What is dg Records China Series?

In 2000, China Philharmonic Orchestra signed a recording contract with DG, the most famous classical music brand in the world, and released two heavyweight records one after another. This is a rare opportunity for China musicians and music works to open the international market. The tracks recorded for the second time are all works by China composers, which is of greater significance. Through the distribution network of Universal Records, western music fans have the opportunity to appreciate the excellent works created by China composers with western orchestral music and composition techniques.

This record introduces the works of more than a dozen famous domestic composers such as He Luting and Li Huanzhi, all of which are played with western orchestral instruments and ethnic minority instruments. The performance was directed by Yu Long, artistic director and chief conductor of the Central Orchestra. He is skillful and confident in conducting, and can give full play to the appeal of the orchestra whether he plays lyric or dramatic passages. This is the most authentic and authoritative version of China people playing the best orchestral music in their own country.

Most of the tracks selected in the album are selected from folk songs, which sounds particularly cordial to the majority of Chinese people. Among them, we are familiar with the Spring Festival Overture, Beijing Good News to the Frontier, Ode to the Red Flag and so on. DG Company specially sent its famous producer and recording team to Beijing for production, and the effect reached the international level.

Since China Philharmonic Orchestra released the debut album of German classical brand DG, fans have paid more attention to the development of this "China" orchestra. Can China Philharmonic Orchestra fulfill the promise made when it was founded-introduce the works of outstanding musicians in China to the world? Finally, this 80-minute collection of China orchestral works is the first meeting ceremony for China Philharmonic to show the national music characteristics to the world audience, and it is also the most complete China music album recorded by "Dahuangbiao" DG for the first time.

Choosing what kind of music is the first problem that musicians who are eager to communicate with the world will encounter. China Philharmonic carefully designed this "business card" submitted to the world, and the masterpieces of He Luting, Bao Yuankai and Li Huanzhi, the most representative composers in contemporary China, were selected one after another. The first song of this disc is "Senjidema" by He Luting, one of the founders of new China music. This work takes the melody of Mongolian folk songs as the main line, and the influence of Russian nationalist music tradition can be faintly seen in the creative technique, which has created a new milestone in the new China national symphony. In addition, there are Li Huanzhi's Spring Festival Overture, Ma Hongye's Beijing Good News to the Border Village, and Mao Ruan's Yao Dance Music, etc., which are also based on simple folk songs and adapt catchy melodies into orchestral music, which is beautiful and cordial.

Particularly eye-catching are Bao Yuankai's Five Folk Songs of China and Wang Ming's Hai Xia Suite. Apart from music, these two works strongly exude musicians' love for the beautiful motherland, and also show China musicians' unique new ideas in creation. Bao Yuankai's works, as the most representative folk songs in China, are not limited to the self-contained and closed characteristics of folk songs, but use the neo-romantic style to turn the old melody into vivid power, which easily touches the hearts of the audience. Hai Xia Suite, adapted from the film soundtrack, concisely outlines the life and thoughts of fishermen in the South China Sea with fresh melody, and brings people infinite reverie and hope in the cheerful scene of bumper harvest.

The China Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Yu Long, who is good at conducting opera, pays attention to the overall effect of these China works, and its music style is lyrical and gorgeous, and its speed changes quite freely. In order to highlight the national aesthetic mood, the band put more emphasis on the splash-ink effect like a big color block after giving up the detailed description. The strings are full of color, which overshadows the orchestral timbre of a slightly single book. Criticism gives people a beautiful and heavy feeling, but it is not as lively and beautiful as Chinese folk music.

German DG's sound engineer gave this album of China a bright and slightly cold tone, which is completely different from the photos of China music records recorded by Philips in the past few years. DG pursues a sharp contrast between strength and timbre, without the warm tones recorded by Philips. DG seems to be clearer and more precise in analyzing the sound quality and sound line level of musical instruments, but it is slightly inferior to Philips recording in grasping the sense of space in Beijing Li Theatre. Presumably, this has something to do with the methods of two recording engineers and the use of microphones.

Generally speaking, listening to this record by domestic fans, especially "Senjidema", "Ode to the Red Flag" and other music, should arouse memories of that thriving scene. The past years are still clearly visible. Of course, the more important significance of this record of China Philharmonic is that it can give foreigners who are very curious about the music of China and China a chance to fully understand it, because these music are branded with our own marks. DG Company specially sent its famous producer and recording team to Beijing to produce and record in poly theatre. The sound space and depth of the hall are ideal, and the passionate music part also has quite good dynamic response, which is quite exciting for the majority of China music lovers. This CD is composed of musicians and performers from China, and even the pictures used in the cover are from China photographer Jian Qingfu, which is an international salon work.