Yijie Shi, Mingyan Liu, Macau Orchestra, Macau Youth Choir, Lü Jia - Xiaogang Ye: The Macau Bride Ballet Suite & 4 Poems of Lingnan (2014)

Tracklist

01. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: I. Return to Sea
02. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: II. Blessings and Devotion
03. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: III. First Encounter
04. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: IV. The First Glance
05. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: V. Barra Docks
06. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: VI. Gentle Moments
07. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: VII. Maria do Mar
08. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: VIII. Unbending Loyalty
09. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: IX. The Captain's Mansion
10. The Macau Bride Ballet Suite, Op. 34: X. Wedding Reception
11. 4 Poems of Lingnan, Op. 62: No. 1, Bidding Farewell to a Friend to the South of the Five Ridges
12. 4 Poems of Lingnan, Op. 62: No. 2, The Best for Huizhou
13. 4 Poems of Lingnan, Op. 62: No. 3, Bidding Farewell to Li Meizhou
14. 4 Poems of Lingnan, Op. 62: No. 4, Ascending the Zhenhai Tower at Chongyang Day

The recipient of numerous prestigious awards, Xiaogang Ye is regarded as one of today’s leading Chinese composers. The Macau Bride is a colourful and evocative ballet based on a story from the 17th century in which Chinese sailor Chon Kou and Portuguese captain’s daughter Maria do Mar fall in love following a chance encounter in Belém. They set sail for Macau, survive a storm and an attack by pirates, and are finally reunited and married in Macau. The Four Poems of Lingnan come from the classical literature of ancient Chinese dynasties, the songs adding powerful new dimensions to ancient masterpieces.

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