Classical Chinese Folk Music

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Annotation

This 2-disc set seems to be a compilation of music from other ARC Music CDs by the three respective artists. For example, all of the Chen Dacan songs appear on Chinese Folk Music as well.

Annotation last modified on 2011-06-01 20:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Zi zhu diao (Purple Bamboo Melody)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recording of:
紫竹调 (Purple Bamboo Melody)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Chen Dacan2:17
2Yu ge (Song of the Fisherman)
recording engineer:
David Knowles
dizi:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Yu ge (Song of the Fishermen, a composition credited to Yu Tian You)
composer:
Yu Tian You
Li He4:42
3Jiang he shui (Rivers and Streams)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recording of:
江河水 (Jiāng hé shuǐ / Rivers and Streams)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
黄海怀 (Huang Haihuai) (in 1962)
Chen Dacan7:20
4Wu bang zi
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
五梆子 (Wǔ bāng zi)
composer:
Fen Zi Cuen
Li He3:17
5Sai ma (Horse Races)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Chen Dacan1:50
6Springtime on the Tianshan Mountains
pipa:
程玉 (British Chinese pipa and guqin player)
recording of:
天山之春 (Spring in Tian Shan)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Cheng Yu3:58
7Gu xiang (My Home Town)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Chen Dacan8:00
8Huan le ge (Happy Song)
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
arranger:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Li He6:45
9Liang xiao (Beautiful Evening)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
recording of:
良宵 (“Good Night”)
composer:
劉天華 (erhu player and composer) (on 1928-01-22)
Chen Dacan2:23
10Chun dou Xiang Jiang (Spring Comes to Xiang River)
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
春到湘江 (Chūn dào Xiāngjiāng / Spring Comes to Xiang River)
composer:
宁保生
guzheng arranger:
王中山 (Wang Zhongshan, Chinese guzheng player)
Li He6:09
11Er quan ying yue (Spring Water Reflects the Moon)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recording of:
二泉映月 (Moon Reflected on the Er-quan Spring)
composer:
華彥鈞 (Abing, Chinese musician specializing in the erhu and pipa, 1892–1950) (in 1949)
Chen Dacan5:44
12Flowing Water From the High Mountain
pipa:
程玉 (British Chinese pipa and guqin player)
recording of:
高山流水 (High Mountains Flowing Water)
composer:
伯牙
Cheng Yu3:19
13Feng shou (Bumper Harvest)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Chen Dacan3:54
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1Mu min xin ge
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
牧民新歌 (Mù mín xīn gē / New Song of the Herdsmen)
composer:
简广易
Li He3:30
2Ping hu qiu yue (Still Lake Under the Autumn Moon)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recording of:
平湖秋月 (Píng hú qiū yuè / Autumn Moon Over the Calm Lake)
composer:
呂文成 (Wencheng Lü, Chinese composer and musician)
Chen Dacan5:48
3Guo Sou xing (A Trip to Guo Sou)
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
姑苏行 (Gūsū xíng / Journey to Suzhou)
composer:
江先渭
Li He6:35
4San liu (Three and Six)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Chen Dacan5:44
5In the Evening of the Torch Festival
guqin:
程玉 (British Chinese pipa and guqin player)
Cheng Yu5:53
6E ma yao ling (Hungry Horses Ringing Bells)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Chen Dacan3:39
7Xi xiang fen (Happy Reunion)
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
喜相逢 (Xǐ xiāng féng / Happy Reunion)
composer:
Fen Zi Cuen
Li He3:47
8Han gong qiu yue (Autumn Moon at the “Han” Palace)
erhu:
Chen Dacan
recording of:
漢宮秋月 (Hàn gōng qiūyuè / Autumn Moon Over Han Palace)
composer:
古曲 ([traditional], special purpose artist)
Chen Dacan4:20
9Three Ancient Tunes From Yenzhou
pipa:
程玉 (British Chinese pipa and guqin player)
Cheng Yu4:00
10Zo xi kou
recording engineer:
David Knowles
bawu:
Li He (Chinese folk musician)
instruments:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
arranger:
Chen Dacan
recorded at:
David Ash Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Zo xi kou
composer:
Li Zhen
Li He15:15
11Xi yang yang
erhu:
Chen Dacan
performer:
Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble
Chen Dacan1:35

Credits

Release

manufactured in:Germany
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:ARC Music Productions Int. Ltd. (not for release label use - for copyrights only) (in 1999)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/11831108 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00004RKLH [info]
purchase for mail-order:http://www.arcmusic.co.uk/inc/product_info.php/cPath/15/products_id/205 [info]