A good introduction to music played on various huqin instruments

Treasury of Chinese Musical Instruments
Vol.2 Bowed String Instruments

This is a recording released by the China Record Company in 1989. Each track features a huqin soloist with backing from a traditional Chinese ensemble.

Track list:
1. Moon Reflects in the Er Quan (Er Quan Ying Yue, Erhu: Zhu Changyao)
2. Regret (Shuang Sheng Hen, Gaohu: Yu Qiwei)
3. The Setting Moon of Early Dawn (Yue Ya Wu Geng, Banhu: Shen Cheng)
4. Birds Sing in the Empty Hills (Kong Shan Niao Yu, Erhu: Zhu Changyao)
5. Deep Night (Ye Shen Chen, Jinghu: Zhang Suying)
6. A Paizi Tune of Shaanxi (Qinqiang) Opera (Qinqiang Paizi Qu, Banhu: Shen Cheng)
7. Waves (Liu Bo Qu, Erhu: Zhu Changyao)
8. Autumn Moon on A Placid Lake (Ping Hu Qiu Yue, Gaohu: Yu Qiwei)
9. On Grassland (Cao Yuan Shang, Zhonghu: Zhu Changyao)

Track list, Titles and performers in Chinese and English:

01. èr quán yìng yuè 二泉映月 Moon Reflects in the Er Quan (erhu 二胡) - Zhū Chāngyào 朱昌耀, Shanghai trad ensemble
02. shuāng shēng hèn 双声恨 Regret (gaohu 高胡) - Yú Qíwěi 余其伟, with Guangdong song and dance ensemble quartet
03. yuè yá wǔ gēng 月芽五更 The Setting Moon of Early Dawn (banhu 板胡) - Shěn Chéng 沈诚 (banhu), Shanghai trad ensemble
04. kōng shān niǎo yǔ 空山鸟语 Birds Sing in the Empty Hills (erhu 二胡) - Zhū Chāngyào 朱昌耀
05. yè shēn chén 夜深沉 Deep Night (jinghu) - Zhāng Sùyīng 张素英, Shanghai trad ensemble
06. qínqiāng páiziqǔ 秦腔牌子曲 Paizi tune of Shaanxi opera (banhu 板胡) - Shěn Chéng 沈诚 (banhu), Shanghai trad ensemble
07. liú bō qǔ 流波曲 Waves (erhu 二胡) - Zhū Chāngyào 朱昌耀, Shanghai trad ensemble
08. píng hú qiū yuè 平湖秋月 Autumn Moon on a Placid Lake (gaohu 高胡) - Yú Qíwěi 余其伟, with Guangdong song and dance ensemble quartet
09. cǎo yuán shàng 草原上 On Grassland (zhonghu 中胡) - Zhū Chāngyào 朱昌耀, Shanghai trad ensemble

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