A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 5 (Jiang Jianhua album)

Erhu: Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华
Album: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 5
(Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 album, 1982)
CD Year: 1992
CD Company: China Record CCD-92/170
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01. fān shēn gē 翻身歌 Song of Emancipation - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (& Red Scarf Orch of Central Conservatory Mid School)
02. qínqiāng zhǔtí suíxiǎngqǔ 秦腔主题随想曲 Variations From a Theme of Qinqiang Opera - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (yángqín 揚琴: Huáng Hé 黄河)
03. hóng hú rénmín de xīnyuàn 洪湖人民的心愿 The Hopes of the Honghu Lake People - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (yángqín 揚琴: Huáng Hé 黄河)
04. chūn shī 春诗 Spring Poem - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (yángqín 揚琴: Huáng Hé 黄河)
05. hóng méi suíxiǎngqǔ 红梅随想曲 Red Plum Capriccio - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (& Red Scarf Orch of Central Conservatory Mid School)
06. sài mǎ 赛马 Horse Race - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (yángqín 揚琴: Huáng Hé 黄河)
07. shílǐdūn shān gē 十里墩山歌 A Folk Song of Shilidun Mould - Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 (yángqín 揚琴: Huáng Hé 黄河)

Recorded by Jiāng Jiànhuá 姜建华 when 3rd year student at Central Conservatory, 1982.


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Filename: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 5 (1992, China Record).zip
Size: 50.26 MB
130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers and notes in Chinese and English

Cover of original 1983 LP:


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A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 4 (Wang Guotong recital)

Erhu: Wáng Guótóng 王国潼
Album: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 4
(Wang Guotong 王国潼 recital)
CD Year: 1992
CD Company: China Record CCD-92/169
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01. yùběi xùshìqǔ 豫北叙事曲 Northern Henan Ballad - Wáng Guótóng 王国潼
02. sānménxiá chàngxiǎngqǔ 三门峡畅想曲 Sanmen Gorge Rhapsody - Wáng Guótóng 王国潼, piano: Zhōu Guǎngrén 周广仁
03. bēn chí zài qiān lǐ cǎo yuán 奔驰在千里草原 Galloping in the Boundless Grassland - Wáng Guótóng 王国潼
04. bù qū de sū wǔ 不屈苏武 Unyielded Su Wu - Wáng Guótóng 王国潼 & zhōngguó guǎngbō mínzú yuètuán 中国广播民族乐团


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Filename: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 4 (1992, China Record).zip
Size: 47.83 MB
130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers and notes in Chinese and English

A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 3 (Min Huifen recital)

Erhu: Min Huifen 闵惠芬
Album: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 3
(Mǐn Huìfēn 闵惠芬 recital)
CD Year: 1992
CD Company: China Record CCD-92/168
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01. chángchéng suíxiǎngqǔ 长城随想曲 Great Wall Capriccio - Min Huifen 闵惠芬, shànghǎi mínzú yuètuán
02. jiāng hé shuǐ 江河水 The River Water - Min Huifen 闵惠芬
03. xǐ sòng gōng liáng 喜送公粮 Delivering the Public Grain Happily - Min Huifen 闵惠芬, shànghǎi mínzú yuètuán
04. xīn hūn bié 新婚别 Leaving One's Newly Married Bride for Being Conscribed - Min Huifen 闵惠芬, shànghǎi mínzú yuètuán


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Filename: A Collection of Music Played on the Erhu Vol 3 (1992, China Record).zip
Size: 61.29 MB
130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers and notes in Chinese and English

Liu Ying - A Selection of Suona Horn Solo Pieces (1989 cassette)

Liu Ying - A Selection of Suona Horn Solo Pieces (1989 cassette)

Artist/Performers: Liú Yīng 刘英 (suona)
Album: A Selection of Suona Horn Solo Pieces 唢呐名曲精选
Year: 1989
Company: Baitiane W.S.8860
Bái tiān é yīnxiàng chūbǎnshè chūbǎn 百天鹅音像出版社出版

Cassette tape track list:
A1. quán jiā fú 全家福 Happy Family
A2. lǎo bǎn 老板 Lao Ban (a traditional Chinese qu)
A3. jiào jù zi 叫句子 Jiao Ju Zi (a traditional Chinese qu)
A4. huānlè de nóngcūn 欢乐的农村 Merry Countryside
A5. èr bā bǎn 二八板 Er Ba Ban (a traditional Chinese qu)
A6. shāndōng dàgǔ 山东大鼓 Shangdong Dagu
B1. sòng xīn niáng 送新娘 Sending the Bride
B2. xiǎo fàng niú 小放牛 Little Cowherd
B3. huān qìng 欢庆 Joyous Celebration
B4. xiǎo kāi mén 小开门 Xiao Kai Men (a traditional Chinese qu)
B5. liǔ jīn zǐ 柳今子 Liu Jin Zi (a traditional Chinese qu)
B6. hán jiāng chūn zǎo 寒江春早 Cold River Early Spring

Titles in English only:
A1. Happy Family
A2. Lao Ban (a traditional Chinese qu)
A3. Jiao Ju Zi (a traditional Chinese qu)
A4. Merry Countryside
A5. Er Ba Ban (a traditional Chinese qu)
A6. Shangdong Dagu
B1. Sending the Bride
B2. Little Cowherd
B3. Joyous Celebration
B4. Xiao Kai Men (a traditional Chinese qu)
B5. Liu Jin Zi (a traditional Chinese qu)
B6. Cold River Early Spring

The suona is a Chinese double reed wind musical instrument. The English titles are from the cassette. Apart from the name of the suona player; Liu Ying, no other performers are stated on the cassette.

