[A computer recommended this to me today.]
It’s delightful! Of note is the nationalistic flavour (or maybe I’m the only one still hearing Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil in my mind) and the twinkly-eyed yet grave bass and cello passages in the first movement. The photo is pretty great too, and much more pleasant than staring at people playing the piece against the severe backdrop of a concert hall. Speaking of which…
It also reminded me of Chen Zhangyi’s Rain Tree, which I can’t believe I’ve never posted about. (This video gives you a pale idea of what that was like.) That, too, had a kind of nationalistic flavour and a scenic quality (quivering leaves in the heavy humid air with the barest of breezes wafting by). I’ve heard recordings of it again since, beginning right after I first heard it in person, and nothing has come even close.
the lexical form 