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Zhu Jianer
12+ albums
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Zhu Jian'er pinyin: Zhū Jiàn'ěr (朱践耳, October 18, 1922 – August 15, 2017) was a Chinese composer. Zhu was born in Tianjin and brought up in Shanghai, China. He began composing in 1940 and pursued composition studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1955. He was a professor at the Shanghai Conservatory. He composed for both Western and Chinese instruments and his works have been performed around the world. In 2000 he was commissioned by Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project to compose Silk Road Reverie. His 1950 revolutionary work Days of Emancipation (翻身的日子, Fānshēn de Rìzi; for banhu and Chinese orchestra) is well known in the West from its appearance on the 1981 CBS Masterworks compilation Phases of the Moon: Traditional Chinese Music. Zhu died on August 15, 2017 in Shanghai. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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The 50 Greatest Piano Pieces by Lang Lang
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Phases of the Moon
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Solo Piano
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Phases of the Moon: Traditional Chinese Music
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Dragon Songs
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Les maîtres chinois du piano
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Orchestral Works Vol. 2 - Cd 1
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Orchstral Works Vol. 1 - CD 2
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Un Matin Sur Le Fleuve - Melodies De Chine
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Chines Whispers And Other Contemporary Dance Music
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Orchestral Works Vol 1 - CD 1
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Phases Of The Moon - Traditional Chinese Music