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Four Virtuosi Play Chinese Traditional Music / Kah Chi, Chun Bo, Kuen, Fung

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Kc Loo, Fung Lam, Cb So, K Wong
Format
CD
Label
Marco Polo
Released
Jan 13, 2017
Catalog #
8225852
UPC
636943585221

About

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.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 Moon in Xun Yang, "Moonlight Over the Spring River" 11:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    Moon in Xun Yang, "Moonlight Over the Spring River"
    Duration
    11:40
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Wong Kuen, Lam Fung, So Chun Bo
  2. 2 Bells From The Temple 03:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    Bells From The Temple
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Wei Lin Chui
    Performer
    Wong Kuen, So Chun Bo
  3. 3 Beyond the Frontier 04:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    Beyond the Frontier
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Lam Fung, Yuexia Li
  4. 4 Sorrow of Zhaojun 07:39
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sorrow of Zhaojun
    Duration
    07:39
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Wong Kuen, Lam Fung, So Chun Bo, Loo Kah Chi
  5. 5 Chanting in the Temple 06:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Chanting in the Temple
    Duration
    06:49
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Wong Kuen, So Chun Bo
  6. 6 Jin Chun Luo (Spring Brocades) 06:19
    Track
    6
    Title
    Jin Chun Luo (Spring Brocades)
    Duration
    06:19
    Composer
    Zhongren Lu
    Performer
    Wong Kuen, Lam Fung, So Chun Bo, Loo Kah Chi
  7. 7 Resentment 05:15
    Track
    7
    Title
    Resentment
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    Lam Fung, Yuexia Li
  8. 8 Autumn Moon in the Han Palace 04:25
    Track
    8
    Title
    Autumn Moon in the Han Palace
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    So Chun Bo, Loo Kah Chi
  9. 9 Flying Birds 05:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Flying Birds
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Jianquan Yi
    Performer
    Loo Kah Chi