Classical Album, Vol. 2: China Girl Vanessa-Mae

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  • Release Date: 09/09/1997
  • Sales Rank: 31,598
  • Label: ANGEL RECORDS
  • UPC: 724355648327

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Classical Album, Vol. 2: China Girl

1LISTENButterfly Lovers Violin Concerto 26:39
2LISTENViolin Fantasy on Puccini's "Turandot" 11:21
3LISTENHappy Valley / Andy Hill The 1997 Re-Unification Overture for Violin, Orche 6:33

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The talent of the young violin virtuoso Vanessa-Mae is known the world over. She made her first CD at the age of 12 and took the world by storm. This CD is the second of her Classical Albums. She presents first quite surely the most-known Chinese violin concerto, the "Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto" by Chinese composers Ho Zhan Hao and Chen Kang, which is based on an old Chinese legend about two lovers and written somehow like a Chinese opera. The second piece is a fantasy written by Vanessa-Mae on Puccini's opera "Turandot" which follows the dramatic story of the opera. And the third piece is called "Happy Valley - The 1997 Re-unification Overture" for violin, orchestra, and chorus which Vanessa-Mae wrote, in collaboration with Andy Hill, for the 1997 re-unification of Hong Kong with China. This last piece has somewhat a pop character, yet the mixture of pop character, old Chinese songs, and virtuosistic violin playing is quite interesting. A great talent! Bruno Deschênes, All Music Guide

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May 08, 2006: Never before have I heard such beautiful Oriental pieces for the violin. I have never heard Vanessa Mae before, but the way she captures the very emotion of each piece is simple astounding and encouraging.As a violinist myself, she is a great performer to look up to.

Classical Album, Vol. 2: China Girlby Anonymous

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March 28, 2001: What a magnificent cd! All 3 pieces are just admirable!Butterfly Lovers is well-played with western fare while maintaining it's ''Chineseness''. The skill of the violinist is just breathtaking. Vanessa-Mae has simply captured the emotions of each piece.