Jiangnan Sizhu (1995 CD, Starwin 星文/ Guangzhou audio & video 广州音像 CD)

CD title: jiāngnán sīzhú, yú gē 江南丝竹, 渔歌 (Jiangnan silk & bamboo music, fishing song)
Performers: unknown / uncredited



Track list, English titles as on CD except tracks 6 & 9

01. yú gē 渔歌 Sailing Song
02. cháo yuán gē 朝元歌 A Love Song in Autumn Night
03. fàn huáng gōng 梵皇宫 Emperor Palace Fan
04. xù huā luò 絮花落 Something Resembling Cotton Drop
05. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 Song of Joy
06. huā liù bǎn 花六板 (ornamented six beats)
07. gāo shān liú shuǐ 高山流水 High Mountains and Flowing Water
08. liǔ yáo jīn 柳摇金
09. sān liù 三六 (three six)
10. hàn gōng qiū yuè 汉宫秋月 Autumn Moon Over the Han Palace
11. xūn fēng qǔ 薰风曲 Warm Southerly Breeze

xīng wén chàng piàn 星文唱片 Starwin Records Co.

guǎngzhōu yīnxiàng chūbǎnshè chūbǎn 广州音像出版社出版
(published by Guangzhou audio and video publishing house)
ISRC CN-F28-95-337-00/A.J6

jiānzhì: xīng wén (guójì) chàng piàn 监制: 星文(国际)唱片 Starwin Records Co.
(executive producer: Starwin Records Co)

cèhuà zhìzuò: xīngwén yīnxiàng wénhuà fāzhǎn yǒuxiàn gōngsī 策划制作: 星文音像文化发展有限公司
(planning and manufacturing or planning the production: xingwen audio and visual cultural development limited co)

SWH-1026
ISBN 7-88495-463-X
Barcode: 9 787884 954636


The same recording is on a different CD, with the same ISRC number, but tracks 9, 10 and 11 are in a different order.



CD is in Chinese only.

CD title: jiāngnán sīzhú, yú gē 江南丝竹, 渔歌
Performers: unknown / uncredited

01. yú gē 渔歌
02. cháo yuán gē 朝元歌
03. fàn huáng gōng 梵皇宫
04. xù huā luò 絮花落
05. huān lè gē 欢乐歌
06. huā liù bǎn 花六板
07. gāo shān liú shuǐ 高山流水
08. liǔ yáo jīn 柳摇金
09. hàn gōng qiū yuè 汉宫秋月
10. xūn fēng qǔ 薰风曲
11. sān liù 三六

guǎngzhōu yīnxiàng chūbǎnshè chūbǎn fāxíng 广州音像出版社出版发行
(published, produced by Guangzhou audio & video publishing house)
ISRC CN-F28-95-337-00/A.J6


Download link: 55MB 130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers of 2 CDs

Please note that depending on the zip program you are using, the folder might not extract properly, 7-Zip does not work. It appears this is because the file names contain Chinese characters.

If you are having problems, WinRAR will work, the Chinese characters will appear as underlines when extracted.

A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 1 (1992 CD, China Record)

A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 1 (1992 CD, China Record)



Performers: Min Huifen 闵惠芬, Zhāng Ruì 张锐, Wáng Guótóng 王国潼, Wáng Yíqín 王宜勤, Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华, Zhāng Sháo 张韶, Zēng Xún 曾寻
Album: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 1
(An Album of Liú Tiānhuá's Works)
CD Year: 1992
CD Company: China Record CCD-92/166
AAD

Track list:
01. bìng zhōng yín 病中吟 Reciting on the Sickbed - Min Huifen 闵惠芬
02. yuè yè 月夜 In the Moon Night - Zhāng Ruì 张锐
03. kǔ mèn zhī ōu 苦闷之讴 Chant of Depression - Zhāng Ruì 张锐
04. bēi gē 悲歌 Lament - Wáng Guótóng 王国潼
05. liáng xiāo 良宵 A Fine Night (chú yè xiǎo chàng 除夜小唱 Song of New Year's Eve) - Wáng Yíqín 王宜勤 et al
06. xián jū yín 闲居吟 Reciting in Leisurely Living - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华
07. kōng shān niǎo yǔ 空山鸟语 Birds are Singing in the Tranquil Valley - Zhāng Sháo 张韶
08. guāng míng xíng 光明行 Marching on a Bright Road - Zēng Xún 曾寻
09. dú xián cāo 独弦操 Air on One String - Zhāng Ruì 张锐
10. zhú yǐng yáo hóng 烛影摇红 Candle Light's Shadow Swings in Red Colour - Zhāng Ruì 张锐

This is the first volume of a 10-CD set of erhu music published by China Record in 1992. It seems the recordings have all been previously released on various albums. For example the two tracks by Zhang Rui were on his 1982 cassette, see http://huqinblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/zhang-rui-liu-tianhua-erhu-solos-china.html

In contrast to that album which are erhu only (as originally composed), the recordings of the ten Liu Tian erhu solos here have various arrangements, ranging from solo to large ensembles.

