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Xian Xinghai
12+ albums
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Xian Xinghai (June 13, 1905 – October 30, 1945) (Chinese: 冼星海; pinyin: Xiǎn Xīnghăi) was a Chinese composer. Although he composed in all the major musical forms (two symphonies, a violin concerto, four large scale choral works, nearly 300 songs and an opera), he is best known for his Yellow River Cantata upon which the Yellow River Concerto for piano and orchestra is based. Early life and education Born in Macau with ancestry from Panyu (Chinese: 番禺; Pinyin: Pānyú) into a poor sailor family, Xian Xinghai started learning the clarinet in 1918 at the YMCA charity school attached to the Lingnan University in Guangzhou (Canton). In 1926 he joined the National Music Institute at Peking University to study music and in 1928 he entered Shanghai National Music Conservatory to study violin and piano.The same year he published his well-known essay The Universal Music. In 1929 he went to Paris(where he met Ma Sicong who introduced him to many artists there) under government sponsorship and two years later he was admitted to the Paris Conservatory to study composition with both Vincent D'Indy and Paul Dukas. During this period he composed Wind, Song of a Wanderer, Violin Sonata in D Minor, and other works. Musical career Xian returned to China in 1935. During the Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) he wrote vocal works that encouraged the people to fight the Japanese invaders, including Saving the Nation, Non-Resistance the Only Fear, Song of Guerrillas, The Roads Are Opened by Us, The V
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Concerto in D Major for Piano and Orchestra, "The Yellow River Concerto": I. Prelude: Song of the Yellow River Boatman
7252Concerto in D Major for Piano and Orchestra, "The Yellow River Concerto": II. Ode to the Yellow River
3643Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": 2. Ode to the Yellow River
2324Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": II. Ode to the Yellow River
1855Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": 1. Prelude: The Song Of The Yellow River Boatmen
1676Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": I. Prelude: The Song of the Yellow River Boatmen
1567Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": 4. Defend The Yellow River
1448Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": IV. Defend the Yellow River
1329Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": 3. The Yellow River In Wrath
12110Concerto for Piano & Orchestra "The Yellow River": III. The Yellow River in Wrath
103albums
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The 50 Greatest Piano Pieces by Lang Lang
Xian Xinghai: The Yellow River Cantata and Piano Concerto - Liu Wenjin: Capriccio of The Great Wall
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Dragon Songs
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Classical 2013
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Hsien Hsinghai: Music of the Yellow River
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Yellow River cantata
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Mysteries of the East
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The Yellow River / Le Fleuve Juane
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Music of the Chinese Culture Revolution
Yellow River Piano Concerto
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Yellow River Concerto
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Fire & Water