Chinese
Traditional Pipa Music
solo pieces from the classical and contemporary repertoire
(solo album released in 1997)
Chinese traditional
pipa music
performed by Liu Fang
- [1] The great wave washes the beach,
composed by Hua Yen-Jun (A-Bin).
- [2] Fkying snow decorate the evergreen,traditional
- [3] Melody from a bamboo house,
composed by Zheng Qin-Rong.
- [4] The love of Wei river, composed
by Ren Hong-Xiang.
- [5] Dance of the Yi people,Composed
by Wang Huiran
- [6] Spring Rain, composed by Zhu
Yi & Wen Bo.
- [7] The romance of the red river valley,
composed by Zheng Qin-Rong.
- [8] The moon is high, tradional
- [9] Go to the Flower Festival, arr.from
Sichuan folk song for pipa solo.
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"...
The pipa is a traditional Chinese string instrument, four-stringed,
pear-shaped and resembling a lute, although there is more
space between the frets and fretboard to allow the player
to apply perpendicular pressure to the string for microtonal
effects, something typical of Far-Eastern string instruments.
It gives it that special Oriental “twang." Otherwise
it sounds much like a lute with something of the banjo's
dryness and finger-picking technique (but not that metallic).
Liu chose her program from the authentic traditional and
“modern traditional" repertoires. The disc begins
with Hua Yan-jun's “The Great Wave Washes the Beach,"
one of the classic pipa compositions of the 20th Century,
a gracious, evocative tune. But the highlights are found
in Zhen Qi-ren's “Melody from a Bamboo House"
and Wei Zhong-le's “The Moon Is High." The first
one is a contemporary piece that, despite its respect for
musical tradition, takes matters deeper into complexity
and originality. In Liu's interpretation we hear her complementary
interests in traditional and innovative musics. The second
is at least a millennium old and calls for wide amounts
of virtuosity through its 13 minutes of duration. The way
the basic themes are ornamented seem to reflect the structure
of nature or -- as it would be called much later - fractal
geometry, producing endless fascination. Out of Liu's fingers
ooze serenity, precision and beauty. Highly recommended."
- François Couture, All Music Guide, 2003.
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