Naxos AudioVisual
A Chinese Musical Journey - Xi'an
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Details
- Composer
- VARIOUS
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- DVD
- Discs
- 1
- Label
- Naxos AudioVisual
- Released
- Jan 29, 2008
- Catalog #
- 2110554
- UPC
- 747313555451
About
The Places
The capital of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, its name translating as 'Western Peace', was the Chinese capital during the Tang dynasty (618-906 A.D.). The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, completed in 704 on the orders of the Empress Wu Zetain during her period of rule as Empress of the Zhou dynasty, soon replaced by the restored Tang, is one of the oldest such structures in China. Of particular interest is the tomb of the Emperor Huang, regarded as the founder of the unified Chinese nation, and the remarkable terracotta warriors and horses discovered around the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang Di, founder of the Qin dynasty who died in 210 B.C.. The tour ends with vies of the precipitous Huashan (Flower Mountain), so called from its five peaks, groups in the shape of a great flower.
The Music
The music chosen for this tour of Xi'an is played on traditional Chinese instruments. The excerpts include, to accompany the terracotta warriors, a contemporary composition inspired by Zhang Ji's poem 'Night at the Maple Bridge' giving particular prominence to the zhongruan, a form of Chinese lute of ancient origin. Other instruments heard are the Chinese transverse bamboo flute, the dizi, the Chinese plucked zither, the guqin, and the Chinese lute, the pipa. A glimpse of operatic stage performance finds a place for a Shaanxi opera tune, an example of the music to be heard in the many regional forms of Chinese opera.
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
The capital of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, its name translating as 'Western Peace', was the Chinese capital during the Tang dynasty (618-906 A.D.). The Big Wild Goose Pagoda, completed in 704 on the orders of the Empress Wu Zetain during her period of rule as Empress of the Zhou dynasty, soon replaced by the restored Tang, is one of the oldest such structures in China. Of particular interest is the tomb of the Emperor Huang, regarded as the founder of the unified Chinese nation, and the remarkable terracotta warriors and horses discovered around the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang Di, founder of the Qin dynasty who died in 210 B.C.. The tour ends with vies of the precipitous Huashan (Flower Mountain), so called from its five peaks, groups in the shape of a great flower.
The Music
The music chosen for this tour of Xi'an is played on traditional Chinese instruments. The excerpts include, to accompany the terracotta warriors, a contemporary composition inspired by Zhang Ji's poem 'Night at the Maple Bridge' giving particular prominence to the zhongruan, a form of Chinese lute of ancient origin. Other instruments heard are the Chinese transverse bamboo flute, the dizi, the Chinese plucked zither, the guqin, and the Chinese lute, the pipa. A glimpse of operatic stage performance finds a place for a Shaanxi opera tune, an example of the music to be heard in the many regional forms of Chinese opera.
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 13 tracks
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1 Xi'an: A Cultural Tour with Traditional Chinese Music (NTSC) 01:06:19
- Track
- 1
- Title
- Xi'an: A Cultural Tour with Traditional Chinese Music (NTSC)
- Duration
- 01:06:19
- Composer
- Traditional
-
2 Singing the Night among Fishing-Boats 04:16
- Track
- 2
- Title
- Singing the Night among Fishing-Boats
- Duration
- 04:16
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Ren-chang Fu
-
3 Beauty in the Portrait 03:44
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Beauty in the Portrait
- Duration
- 03:44
- Composer
- na Not Applicable
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Xiao-gu Zhu
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4 Shi Ba Ban (18 Beats) 04:01
- Track
- 4
- Title
- Shi Ba Ban (18 Beats)
- Duration
- 04:01
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Shui-lin Jiang
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Fei-yun Xia
-
5 5 Heroes On The Wolf Teeth Mountain 08:39
- Track
- 5
- Title
- 5 Heroes On The Wolf Teeth Mountain
- Duration
- 08:39
- Composer
- Sha-cen Lu
- Performer
- Wei Yang, Tao Zhou
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6 Night Song on Fishing Boats 03:57
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Night Song on Fishing Boats
- Duration
- 03:57
- Composer
- Anonymous
- Performer
- Xue-jun Guo, Miao-xing Pan, Wei Wang, Xiao-ming Zhu
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7 Shaanxi Opera Tune 06:09
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Shaanxi Opera Tune
- Duration
- 06:09
- Composer
- Fu-tuan Guo, Traditional
- Performer
- Yong-gang Huo
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Fei-yun Xia
-
8 Memories Of An Old Friend 08:02
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Memories Of An Old Friend
- Duration
- 08:02
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Yi Gong
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra
-
9 Fishing Island on a Moonlit Night 05:02
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Fishing Island on a Moonlit Night
- Duration
- 05:02
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Ren-chang Fu
-
10 Song Of Chu 05:19
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Song Of Chu
- Duration
- 05:19
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Jin-long Chen
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Virtuosi
- Conductor
- Fei-yun Xia
-
11 Night by the Lake 06:47
- Track
- 11
- Title
- Night by the Lake
- Duration
- 06:47
- Composer
- Wenchen Qin
- Performer
- Nian-bing Zhang
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Conservatory Chinese Orchestra
- Conductor
- Fei-yun Xia
-
12 Great Waves Sweeping Away Sand 04:23
- Track
- 12
- Title
- Great Waves Sweeping Away Sand
- Duration
- 04:23
- Composer
- Yan-jin Hua
- Performer
- Wei Yang, Tao Zhou
-
13 Dialogue Of Fisherman And Woodsman 08:33
- Track
- 13
- Title
- Dialogue Of Fisherman And Woodsman
- Duration
- 08:33
- Composer
- Traditional
- Performer
- Yi Gong
- Ensemble
- Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra