He Zhanhao & Chen Gang, The Butterfly Lovers Concerto for Violin and Piano (SMPH)

‘The Butterfly Lovers’ is a 17th Century Chinese legend about a couple and their forbidden love. ‘The Butterfly Lovers’ is a 17th Century Chinese legend about a couple and their forbidden love. This Violin Concerto was written by two Chinese composers, He Zhanhao and Chen Gang in 1959 while they were students at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. The music did not acquire popularity before the late 1970s, when China loosened its restrictions after the Cultural Revolution. Once released from censorship, it became an embodiment of China in transition.