The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
Gil Shaham |
04:58 2. Allegro
07:44 3. Adagio assai doloroso
10:34 4. Pesante -- Piu mosso -- Duramente
14:19 5. Lagrimoso
16:50 6. Presto resoluto
22:24 7. Adagio cantabile
Gil Shaham , Violin
Lan Shui, Conductor
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Gil Shaham performing Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (playlist)
This melody comes from a Chinese folk song of the yellow river, and tells the story of Zhu Yingtai's childhood. Zhu Yingtai is a beautiful and intelligent young woman, the ninth child and only daughter of the wealthy noble Zhu family of Shangyu, Zhejiang.