Topic: Butterfly Lovers Concerto (Pianoteq+Swam Violin)
Pianoteq presets used:
Petrof Mistral / C Bechstein / Bluthner
This is the 1st part of the Concerto.
I break it into 4 parts.
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The Butterfly Lovers' Violin Concerto (梁祝小提琴協奏曲), along with the Yellow River Piano Concerto, is one of the most famous Chinese works of orchestral music. It is an adaptation of an ancient legend, the Butterfly Lovers. Written for a Western-style orchestra, it features a solo violin played using some Chinese techniques.
This concerto is written in traditional 5-note technique (pentatonic scale). It uses melodies from Shaoxing Opera, chord structures and patterns, and tries to imitate the playing techniques of Chinese musical instruments. This gives the piece a distinctive "Chinese" sound, though it uses tonal harmonies.
(quote from Wikipedia)
