China: Chinese Music Played with Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments (1972 LP, Decca Eclipse ECS-R 2123)

Professor Hoshiang Lee - China, Chinese Music Played with Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments (1972 LP, Decca Eclipse ECS-R 2123)


Title: China: Chinese Music Played with Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments
Performers: Professor Hoshiang Lee
Label: Eclipse Records, The Decca Record Company Limited (Decca Eclipse)
Catalogue number: ECS-R 2123
Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: UK
Released: 1972
Credits: Producer, arranged by, conductor: Professor Hoshiang Lee
Notes: "Made in England", "Palace Music", "℗ 1972, Asia Record Co", "Produced, and arranged and conducted by Professor Hoshiang Lee".

A1. The Frantic Dance of the Golden Snake
A2. Shepherd Song Beyond the Border
A3. Looking Out from the Great Wall
A4. Bang-Tze-Feng
A5. Deep in the Night
A6. The Awakening Lion
B1. Peach Blossom
B2. Night Feast
B3. The Phoenix Courting His Mate
B4. The Yangtze River Flows to the East
B5. The Happy Time

A1. jīn shé kuáng wǔ 金蛇狂舞 The Frantic Dance of the Golden Snake
A2. sàiwài mùgē 塞外牧歌 Shepherd Song Beyond the Border
A3. chángchéng zhān wàng 长城瞻望 Looking Out from the Great Wall
A4. bāngzi fēng 梆子风 Bang-Tze-Feng
A5. yè shēn chén 夜深沉 Deep in the Night
A6. xǐng shī 醒狮 The Awakening Lion
B1. xiǎo táo hóng 小桃红 Peach Blossom
B2. yèyàn 夜宴 Night Feast
B3. fèng qiú huáng 凤求凰 The Phoenix Courting His Mate
B4. chángjiāng zhī shuǐ xiàngdōng liú 长江之水向东流 The Yangtze River Flows to the East
B5. kuàilè de shíguāng 快乐的时光 The Happy Time


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The only performer credited on the LP is "Produced, and arranged and conducted by Professor Hoshiang Lee". The year on the record is 1972, so the recording is probably from Taiwan or Hong Kong, I guess originally on "Palace Music/Asia Record Co" then released in the UK by Decca.

Wei Zhongle - Vinyl LP: Lyrichord LL 772

Wei Zhongle - Lyrichord LL 772

Artist/Performers: Wei Zhongle (Wèi Zhōnglè 卫中乐, as "Wei Chung Loh" on LP)
Album: Chinese Classical Music, played on ancient instruments by Professor Wei Chung Loh
Year:
Company: Lyrichord LL 772

LP track list (as on LP):
A1. Dance Prelude (pipa solo)
A2. Flying Flowers Falling Upon Emerald-Green Grass (pipa solo)
A3. Parting at Yang Kwan (qin solo)
A4. Soliloguy of a Convalescent (erhu solo)
B1. Temple Meditation (xiao solo)
B2. March (erhu solo)
B3. The Drunken Fisherman (qin solo)
B4. The Flight of the Partridge (dizi solo)

With titles in Chinese:
A1. gē wǔ yǐn 歌舞引 Dance Prelude (pipa solo)
A2. Flying Flowers Falling Upon Emerald-Green Grass (pipa solo)
A3. yángguān sān dié 阳关三叠 Parting at Yang Kwan (qin solo)
A4. bìng zhōng yín 病中吟 Soliloguy of a Convalescent (erhu solo)
B1. Temple Meditation (xiao solo)
B2. guāng míng xíng 光明行 March (erhu solo)
B3. zuì yú chàng wǎn 醉渔唱晚 The Drunken Fisherman (qin solo)
B4. zhègū fēi 鹧鸪飞 The Flight of the Partridge (dizi solo)

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I don't know when this record was recorded. There is considerable background noise on the recordings which suggest it could be the 1950s or older. All the tracks are not more than about 3 1/2 minutes long, which might be a clue that it was recorded in the 78rpm era. The sleeve notes mention that Wei Zhongle made a tour of the USA in 1937, so assuming it is writing about something which happened not too long ago (from the time of the original release of the LP), I would guess the 1940s for the recording date and maybe the 1950s for the LP.


Update:

Track B1. Temple Meditation (xiao solo) is zhuāng tái qiū sī 妆台秋思 (autumn thoughts at dressing table)