《虞美人组曲》The Concubine Suite (selected sections) - Video
PUBLISHED: Jan 05, 2013
DESCRIPTION: Section II: Anxious Sentiment. It depicts the moments when Yuji,the favored concubine of Hegemony Xiang Yu, danced a sword dance and then committed a suicide after the Chu army led by Xiang Yu lost the final battle against the Han army. Section V: In the Dead of Night.It is based on a popular instrumental melody of the same title of the Beijing Opera.