Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

The Chinese music here recorded is of a thoroughly traditional kind. There are, of course, certain fundamental differences between Chinese and Western music, exemplified in the music for the qin, the ancient Chinese zither, with its emphasis on a melodic line of great subtlety, in which nuances of timbre are of great importance, coupled with its symbolic significance. While much of Western music is abstract, Chinese music tends to be programmatic, offering usually a general picture rather than a detailed sequence of events, although there are occasional examples of the latter. The present collection includes examples of regional music as well as two examples of recent compositions in traditional style. The nine pieces can be classified as follows: Moon in Xunyang is an example of Jiangnan music, traditional folk music of the Shanghai region. Bells from the Temple, Sorrow of Zhaojun, Autumn Moon in the Han Palace and Flying Birds are examples of Cantonese ensemble pieces. Beyond the Frontier and Chanting in the Temple are transcribed, the first from a well-known Tang Dynasty piece for pipa (Chinese lute) and the second from a work for qin (traditional Chinese zither). Jin Chun Luo and Resentment are original compositions, the first based in Chaozhou music. Four instruments are used for the present recording, erhu (two-string fiddle), pipa (Chinese lute), zheng (zither) and xiao (end-blown flute), played by Hong Kong musicians Lam Fung, So Chun Bo, Wong Kuen and Loo Kah Chi. The music is played by various combinations of these instruments in quartet, trio or duet, with one solo for erhu, Flying Birds.

Ancient & Modern Chinese Poems

Popular Hong Kong TV & Movie Themes

The Central Broadcasting Folk Orchestra Plays Popular Wester

Chinese Evergreens contains timeless pieces of Chinese folk music. Performed by Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Kenneth Jean, these songs are given new life for a new generation of listeners. Songs include Plum Blossoms in the Snow, The Evening Bells from Nanping, Flowers Are Not Flowers, and many more.

Popular Pipa Music: King Chu Doffs His Armour

Liu Dehai Plays Pipa Favourites

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra with conductors Kenneth Schermerhorn and Jordan Tang present this album of the First Contemporary Chinese Composers Festival of 1986. The album also features pianist Joseph Banowetz. Composers featured on this release include Chan Wing Wah, Tan Dun, Huang Anlun, Qu Xiaosong, Jordan Tang, and Ye Xiaogang.

Mingxin Du: Symphony "Great Wall"

This new release features popular Chinese violin works. The pieces included are Song of the Five-Fingers Mountain, Singing the Night among Fishing Boats Romance, Spring in Xinjiang, and Dance. Performing these lovely works is violinist Takako Nishizaki with the Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Lim Kek-Tjiang.

MARTINEZ-SOBRAL: Piano Sonata / Hojas de Album

Jin-xuan Yan, Huan Zhi Li & Wei Qu: Orchestral Music

Mingxin Du: Violin Concerto & Piano Concerto "Spirit of Spri

Gang Chen & Zhanhao He: The Butterfly Lovers Piano Concerto