I find myself listening, again and again, to Tan Dun’s “Symphony 1997.” Commissioned to celebrate the return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule, it features Yo-Yo Ma, The Yip Children’s Choir and, most excitingly, a collection of recently discovered bianzhong bells that are 2400 years old.
It is an incredible piece of work that ranges from beautiful to sublime to total frenzied kick-ass. You can read a slightly more educated description here.
