Saturday, August 20, 2011

Music #62 - Yellow River Cantata

"由光未然(张光年)作词,冼星海(1905,澳门-1945/10,莫斯科)作曲,1939年首演,1941年被改写成交响乐合唱"。

作品共有八个乐章《八樂章全本》,每章开首均有配乐朗诵:
Each of the eight movements is accomplished by a short speech prelude:

黄河船夫曲》          Boatman Shanty of Yellow River
黄河颂》                  Ode to Yellow River
黄河之水天上来》  Yellow River Water Comes from Above
黄水谣》                  Song of Yellow River
河边对口曲》          Duet
黄河怨》                  Grudge of Yellow River
保卫黄河》              Defend Yellow River
怒吼吧,黄河》      Roar, Yellow River! Roar!

A performance in Taiwan
《黄河大合唱》在台湾“戒严时期”曾经被禁止演奏。


The Composer (2019) / 音樂家

A movie on the happenings to the composer (Xian/冼星海)
during his final years in the USSR

 
"Xian developed pulmonary tuberculosis due to overwork and malnutrition. After the war, Xian return to Moscow for medical treatment but died of pulmonary disease on October 30, 1945 at the age of 40."


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Extra:
团结就是力量》/ Unity is Strength
歌唱祖國》 / Ode to Motherland at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
当那一天来临》/ When D-Day Comes 

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