Jiangnan sizhu, (Chinese Melody 3), 1986 cassette tape, Shanghai Traditional Ensemble

Jiangnan sizhu:

Shanghai traditional ensemble (Shanghai Minzu Yuetuan)

"Chinese Melody 3, Music of Southern Yangtze"

1986 cassette tape


Performer: Shanghai Traditional Orchestra (shànghǎi mínzú yuètuán 上海民族乐团)

Cassette title: Chinese Melody 3, Music of Southern Yangtze (1986)
zhōngguó xuán lǜ 3, jiāngnán sīzhú 中国旋律 (三) 江南丝竹

A1. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 song of joy
A2. xíng jiē 行街 walking in street
A3. zhōng huā liù bǎn 中花六板 medium ornamented six beats
A4. dēng yuè jiāo huī 灯月交辉 lanterns and moon both shine
B1. sān liù 三六 three six
B2. yún qìng 云庆 cloud celebration
B3. chūn huī qǔ 春晖曲 spring sun
B4. hán jiāng cán xuě 寒江残雪 Lingering of Snow on Frozen River

From cassette tape: Chinese Melody 3, Music of Southern Yangtze
zhōngguó xuán lǜ 3, jiāngnán sīzhú 中国旋律 (三) 江南丝竹
China Records HL-466 (1986)


Link: 45MB, 130 variable bitrate mp3, inc cover and notes (in Chinese)
NOTE: there is a pinyin mistake in the track list text file and the mp3 tags: "Zhong1 Guo2 Lv3 Lv4 (3)" should be "Zhong1 Guo2 Xuan2 Lv4" (Zhōng guó xuán lǜ 中国旋律)

Jiangnan Sizhu - "Sihe Ruyi (Bridge) " 1982 cassette tape

Jiangnan Sizhu "Silk and Bamboo Music of East China" - "Sihe Ruyi (Bridge) "
1982 cassette tape, China Records

A1. Si4 He2 Ru2 Yi4 (Qiao2), four together as you please, "bridge" is another name for this piece)
B1. Hua1 San1 Liu4 , decorated "three six"
B2. Man4 Liu4 Ban3, slow "six beats"

Dizi/xiao: Lu Chunling (陆春龄 lu4 chun1 ling2)
Erhu: Zhou Hao (周皓 zhou1 hao4)
Pipa: Ma Shenglong 马圣龙 (ma3 sheng4 long2)
Yangqin: Zhou Hui (周惠 zhou1 hui4)

Transferred rom cassette tape: Si4 He2 Ru2 Yi4 (Qiao2), Jiang1 Nan2 Si1 Zhu2, China Records HL-103 (1982)

These three are the longest and the least often performed pieces from the "eight great pieces" of Jiangnan sizhu. The first piece takes up the whole of side A of the casssette!

Link: 59MB, 130 variable bitrate mp3, inc cover and notes (in Chinese)

Jiangnan Sizhu: "eight great pieces"

江南丝竹八大曲 Jiangnan Sizhu: "eight great pieces" (in pinyin alphabetical order):

Format: pinyin, characters, (English translation)

huā sān liù 花三六 (ornamented three six)

huān lè gē 欢乐歌 (song of joy)

màn liù bǎn 慢六板 (slow six beats)

sān liù 三六 (three six), also called méi huā sān nòng 梅花三弄 (three variations of plum flower)

sì hé rú yì 四合如意 (four combine as you wish or four together as you please)

xíng jiē 行街 (walking in the street, procession or wedding procession)

yún qìng 云庆 (cloud celebration)

zhōng huā liù bǎn 中花六板 (medium ornamented six beats), also called xūn fēng qǔ 薰风曲 (Warm Southerly Breeze)

Jiangnan sizhu (Jiangnan silk and bamboo music) , Chenghuangmiao, 1988 cassette

Jiangnan sizhu : (江南丝竹 Jiāngnán Sīzhú)

Old Chenghuang Temple Lake Pavilion Ensemble, Dizi (flute): Dong Kejun - Huan Le Ge (Song of Joy), Pop Art Cassette (1988)

Track list:
A1. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 song of joy
A2. zhōng huā liù bǎn 中花六板 medium ornamented six beats
A3. sān liù 三六 three six
B1. yún qìng 云庆 cloud celebration
B2. xíng jiē 行街 wedding procession

Performed by:
shànghǎi lǎo chénghuángmiào húxīntíng yuèduì 上海老城隍庙湖心亭乐队
Lit. Shanghai old city god temple mid-lake pavilion ensemble
Dizi: Dǒng Kèjūn 董克钧

Recorded by the Arts Development Section of Shanghai Conservatory
Jointly produced by Yunnan Audio And Video Co, and Pop Art Productions Co Ltd

Transferred from cassette tape (Sony Walkman Pro) > wav (Edirol R09) > flac > LAME 190 variable kbps mp3.

Link: 74MB, 190 variable bitrate mp3, inc cover and notes (in English and Chinese)




Update:
Better scans of liner notes, click on thumbnail for full sized version, note these are large image files of 1MB each. Spelling mistakes have been corrected.