The rest of the volumes will be posted in the future.

Download link: 49MB 130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers

Note that depending on the zip program you are using, the folder might not extract properly, older versions 7-Zip do not work. It appears this is because the file names contain Chinese characters.

If you are having problems, newer versions of 7-zip or WinRAR will work, the Chinese characters will appear as underlines when extracted.

Yú Qíwěi 余其伟 - Traditional Quintet of Guangdong Music (1990 cassette)

Zhōngguó Mínzú Qìyuè Xìliè 中国民族器乐系列
"A Series of Chinese Traditional Instrumental Music"

Chuántǒng Guǎngdōng Yīnyùe Wǔjiàtóu 传统广东音乐五家头
"Traditional Quintes [sic] of Guangdong Music"

Yú Qíwěi Guǎngdōng Yīnyuè Wǔ Rén Xiǎozǔ Yǎnzòu 余其伟广东音乐五人小组演奏
(Yu Qiwei Guangdong Music Quintet)
Bái tiān é yīnxiàng chūbǎnshè 百天鹅音像出版社
(Bái tiān é [white swan] audio and video publishing house)
W-S-8869 (1990)

Format: cassette tape
Transferred from cassette tape, Sony Walkman Pro>Edirol R09 wav>FLAC>LAME mp3

Track list:
A1. è mǎ yáo líng 饿马摇铃 Jinglebells of the Hungry Horse
A2. shuāng fèng cháo yáng 双凤朝阳 Two Phoenixes Dancing to the Sun
A3. yú lè shēng píng 娱乐升平 Amusing in the Peaceful World
A4. jiāo shí míng qín 蕉石鸣琴 Music Coming from the Rock Amongst the Banana Trees
A5. yǔ dǎ bā jiāo 雨打芭蕉 Rains Beating the Banana Trees
A6. yín hé huì 银河会 The Cowherd and Girl Weaver Meeting on the Milky Way
B1. niǎo tóu lín 鸟投林 Nestward Bound
B2. yú gē wǎn chàng 渔歌晚唱 The Fisherman's Song at Dusk
B3. zǒu mǎ 走马 Trotting Along on Horseback
B4. qí shān fèng 岐山凤 The Phoenixes Flying to Qishan Mountain
B5. shuāng shēng hèn 双声恨 The Grievance of the Cowherd and Girl Weaver
B6. lián huán kòu 连环扣 Interlocking

Performers:
Yú Qíwěi 余其伟 (gāohú, èrhú, èrxián)
Zhào Lìlí 赵莉梨 (yángqín)
Wǔ Guózhōng 伍国忠 (dòngxiāo, dízi)
Hú Xiǎo 胡晓 (qínqín, zhōngruǎn, pípá)
Wén Chuányíng 文传盈 (yèhú)

Track 2 / A2, 双凤朝阳 can be:
(shuāngfèngzhāoyáng) two phoenixes in the morning sun, or
(shuāngfèngcháoyáng) two phoenixes facing the sun

Download link: 52MB 130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers

This is one of my favourite recordings of Guangdong Music. My preference is for small ensembles, without a heavy low bass sound, one zhonghu or yehu is enough.

Jiangnan Sizhu - Yang2 Chun1 (sunny spring) (1984, Art-Tune cassette)

Jiangnan Sizhu - Yang2 Chun1 (sunny spring) (1984, Art-Tune cassette):





Performers: uncredited / unknown
Title: Jiangnan Sizhu - Yang2 Chun1 (sunny spring)
Publisher: Art-Tune Records Co.
Format: cassette tape
Year: 1984
All titles on cassette are in traditional Chinese characters only.

Track list:

A1. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 (song of joy)
A2. yáng chūn bái xuě 阳春白雪 (sunny spring & white snow) (as yáng chūn 阳春 sunny spring on cassette)
A3. sān liù 三六 (three six)
A4. lǎo bā bǎn 老八板 (old eight beats)
A5. sī xián cāo 思贤操
A6. sān wǔ qī 三五七 (three five seven)
B1. zhègū fēi 鹧鸪飞 (flying partridge)
B2. lóng hǔ xiāng dòu 龙虎相斗 (dragon and lion fighting each other)
B3. màn sān liù 慢三六 (2 erhu solo, slow three six) (as màn liù bǎn 慢六板 slow six beats)
B4. jīng diào 京调 Jingju tune (as liú shuǐ 流水 flowing water)
B5. gū sū xíng 姑苏行 going to Suzhou (as gū sū 姑苏 Suzhou)

Title as on cassette:
jiāngnán sīzhú, yáng chūn 江南丝竹, 阳春 (Jiangnan silk & bamboo music, sunny spring).
Art-Tune Records Co. Hong Kong, AC-1376 (1984)
香港艺声唱片公司 xiānggǎng yìshēng chàngpiàn gōngsī


The sound quality of this cassette is atrocious! I guess the recordings were originally on a LP record and it sounds like it was probably transferred off the speakers of a record player with a low quality mic. Apart from the titles, there is no other information on the cassette.

