Abstract:

Anthology of World Music: China CD The ancient musical works presented in this collection of Chinese classical music are played on four traditional instruments: the qin and the zheng (board zithers), the pipa (a plucked lute), and the xiao (an end-blown bamboo flute), dating from the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) dynasties. The highly-accomplished musicians, including pipa player Li Tingsong, xiao player Zha Yiping and qin player Fu Xuezhai, were key figures in the study and rediscovery of China's musical heritage in the post-war era. One newly- found 13-minute performance on 7-string zither ("Guangling San"), is previously unissued. Chen Zeming, Li Tingsong, pipa (4-string lute) / Ding Boling, zheng (16-string zither) / Zha Yiping, xiao (end-blown bamboo flute) / Fu Xuezhai, Wu Wenguang, Guan Pinghu, qin (7-string zither) Num. Song Title Artist Time 01. Haiqing na tian'e (Haiqing Seizing the Swan) Chen Zeming 13:07 02. Shimian Maifu ( The Great Ambuscade) Li Tingsong 8:27 03. Pingsha Iuo Yan (Geese Landing on a Sandy Beach) Ding Boling 3:28 04. Liushui (Flowering Waters) Guan Pinghu 7:28 05. Ao'ai (Fisherman's Song) Guan Pinghu 6:19 06. Meihua san nong (Ode to the Plum Blossom) Fu Xuezhai, Zha Yiping 9:49 07. Guangling San ( The Song of Guangling) Wu Wenguang 13:39