Sheng: The Phoenix / Red Silk Dance / Tibetan Swing / H'un (Lacerations) - Sheng, Seattle Symphony, Schwarz

The Phoenix, co-commissioned by the Seattle Symphony and Danish National Symphony Orchestra, was inspired by a Hans Christian Andersen tale, the mythical bird symbolizing for Chinese-American composer Bright Sheng “the muse of all peoples.” Aggressive fervor seeks meditative peace in H’un: In memoriam 1966–1976, hailed by The New YorkTimes as “a searing portrait of the Cultural Revolution in China…deeply affecting.” Sheng’s exquisite Spring Dreams, Three Fantasias and Tibetan Dance are available on Naxos 8.570601. China Dreams and Nanking Nanking can be heard on Naxos 8.555866.

Tracklist

 Artist details

Sheng, Bright

 Red Silk Dance

 Tibetan Swing

Sheng, Bright

Sheng, Bright - Lyricist

 The Phoenix

Sheng, Bright

 H'un (Lacerations): In Memoriam 1966-1976