Track A4. lǎo bā bǎn 老八板 (old eight beats) is a recording of the piece from which many pieces of the Jiangnan sizhu repertory are derived. I haven't heard any other recordings of it, although it is sometimes included in the last section of Xing Jie (procession).

A5. sī xián cāo 思贤操 seems to be a guqin piece of the Zhejiang school. On the recording here it's played by a xiao and the guqin. I'm not sure how the title should be translated. A search on the web came up with "Missing a Virtuous Person" and "Thinking of Yan Hui". The three characters themselves is literally something like "thinking and virtuous exercise/melody".

B3. màn sān liù 慢三六 (2 erhu solo, slow three six) (as màn liù bǎn 慢六板 slow six beats on the cassette) sounds the same as a recording by Shěn Fèngquán 沈凤泉 & Shěn Duōmǐ 沈多米 on the CD "A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 10" (1992,China Record), see http://huqinblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/artist-va-album-collection-of-music.html

Download link: 40MB 130 variable bitrate mp3, inc covers

Jiangnan Sizhu - Shanghai Film Orchestra (1985, China Travel & Tourism cassette)

Jiangnan Sizhu - Shanghai Film Orchestra (1985, China Travel & Tourism cassette):






"Eight Famous Folk Melodies of Southern Yangtse Regions"

Performed by Shanghai film orchestra traditional ensemble.

Track list:
A1. zhōng huā liù bǎn 中花六板 (medium ornamented six beats)
A2. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 (song of joy)
A3. yún qìng 云庆 (cloud celebration)
A4. sì hé rú yì 四合如意 (four together as you please)
B1. sān liù 三六 (three six)
B2. màn liù bǎn 慢六板 (slow six beats)
B3. huā sān liù 花三六 (ornamented three six)
B4. xíng jiē 行街 (walking in street)

from cassette tape:
Title: jiāngnán sīzhú bādàqǔ 江南丝竹八大曲
"Eight Famous Folk Melodies of Southern Yangtse Regions" (Jiangnan sizhu eight great pieces).

performed by:
shànghǎi diànyǐng yuètuán mínzú yuèduì 上海电影乐团民族乐队 (Shanghai film orchestra traditional ensemble)

Published by:
"China Travel & Tourism Press CTTP AV-0090"

Year: 1985

Download link: 53MB 130 variable bitrate mp3, inc covers

This is a recording of the Jiangnan sizhu eight great pieces. However the performances on this cassette sound very different from both the amateur tradition heard in Shanghai teahouses and the performances of the Shanghai traditional ensemble (Shanghai Minzu Yuetuan).

Jiangnan Sizhu LP (1981): Shanghai traditional ensemble (Shanghai Minzu Yuetuan) 1981 LP

Post updated Dec 2009 with a better image of the cover.




Jiangnan sizhu (Jiangnan silk and bamboo music):

Shanghai traditional ensemble - Moon and Lanterns, Jiangnan Sizhu, Bailey Record Co, NRS-33 (1981)

Album title, English: Moon and Lanterns, Jiangnan Sizhu (Silk and Bamboo Music of East China)
Chinese: dēng yuè jiāo huī, jiāngnán sīzhú 灯月交辉 江南丝竹
Performer: Shanghai traditional ensemble Silk and Bamboo Music group
shànghǎi mínzú yuètuán 上海民族乐团 (Shanghai traditional ensemble)

Bailey Record Co NRS-33 (1981) vinyl 12inch LP

A1. chūn jiāng huā yuè yè 春江花月夜 (Spring on a Moonlit River)
A2. yún qìng 云庆 (Celebrating the Cloud) (2.9 pc slow)
A2. yún qìng 云庆 (Celebrating the Cloud)
A3. xíng jiē 行街 (Wedding Procession) (2.9 pc slow)
A3. xíng jiē 行街 (Wedding Procession)
A4. dēng yuè jiāo huī 灯月交辉 (Moon and Lanterns)
B1. ní cháng qǔ 霓裳曲 (Rainbow Skirts)
B2. zhōng huā liù bǎn 中花六板 medium ornamented six beats
B3. huān lè gē 欢乐歌 (Song of Good Cheer)
B4. sān liù 三六 three six

shànghǎi mínzú yuètuán 上海民族乐团 (Shanghai traditional ensemble)
dízi 笛子, xiāo 箫: Zhèng Zhènghuá 郑正华
èrhú 二胡: Zhōu Hào 周皓
pípá 琵琶: Mǎ Shènglóng 马圣龙
yángqín 揚琴: Zhōu Huì 周惠

There are extra versions of A2. Yun Qing and A3. Xing Jie with the speed and pitch very slightly adjusted so that A=440hz, so 10 tracks in total.

Vinyl rip:

Link: 70MB, mp3, inc cover and notes (in English and Chinese)

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)