A Special Selection of Han Music (1990 cassette)

Artist/Performers: Guǎngdōngshěng gēwǔ jùyuàn mínzú yuètuán 广东省歌舞剧院民族乐团
(Guangdong song & dance opera house ensemble)
Album: Zhōngguó Mínzú Qìyuè Xìliè 中国民族器乐系列
"A Series of Chinese Traditional Instrumental Music"
Hàndiào yīnyuè zhuānjí 汉调音乐专辑
"A Special Selection of Han Music"
Year: 1990
Company: Bái tiān é yīnxiàng chūbǎnshè 百天鹅音像出版社
W-S-8889

Cassette tape track list:
A1. jià hǎo láng 嫁好郎 Marrying to a Good Husband
A2. yíng xiān kè 迎仙客 Guest Welcoming the Immortals
A3. tiǎo lián 挑帘 Lifting Door Curtain
A4. xūn fēng qǔ 薰风曲 Intoxicating Breeze
A5. jìn běi gōng 北进宫 North Palace Ceremony
A6. bǎi jiā chūn 百家春 Spring of All Families
A7. cuìzǐ dēng tán 翠子登潭 Kingfisher Arriving at Pool
B1. chū shuǐ lián 出水莲 Lotus Newly Out of Water
B2. xiǎo yángzhōu 小扬洲 Little Yangzhou
B3. nán jìn gōng 南进宫 South Palace Ceremony
B4. píngshān yuè 平山乐 Pingshan Tune
B5. fàn hòu chá 饭后茶 Sipping Tea After Dinner


Performers:
Guǎngdōngshěng gēwǔ jùyuàn mínzú yuètuán 广东省歌舞剧院民族乐团
(Guangdong song & dance opera house ensemble)
Chén Xiónghuá 陈雄华 (tíqín, tóuxián 提琴, 头弦)
Yú Qíwěi 余其伟 (yehu)
Zhāng Yùnlíng 张运龄 (yangqin)
Lǐ Wěi 李伟 (zheng)
Xiāo Chénguāng 肖晨光 (suona)
Wǔ Guózhōng 伍国忠 (dizi)
Xiè Zhìqiáng 谢志强 (sheng)

Download link: 59MB 130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc cover, notes in Chinese only

This is a recording of Kejia (aka Hakka) music known as Hanyue (Han music), performed by a small ensemble. My faourite track is the the first one, unfortunately the first few seconds has some distortion when the rest of the album doesn't have any.

Track B1. chū shuǐ lián 出水莲 Lotus Newly Out of Water, aka lotus emerging out of the water etc, is well known as a solo guzheng (Chinese zither) piece, the cassette has an ensemble version.

This is a version of A4. xūn fēng qǔ 薰风曲 Intoxicating Breeze in a guzheng (zither) and xiao (flute) version performed by Rao Ningxin and Luo Dezai from the CD Sizhu - Silk Bamboo - Chamber Music of South China (1994 Pan Records):
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