Traditional Chinese Guzheng Music
Interpreted by Liu Fang
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extract (4 min.) from a documentary by CBC TV (BravoCanada) broadcasted
on January 12, 2008, 8:30pm. Thanks to BBC (BravoCanada) for the permission
to use this recording for demo purposes. (more
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No.
1: "Guangling fantasia" (Guang
Ling San) – a famous ancient guqin tune, later transcribed by Wang Changyuan
for guzheng solo,recorded
live at Liu Fang's solo recital in the Theatre de la Ville of Paris on May
8, 2006.
The original guqin solo was composed by the renowned scholar and guqin master, Ji Kang, one of the “seven gentlemen in the bamboo forest” in the Wei period (3rd century). It is a traditional piece from the Chinese classical repertoire. |
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About this piece
This is one of the most famous Chaozhou Zheng solo pieces. With its rich poetic sentiment it describes the scene of carefree seagulls leisurely playing over the sea, pursuing each other happily and expressing a kind of comfortable ease one seeks in life.
traditional piece from the Chinese classical repertoire, recorded live at Liu Fang's solo recital in the Pierre-mercurre Hall, Centre Pierre-Peladou, Montreal, on march 27, 2003.
The whole piece is about 6 minutes
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About this piece
This ancient melody is said to represent the loneliness and melancholic feeling of the court ladies in the palace of a Han Emperor. The title just perfectly reflects the musical atmosphere.
composed by Zhao Dengshan in 1980s, recorded live at Liu Fang's solo recital in the Pierre-mercurre Hall, Centre Pierre-Peladou, Montreal, on march 27, 2003.
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Video clip from Mondomix: Liu Fang solo recital at the "Theatre de la Ville" in Paris, May 8, 2006 (Pipa solo: The ambush)
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