Beijing folk, do you hear the water filling your radiators as we speak? Central heating has arrived not a day too soon, considering the temperature on this rainy night is dipping toward freezing.
Stay warm and enjoy Stravinsky’s symphonic poem about a Chinese emperor, performed by the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Lorin Maaze, set to images of Beijing and Xi’an by YouTube user christomacin. We’ll be back with you in no time.