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The album closes with Concerto of Life, a suite in five movements for piano and orchestra with Noriko Ogawa taking on the solo part. The work is based on the score for a feature film of the same name telling the story of a piano teacher and his students. Ogawa has also appeared on a previous album of Ye's music alongside the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and conductor José Serebrier - a release named Editor's Choice in the Gramophone, whose reviewer described the performances as 'superb' and Ye's scores as possessing 'lyrical elegance, searching drama and depth of color...'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 1, Prelude. Memory Of Sichuan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 2, Mt. Bashan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 3, Shadow Of Bamboo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 4, The Torrent In Yankou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 5, The Distant Water In Hechuan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 6, A Night In Bazhong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 7, Riverside Of Jialing River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 8, Torrential Chuan River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 9, Mt. Meishan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 10, Beichuan Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 11, It Rains When Heaven Deems Fit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSichuan Image, Op. 70: No. 12, The Boundless Mt. 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My Sichuan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: I. Life Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: II. Roses In The Shades Of Evening\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: III. Cruel Truth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: IV. Never Regret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: V. A Dream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: VI. Hospital\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcerto Of Life, Op. 23c: VII. 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