Phoenix Rising

$18.99
Label
Leaf Music
Release Date
July 4, 2025
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Chen Gang, Alice Ping Yee Ho, Liu Tieshan, Mao Yuan, He Zhanhao
    • PERFORMER
      Angel Wang, Phoenix Orchestra
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 04, 2025
    • UPC
      3191684102856
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      LM299
    • LABEL
      Leaf Music
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    Works ⌄

    1. Adagio cantabile (bar 1) -

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    2. Allegro (bar 51) -

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    3. Adagio assai doloroso (bar 244) -

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    4. Pesante (bar 291) - Più mosso - Duramente -

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    5. Lagrimoso (bar 446) -

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    6. Presto resoluto (bar 468) -

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    7. Adagio cantabile (bar 666)

      Composer: Gang Chen, Zhanhao He

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    8. Song of the Four Seasons (arr. C. Vena for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    9. Dance of the Yao People (arr. C. Vena for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Yuen Mao, Tieshan Liu

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    10. Mayila (arr. C. Vena for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    11. Galloping Horses (arr. C. Vena for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    12. Jasmine Flower (arr. C. Vena for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Traditional

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena

    13. Phoenix Rising

      Composer: Alice Ping Yee Ho

      Ensemble: Phoenix Orchestra

      Performer: Angel Wang

      Conductor: Claudio Vena


Phoenix Rising featuring violinist Angel Wang with the Phoenix Orchestra, conducted by Claudio Vena presents a cornucopia of Chinese and Western classical music that transcends borders. The album includes Alice Ping Yee Ho's commissioned work Phoenix Rising, the beloved Butterfly Lovers' Concerto by He Zhanhao and Chen Gang, alongside traditional Chinese songs like "Jasmine Flower" and "Galloping Horses," offering a captivating blend of contemporary and traditional music. Phoenix Rising opens with the Butterfly Lovers' Concerto by He and Gang, a violin concerto that blends Chinese and Western compositional techniques, depicting two young lovers transformed into butterflies after their deaths. Followed by traditional Chinese songs: Songs of Four Seasons from China's Qinghai province; Dance of the Yao People, inspired by southern China's drum dance; Mayila, a Kazakh song about a young girl's beautiful voice; Galloping Horses depicting the sounds of horses whinnying and racing across the Mongolian grasslands; and the famous Jasmine Flower from the Qing dynasty, which tells of a virtuous woman captivated by the flower's fragrance and pure beauty. The album closes with it's title piece, Phoenix Rising by Alice Ping Yee Ho, a single-movement tone poem for solo violin and orchestra, encapsulating the timeless idea of the Phoenix rising from it's ashes, symbolizing hope and rebirth.