Out of Peking Opera / Death and Fire / Orchestral Theatre II: Re

This CD contains three works by Chinese composer Tan Dun, performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Muhai Tang. The première recording of the one-movement Violin Concerto No. 1 "Out of Peking Opera" (1987, rev. 1994) features Choi-Liang Lin as soloist. Death and Fire (1983, rev. 1992) is Tan Dun's artistic response to Paul Klee exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art - a dialogue between composer and painter. Orchestral Theatre II: Re (1992) for a divided orchestra, bass voice, and audience with two conductors, employs the orchestra and audience members as joint participants in the performance with the inclusion of singing, movement, and the playing of ancient Chinese instruments.