English:


Chinese (traditional characters):

Jiangnan Sizhu "Jiangnan Si Yun" (1995 CD)

"The Charm of Southern Yangzi Ensemble"
Lu, Ma, Zhou, Zhou - Jiangnan Si Yun (1995 CD)

Jiangnan silk and bamboo music

01. Zhong Hua Liu Ban
02. San Liu
03. Yun Qing
04. Yang Ba Qu (Fan Wang Gong 梵王宫 fan4 wang2 gong1)
05. Huan Le Ge
06. Deng Yue Jiao Hui (灯月交辉 deng1 yue4 jiao1 hui1)
07. Ni Chang Qu (霓裳曲 ni2 chang2 qu3)
08. Xing Jie

Shanghai Sheng Xiang Chubanshe, CD-0019 (Shanghai Audio and Video Publishing House)

Dizi/xiao: Lu Chunling (陆春龄 lu4 chun1 ling2)
Erhu: Zhou Hao (周皓 zhou1 hao4)
Pipa: Ma Shenglong 马圣龙 (ma3 sheng4 long2)
Yangqin: Zhou Hui (周惠 zhou1 hui4)

Link: 73MB, 160 variable bitrate mp3, inc covers and booklet

Jiangnan Sizhu - Ode to the South, Central Conservatory (1989 CD)

Jiangnan Sizhu - Central Conservatory (1989 CD)

Ode to the South
Awarded Works at the First Jiangnan Silk and Bamboo (Jiangnan sizhu) Composing and Performing Contest from China and Abroad

China Record Co CCD-89/043 (1989)

Tracks:

01. yǒng nán 咏南 Ode to the South by Zhu Yi
02. xíng jiē sì hé 行街四合 Xing Jie Si He (four together as you wish)
03. sān liù 三六 San Liu (three six)
04. zhōng huā liù bǎn 中花六板 Zhong Hua Liu Ban (medium ornamented six beats)
05. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 Huan Le Ge (song of joy)
06. yún qìng 云庆 Yun Qing (cloud celebration)
07. chūn jiāng huā yuè yè 春江花月夜 Spring Flowers on the Moonlit River arr by Qin Pengzhang & Luo Zhongrong

Performed by Central Conservatory Ensemble:
Èrhú 二胡: Féng Zhìhào 冯智皓
Dízi 笛子/ Xiāo 箫: Zhān Yǒngmíng 詹永明
Pípá 琵琶: Liú Guìlián 刘桂连
Yángqín 揚琴: Huáng Hé 黄河
Shēng 笙: Wáng Yǒng 王勇
Zhōnghú 中胡: Yè Qiáng 叶强
Sānxián 三弦: Zhào Tàishēng 赵太生
Zhēng 筝: Zhōu Wàng 周望
Dǎjīyuè 打击乐: Lǐ Cōngnóng 李聪農
Art Advisor: Lín Shíchéng 林石诚 [sic] (林石城)

Link: 65MB, 190 variable bitrate mp3, inc covers and booklet

Jiangnan sizhu (Playasound CD)

Jiangnan Sizhu (silk and bamboo music of the Jiangnan region):



China, Classical Music - Southern Minorities Music - Regional Tale - Peking Opera

(Playasound PS 65048) 1989 CD

Various Artists - Chine - Classique-Minorites-Conte-Opera

Track list:

01. Music of Yangtze Region, Jiangnan Sizhu (xíng jiē 行街 street procession) - Ensemble
02. Music of Yangtze Region, Jiangnan Sizhu (píng hú qiū yuè 平湖秋月 Autumn Moon on a Calm Lake) - Ensemble
03. Music of Yangtze Region, Jiangnan Sizhu (huān lè gē 欢乐歌 song of joy) - Ensemble
04. Music of southern minorities, Cock Dance - Percussion ensemble
05. Music of southern minorities, Lusheng Dance - Yao ensemble
06. Music of southern minorities, Dance of the cat and the mouse - Ensemble
07. Music of southern minorities, Dance of bamboos - Ensemble
08. Music of southern minorities, Dance of drums - Ensemble
09. Chinese tale (Suzhou tan ci) - Vocals with sanxian & pipa
10. Jing She [sic] (4 laureates of the imperial prize) - Beijing Opera


CD booklet has inconsistent or incorrect romanisation of Chinese names and words.

Contains little or no information about the performers or location of the recordings.

The tracks on the CD appear to be live field recordings.

Only tracks 1,2 and 3 are Jiangnan sizhu, although track 2 (ping hu qiu yue) is ususally catagorised as Guangdong Music, it is a piece played by Jiangnan sizhu musicians. The recordings here seem to be the Jiangnan sizhu heard in teahouses played by amateur musicians. Some might argue that this is "authentic" Jiangnan sizhu, in contrast to the type of Jiangnan sizhu performeded by conservatory trained professionals who play from notation.

Link: 97MB, 190 variable bitrate mp3, inc covers and booklet