Naxos AudioVisual
A Chinese Musical Journey - Beijing
$13.99
Details
- Composer
- VARIOUS
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- DVD
- Label
- Naxos AudioVisual
- Released
- Jan 29, 2008
- Catalog #
- 2110551
- UPC
- 747313555154
About
The Places
Beijing (Peking), the capital of China, has been the site of various cities with different names. Under Kubla Khan, who established the Mongolian Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), a new city, Khanbalik (Cambaluc) was built, to be destroyed by the Ming Emperors, the second of whom made Beijing once again the capital. Many of the historical remains come from the period of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), and the following Qing (1644-1911). These include the former imperial palace, known as the Forbidden City, and other palaces, parks and dwellings. The Great Wall is represented by the well known sight of the Jinshanling section of this ancient structure, built during the early years of the Ming dynasty.
The Music
The music chosen for this tour of Beijing is played on Chinese instruments, and makes use of traditional works and more modern arrangements, in traditional style. The instruments to be heard include the Chinese flute (dizi), the zither (qin), the Chinese lute (pipa), the three-string lute (sanxian) and the two-string Chinese fiddle (erhu). The Shepherd and His Flute, for example, is played on the Chinese dulcimer (yangqin), The Moon Over Guanshan on the sanxian and Song of the Tea-Pickers, taken from Yue Opera, is arranged for an instrumental ensemble. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the titles of pieces explain their mood and origin.
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Booklet notes: English, Chinese
Running time: 66 mins
No. of DVDs: 1
Beijing (Peking), the capital of China, has been the site of various cities with different names. Under Kubla Khan, who established the Mongolian Yuan dynasty (1279-1368), a new city, Khanbalik (Cambaluc) was built, to be destroyed by the Ming Emperors, the second of whom made Beijing once again the capital. Many of the historical remains come from the period of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), and the following Qing (1644-1911). These include the former imperial palace, known as the Forbidden City, and other palaces, parks and dwellings. The Great Wall is represented by the well known sight of the Jinshanling section of this ancient structure, built during the early years of the Ming dynasty.
The Music
The music chosen for this tour of Beijing is played on Chinese instruments, and makes use of traditional works and more modern arrangements, in traditional style. The instruments to be heard include the Chinese flute (dizi), the zither (qin), the Chinese lute (pipa), the three-string lute (sanxian) and the two-string Chinese fiddle (erhu). The Shepherd and His Flute, for example, is played on the Chinese dulcimer (yangqin), The Moon Over Guanshan on the sanxian and Song of the Tea-Pickers, taken from Yue Opera, is arranged for an instrumental ensemble. As with Chinese traditional visual arts, the titles of pieces explain their mood and origin.
Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0 / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Booklet notes: English, Chinese
Running time: 66 mins
No. of DVDs: 1
Tracklist 15 tracks
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1 Beijing: A Cultural Tour with Traditional Chinese Music (NTSC) 01:06:19
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Beijing: A Cultural Tour with Traditional Chinese Music (NTSC)
- Duration
- 01:06:19
- Composer
- Traditional
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2 The Shepherd and His Flute 02:38
- Track
- 2
- Title
- The Shepherd and His Flute
- Duration
- 02:38
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Ren-chang Fu
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3 Flowing Water 05:59
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Flowing Water
- Duration
- 05:59
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Yi Gong
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
-
4 Regret Of A Miserable Couple 05:07
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Regret Of A Miserable Couple
- Duration
- 05:07
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Yong-gang Huo
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Fei-yun Xia
-
5 White Snow In Sunny Spring 03:20
- Track
- 5
- Title
- White Snow In Sunny Spring
- Duration
- 03:20
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Wei Yang, Tao Zhou
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6 Lantern Song 03:38
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Lantern Song
- Duration
- 03:38
- Composer
- na Not Applicable
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Xiao-gu Zhu
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7 Happy Reunion 03:07
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Happy Reunion
- Duration
- 03:07
- Composer
- Zi-cun Feng
- Performer
- Qing-bao Kong
-
8 3 Repetitions Of Yangguan Pass 06:40
- Track
- 8
- Title
- 3 Repetitions Of Yangguan Pass
- Duration
- 06:40
- Composer
- Kuan-ping Mao, Xiao-fei Huang, Traditional
- Performer
- Shi-yi Jian
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9 Autumn Moon Over Han Palace 05:16
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Autumn Moon Over Han Palace
- Duration
- 05:16
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Xue-jun Guo, Miao-xing Pan, Wei Wang, Xiao-ming Zhu
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10 Song of the Tea Pickers 04:17
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Song of the Tea Pickers
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- na Not Applicable
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Xiao-gu Zhu
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11 Lin Chong's Night Rush 05:40
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Lin Chong's Night Rush
- Duration
- 05:40
- Composer
- na Not Applicable
- Performer
- Xue-jun Guo, Miao-xing Pan, Wei Wang, Xiao-ming Zhu
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12 The Moon over Guanshan 02:50
- Track
- 12
- Title
- The Moon over Guanshan
- Duration
- 02:50
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Nian-bing Zhang
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13 The Crescent Moon Before Dawn 05:19
- Track
- 13
- Title
- The Crescent Moon Before Dawn
- Duration
- 05:19
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Yong-gang Huo
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Fei-yun Xia
-
14 The Glow Of The Setting Sun At The Lei Feng Pagoda 04:13
- Track
- 14
- Title
- The Glow Of The Setting Sun At The Lei Feng Pagoda
- Duration
- 04:13
- Composer
- na Not Applicable
- Performer
- Guo-ji Jiang
- Conductor
- Min Yang
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15 Song Of Chu 06:32
- Track
- 15
- Title
- Song Of Chu
- Duration
- 06:32
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Xiao-lian Dai
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra