Tan Dun: Zheng Concerto [2/4]

Tan Dun (b. 1957): Concerto for Zheng and String Orchestra II. Allegro Philharmonie Essen, July 11, 2008. Yuan Li, Zheng Tan Dun, Conductor WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln A re-arrangement of the “Pipa Concerto“ (1999) which is based on “Ghost Opera“ (1995) for string quartet and pipa with water, metal, stones, and paper. In the “Zheng Concerto“ the players are not only playing their own instruments, but also contributing stomps, yips, yells, sighs and hand-slaps, sometimes