Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin - Cheng Yu
[EUCD2074]

$13.95

EUCD2074 Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin - Cheng Yu

CD Information

• CD Title: Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin

• Artist(s): Cheng Yu

• CD Code: EUCD2074

• Tracks: 8

• Playing Time: 57:20 min

• Booklet Info in: English, Spanish, French, German

Hauntingly beautiful, contemplative music as well as lively pieces played on pipa (lute), qin (zither), xiao (flute) and dizi (flute). Cheng Yu is an internationally renowned pipa and qin virtuoso, former soloist at the China Central Orchestra of Chinese Music in Beijing.

Information about the artists, the music and the instruments in English, German, French and Spanish.

Cheng Yu playing qin

Track Listing:

1. Flowing Water (qin solo, 1425) - 7:57

2. White Snow in Sunny Spring (pipa, suite style, 1818) - 3:51 soundclip

3. Wild Geese Descending on the Sandy Beach (qin & xiao, 1910) - 6:15 soundclip

4. Dragon Boat (pipa, folk style) - 4:36

5. Dance of the Yi People (pipa, 1964) - 7:49

6. Flute and Drum at Sunset (pipa & xiao, civil style, 1790s) - 11:40

7. Three Variations on Plum Blossom (qin & xiao, 1425) - 7:51 soundclip

8. Ambushed on Ten Sides (pipa, martial style, 1818) - 6:55

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– Julian Joseph, 12/20/2007
This recording features two of China’s most expressive instruments: the 4-stringed lute pipa and the 7-stringed classical long zither qin. Cheng Yu, winner of numerous music awards, including several for her reconstruction of the 5-stringed pipa (lost since the 8th century), is an exceptionally talented musician who plays both pipa and qin to stunning effect. “Flowing Water” brilliantly conveys all the moods of a river from a rushing torrent to a gentle flow, as well as the deeper significance of the music depicting the close friendship of a legendary master musician and the woodcutter who so greatly appreciated his music. The sound of the pipa in “Ambushed on Ten Sides” vividly portrays the sounds and emotions of a historic battle. Three of the pieces are accompanied by the bamboo flute, played by flute virtuoso Wang Ciheng and qin and flute master Li Xiangting. A superb CD and a “must buy”.

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Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin - Cheng Yu[EUCD2074]

Chinese Masterpieces of the Pipa and Qin - Cheng Yu
[EUCD2074]