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Released in 2006 on DVD and has since shipped over 60k units, now also available on Blu-ray. Lang Lang has fascinated audiences all over the globe – with “Dragon Songs” he takes them home to show them “his” China. Discover the musical culture that forged one of the most acclaimed classical musicians of our day. The BD features a full-length documentary offering a fascinating look behind the scenes of Lang Lang’s China tour, from the privacy of his parents’ flat (where Lang Lang revisits his very first piano), to a Lang-family lunch and a visit to the local temple, to his successful master classes and stage performances.



Additionally this BD includes a concert of the piano solo and chamber music pieces, all filmed in Beijing.

The Yellow River Concerto, a large-scale, highly virtuosic piano concerto with colourful sound scales, is juxtaposed with miniature pieces for piano solo and with chamber pieces, each combining the piano with traditional Chinese instruments.

Though all the pieces were written in the early 20th century, most of them are based on much older sources, merging traditional Chinese melodies and idioms with the Western classical music tradition – the result is music of astonishing beauty and ease that will strongly appeal to a broad audience.

Works on This Recording
1.
The Yellow River by Xinghai Xian
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano), Wu Yuxia (Pipa), Chen Shasha (Flute)
Conductor: Long Yu
Orchestra/Ensemble: Central Philharmonic Orchestra of China
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1940; China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing
Length: 20 Minutes 44 Secs.
2.
The Cowherd's Flute by He Luting
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
3.
Dialogue in Song by Traditional
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs.
4.
Dance of Spring by Sun Yiqiang
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 5 Minutes 15 Secs.
5.
The Mermaid: Suite - Straw Hat Dance by Du Ming-xin
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 2 Minutes 7 Secs.
6.
Spring Wind by Deng Yuxian
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 2 Minutes 3 Secs.
7.
Happy Times by Zhu Jianer
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 1 Minutes 37 Secs.
8.
Spring Flowers in the Moonlit Night on the River by Traditional
Performer: Fan Wei (Pipa), Lang Lang (Piano)
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 7 Minutes 29 Secs.
9.
At Night on the Lake Beneath the Maple Bridge by Wang Jianmin
Performer: Ji Wei (Zither), Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 9 Minutes 8 Secs.
10.
Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake by Lu Wencheng
Performer: Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1975; China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs.
11.
Silk Road Fantasia Suite: Dance from Quici by Zhao Jiping
Performer: Zhang Jiali (Pipe), Lang Lang (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: China
Date of Recording: 01/2006
Venue: Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing
Length: 5 Minutes 14 Secs.