CHINA – TAIWAN Professor Liang Tsai-Ping and His Group – China's Instrumental Heritage – Lyrichord - LLST 792

CHINA – TAIWAN 

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping and His Group – China's Instrumental Heritage – Lyrichord - LLST 792, recorded in Taiwan c. 1960 (LP)

The great Lyrichord label has released a unique collection of precious recordings of authentic Chinese classical music, including this delicate, contemplative gem of 11 traditional songs from northern China composed between the 7th and the 20th centuries and performed by Professor Liang Tsai-Ping (1911-2000) and his group. The instruments used here are the 16-string cheng zither, hsia bamboo flute, sheng mouth pipe-organ, nan-hu fiddle, and hsun ocarina.

 

Le grand label Lyrichord a publié une collection unique de précieux enregistrements de musique classique chinoise authentique, dont ce joyau délicat et contemplatif de 11 chansons traditionnelles du nord de la Chine composées entre le VIIe et le XXe siècle et interprétées par le professeur Liang Tsai-Ping (1911-2000) et son groupe. Les instruments utilisés ici sont la cithare cheng à 16 cordes, la flûte hsia en bambou, l'orgue à bouche sheng, la vièle nan-hu et l'ocarina hsun.

A1 – Wild Geese Alighting on the Sandy Shore ("P'ing Sha Lo Yen")

17th century North China folksong;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither, & Wong Chen-Hwa, hsia bamboo flute.

 

A2 – Old Monk Sweeping the Buddhist Temple ("Lao Sen Saqo Tien")

14th century North China (Shantung) folk song;

Liang Ming-Yueh, sheng mouth pipe-organ.

 

A3 – Ascending to the Top of a Tower ("Teng Lou")

18th century North China (Hopei) folk song;

Liang Min-Shih (Miriam Liang), cheng zither.

 

A4 – Hundred Birds Courting the Phoenix ("Pai Niao Chao Feng")

17th century North China (Honan) folk song;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither, & Lin Pei, nan-hu fiddle.

 

A5 – The Farewell ("Yang-kuan San Tieh")

8th century North China (Shensi) folk song;

Liang Ming-Yueh, hsun ocarina.

 

A6 – Freedom March ("Tsu-yu Hsing")

Composed by Professor Liang Tsai-Ping in 1952;

Liang Min-Shih (Miriam Liang), cheng zither.

 

A7 – Flowers on Brocade ("Chin Shang Hua")

16th century North China (Hopei) folk song;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither, & Wong Chen-Hwa, hsia flute.

 

B1 – Remembering an Old, Old Friend ("I Ku-jen")

Composed by Professor Liang Tsai-Ping in 1951;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither.

 

B2 – Relieving My Heart ("Shu-hua Ch'u")

Composed by Professor Liang Tsai-Ping in 1951;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither, Miriam Liang, sheng mouth pipe-organ.

 

B3 – Winter Ravens Sporting Over the Water ("Han Ya Hsi Sui")

10th century North China (Shensi) folk song;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither, & Wong Chen-Hwa, hsia bamboo flute.

 

B4 – The Spring River in the Flowery Moonlight ("Ch'un Chiang Hua Yueh Yeh")

7th century North China (Shensi) folk song;

Professor Liang Tsai-Ping, cheng zither, Liang Ming-Yueh, sheng mouth pipe-organ, Wong Chen-Hwa, hsia bamboo flute & Lin Pei, nan-hu fiddle.

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Our other Chinese classical music posts:

The Music of China Vol. 1 – Chinese Instruments – Anthology AST 4000 here

China– A Musical Anthology of the Orient – BM 30 SL 2032 here

Musik in Asien II – Südost- & Ostasien – BM 30 SL 5107 here

Photograph below is from The Art of East Asia by Gabrielle Fahr-Becker, Sabine Hesemann & Michael Dunn, published by Konemann, 1999:

 

Study of wonderful Birds and Other Living Creatures by 

Huang Quan (903-965), handscroll, ink and color on silk:

 

The photograph below is from my visit last summer to the Cleveland Museum of Art's remarkable collections and museography here:

 

Architectural brick with dancer in relief, molded terracotta with slip coating, from the exterior wall of the Pagoda at the Xiudingsi Buddhist monastery near Anyang, Henan province, China, Tang Dynasty (618-907):

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