. . . the prevailing soft-focus mood is broken up with passages for piano and percussion, vividly recorded, with echoes of Stravinsky in his neo-classical vein. Dun saves his bonne bouche for the final reprise of the theme song, a fine peroration where he adds solo voice, percussion, string and a miniature trumpet figure to build an exciting and affirmative conclusion to this lavish retelling of the Hamlet story.
Record Review /
Adrian Edwards,
Gramophone (London) / 01. December 2006
Tan Dunżs score for The Banquet is a completely lovely score, every bit the equal to Fengżs intricate visual tapestry. It serves the movie magnificently while also providing on CD one of the best scores of the year.
Record Review /
Randall Larson,
Music from the Movies / 01. July 2007
. . . Lang Lang extrae sonoridades más osadas e incluso desquiciantes, del teclado ["En el bosque de bambú", "Tras la máscara"]. Un disco hermoso, misterioso y salvaje.
Record Review /
Melómano (Madrid) / 01. February 2007
