Tan Dun: Fire Ritual - Violin Concertos (CD)
Fire Ritual, the concerto that lends its name to the present album, was composed by Chinese
composer Tan Dun with Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing in mind. It exists in a version for
violin and Chinese traditional orchestra, as well as the one recorded here, which Hemsing and the
Oslo Philharmonic premièred in September 2018, conducted by the composer. For Eldbjørg
Hemsing, Tan Dun has also created the concerto that opens the disc, Rhapsody and Fantasia,
based on earlier works. Both works reflect the composer’s memories of growing up barefoot in the
countryside, and his later experiences of bringing together the shamanistic and spiritual world of his
childhood with the discipline and philosophy of Peking Opera. Or in the composers own words: ‘a
reflection of those early memories of my youth, but through the lens of my current musical
soundscape’.
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