Zhao Lin says: Red Lantern is derived from my father's original music, scored for the great Zhang Yimou film Raise the Red Lantern. Inspired by Chines traditional Beijing Opera, this work explores its unique musical style and language with the many colours of our traditional music. The quintet is a suite of stories that take place in a traditional Chinese private courtyard through the centuries. It tells an emotional story of Chinese family relationships in older times and the impact of the family's isolation from society. The are five movements:
- 1 Prelude - Moonlight
- 2 Wandering
- 3 Love
- 4 Death
- 5 Epilogue
Recorded 28 September 2017, St Mary of the Angels, Wellington by RNZ Concert.
Producer: David McCaw
Engineer: Graham Kennedy
