Classical Lunar New Year

Classical Lunar New Year

Apple Music Classical

Brimming with traditional Chinese, festive and symphonic melodies, this rotating selection of classical gems paints stirringly beautiful images of a season of hope and revival. By turns vibrant and soulful, these compositions capture the air of optimism while providing a multifaceted soundtrack to Lunar New Year celebrations. And, as a time of renewal demands, this playlist is regularly updated by our editors.

I. Overture

Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Peng Cao

5:06

金蛇狂舞(唐建平改编) [Live]

China NCPA Orchestra, LÜ Jia

5:36

Tambourin chinois, Op. 3 (Arr. McAlister for Violin and Orchestra)

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov, Long Yu

3:49

Spring Returns (Arr. for Orchestra by Y. T. Phoon)

Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Lim Yau

2:02

No. 8. Song of Riddles. Vivo scherzando

Li Xin Cao, China National Symphony Orchestra

3:13

I. Prelude. The Song of the Yellow River Boatmen

Chen Shasha, Wu Yuxia, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Lang Lang, Long Yu

3:24

Spring Celebration

Zhi-Jong Wang, Xue Yingjia

2:45

Rice Threshing Dance

2:24

Little Birdie

Man Wu, Silk Road Ensemble, Sarah Jarosz, Nicholas Cords, Colin Jacobsen, Wu Tong, Shawn Conley, Yo-Yo Ma, Johnny Gandelsman

2:48

Hutongs of Peking

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Long Yu

11:08

Dance of the Orient

4:20

No. 22, A Morning Sun Over Qiang Village

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Yue li, José Serebrier

2:31

No. 13. Morning Mood

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

4:19

Sei mir gegrüsst, D. 741

Henry Kramer, Stella Chen

3:45

"Sous le dôme épais" (Flower Duet)

Susan Graham, Philharmonia Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Sebastian Lang-Lessing

3:50

No. 8, Am Kamin

1:06

No. 11, It Rains When Heaven Deems Fit

Yue li, Yang Jiang, Xue YANG, José Serebrier, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

1:10

踏雪寻梅

SHI Yijie, Sa Chen

0:47

Rondo on Hakka folksong, "Ping-Pan tune"

Taiwan Philharmonic, Darrell Ang

5:19

Spring Flowers in the Moonlit Night on the River

Lang Lang, Fan Wei

7:18

Aufforderung zum Tanz, Op. 65 (Orch. Berlioz)

Andrew Manze, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

10:26

I. Seasons

Shanghai Quartet, Nicholas Tzavaras, Man Wu

1:48

I. Return to Sea

LÜ Jia, Macau Orchestra

3:40

Spring in Xinjiang

China National Symphony Orchestra, Yao-Ling Wang, Lü Siqing

2:19

No. 4, Jota

Johannes Moser, Xuefei Yang

3:06

I. Spring Fairy

1:06

Part II: 'Love Joy' Vivo - Piu lento - Vivo

Jue Yao, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, Peng Cao

11:25

Starry Sky, Op. 56

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Noriko Ogawa, José Serebrier, Royal Scottish National Orchestra Chorus

7:30

V. Danza de los vecinos. Seguidillas

Orquesta Filarmónica de Málaga, José María Moreno Valiente

3:24

IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

SHENG Yuan, 黄滨

6:13

I. Allegro Vivace

Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra

10:27

Ferdinandus-Walzer (Orch. by Wolfgang Dörner) [Live]

Riccardo Muti, Vienna Philharmonic

5:54

Voices of Spring, Op. 410 (Frühlingsstimmen) - Vocal Version

Vienna Philharmonic, Kathleen Battle, Herbert von Karajan

8:25

I. Allegro

Tianwa Yang, Ensemble Tianwa Yang, Gerd-Uwe Klein

3:08

III. Von der Jugend (Of Youth)

Vienna Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Jonathan Nott

3:08

Closer

3:28

京城大运河(大型京剧交响套曲):序曲

北京音协合唱团, 北京京剧院, Li Biao, Beijing Symphony Orchestra

8:01

Jubilation

Yo-Yo Ma, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Yip's Children's Choir, Hubei Bianzhong Bell Ensemble, Tan Dun

3:12

I. The Sunlight in Mt. Panshan

Stefan Malzew, Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

4:50

IV. Moderato

Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Hilary Hahn, Frankfurt Radio Symphony

2:48

Libiamo ne'lieti calici

Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:47

IV. Career. Presto

Christoph Koncz, Chiyan Wong, London Symphony Orchestra

3:23

I. —

Taiwan Philharmonic, Chen-Ling Liu, Chien Wen-pin

9:41