Gang:
Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto (1959)
Sunshine Over Tashkurgan (1976, orch. Yang Li Qing)

Paganini:
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6 (1815)

Rising star violinist Chloe Chua presents a recording combining Chen Gang and He Zhanhao’s Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto with Niccolo Paganini’s First Violin Concerto, performed together with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Rodolfo Barráez and Mario Venzago. The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto was written in 1959, and inspired by a tale often called the Romeo & Juliet of ancient China. Chen and He deftly combine a Western classical idiom with elements from Chinese opera, such as grace notes and portamento effects, and the work has become one of the most famous and acclaimed pieces of Chinese classical music. This album also features an interpretation of Chen Gang’s Sunshine over Tashkurgan, which adds Central-Asian maqam to the stylistic palette. The programme concludes with Paganini’s First Violin Concerto, musically Physical specifications: Street date July 2024 Format Standard CD Size L x W x H(mm) 125,0 x 139,5 x 9,0 Weight 115 gr Quantity 1 Packaging Digipack Box Quantity 30 Est. availability NGL Early June 2024 Price code: 00082-00001-00008-00000-00000 Standard CD Butterfly Lovers & Paganini Chloe Chua, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Rodolfo Barráez, Mario Venzago Catalogue number PTC5187230 Digital release date 26 July 2024 Genre Classical Music Barcode 8717306262309 Digital audio formats: Dolby Atmos, 96k/24 MCH, 96k/24 Stereo, 44.1k/16 Stereo inspired by Rossinian bel canto. The three works share a richness of melodic invention and orchestral colours, as well as breathtaking virtuosic demands for the soloist. The solo parts are in excellent hands with Chloe Chua, who admires the steadfast love and perseverance of the Butterfly Lovers and feels fully at home in these evocative and exhilarating masterpieces. Chloe Chua and the Singapore Symphony return to PENTATONE after their acclaimed recording of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Locatelli’s Labirinto armonico (2023).