerto are evocative arrangements of favourite songs that show Yundi at his most personal and beguiling.

1. Prelude. The Song of the Yellow River Boatman. - The Yellow River Piano Concerto 2. Ode to the Yellow River. - The Yellow River Piano Concerto 3. The Wrath of the Yellow River. - The Yellow River Piano Concerto 4. Defend the Yellow River. - The Yellow River Piano Concerto 5. In That Place Wholly Faraway 6. Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies 7. Pi Huang 8. Remote Shangri-La 9. Liu Yang River 10. Kangding Love Song 11. Colourful Clouds Chasing The Moon 12. Dali Girl. - Five Yunnan Folk Songs 13. Following the Brother. - Five Yunnan Folk Songs 14. Puzzle Tune. - Five Yunnan Folk Songs 15. Mountain Song. - Five Yunnan Folk Songs 16. Dragon Lantern Tune. - Five Yunnan Folk Songs 17. Celebrating Our New Life 18. Why Are The Flowers So Red? 19. My Motherland