Cassette, Sony Walkman Pro>Edirol R09, wav>flac>130vbr mp3


Filename: Liu Ying - A Selection of Suona Horn Solo Pieces (1989 cassette).zip
Size: 60.85 MB
Download link: http://sharebee.com/b35ad60a

There's suona player with the same name on Youtube, I don't know if it's the same Liu Ying on this cassette:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwjUhptelHY

Chen Jiebing - Erhu Recital (1985 cassette)

Chen Jiebing - Erhu Recital (1985 cassette)

Artist/Performers: Chen Jiebing, Shanghai Song and Dance Ensemble Orchestra
Chén Jiébīng 陈洁冰, shànghǎi gēwǔtuán guǎnxiányuèduì 上海歌舞团管弦乐队
Album: Erhu Recital, èrhú dúzòu 二胡独奏
Year: 1985
Company: China Record Co. HL-384

Cassette tape track list:
A1. xīn hūn bié 新婚别 The Parting of the Newly Wedded
A2. tīng sōng 听松 Listening Pine
B1. liáng xiāo 良宵 New Year's Eve
B2. yángguān sān dié 阳关三叠 Yang Guan Melody
B3. chūn shī 春诗 Spring Poem
B4. pútáo shú le 葡萄熟了Grapes Ripen

Filename: Chen Jiebing - Erhu Recital (1985 cass).zip
Size: 45.28 MB, 130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers and notes in Chinese
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The recordings on this cassette tape are erhu solo with a symphonic-like accompaniment by a large orchestra modelled on the western symphony orchestra but with Chinese instruments.

The erhu player is Chen Jiebing, also know as Jiebing Chen.

Hu Zhihou - Guanzi Solo, River Water (1995 CD)

Hu Zhihou - Guanzi Solo, River Water (1995)

Artist: Hú Zhìhòu 胡志厚, and
Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn Mínzú Yuètuán 中央音乐学院民族乐团 (Central Conservatory of Music traditional ensemble)
Album: jiāng hé shuǐ guǎnzi dúzòu 江河水管子独奏, (river water, guanzi solo),
Zhōngguó chuántǒng qìyuè míngjiā míngqǔ 中国传统器乐名家名曲
(masters and masterpieces of Chinese traditional instrumental music)
Year: 1995
Format: CD
Company: guǎngdōng zhūjiāng yīnxiàng chūbǎnshè chūbǎn 广东珠江音像出版社出版
(Guangdong Zhujiang A & V publishing house)
AJA - 0019
ISRC CN-F25-95-0003-0/A.J6

Notes: CD is in Chinese only.

01. Wàn Nián Huān 万年欢 (thousand year happiness)
02. Zuì Wēng Cāo 醉翁操 (intoxicated)
03. Fàng Lǘ 放驴 (driving a donkey)
04. Jiāng Hé Shuǐ 江河水 (river water)
05. Zǒu Xī Kǒu 走西口 (journey to west gate)
06. Pǔ ǎn zhòu 普庵咒 (incantation of Pu'an)
07. Xiǎo Táo Hóng 小桃红 (little red peach)
08. Yuè Zhāng 乐章 (a music movement)

Download link: http://sharebee.com/c24a43dc
Filename: Hu Zhihou - Guanzi Solo (1995, Zhujiang).zip
Size: 73.52 MB, 130 vbr mp3 in zip folder inc covers

The instrument featured on this album is the guanzi. It is a Chinese double reed wind instrument. The guanzi player is Hu Zhihou of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.


http://huqinblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/central-conservatory-famous-chinese.html has another version of track 5. Zǒu Xī Kǒu 走西口 (journey to west gate), which I actually prefer over the version on the CD in this post.


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Update:
Hu Zhihou also has an album called "Music of the Guanzi" on the Japanese "JVC World Sounds" series of CDs . I'm not sure if it is still currently available, but I think it's probably easier to find in the west than the Chinese-only CD.

Track list from the CD:

1. yàn luò shā tān 雁落沙滩 (Yan Luo Sha Tan)
2. sān bǎo fó 三宝佛 (San Bao Fe [sic])
3. hú jiā shí bā pāi 胡笳十八拍 (Hu Jia Shi Ba Puo [sic])
4. dà shèng jiào 大晟教 (Da Cheng Jing [sic])
5. wū yè tí 乌夜啼 (Wu Ye Ti)
6. yáng guān sān dié 阳关三叠 (Yang Guan San Die)

Performers:
Zhōngyāng Yīnyuè Xuéyuàn Mínzú Yuètuán 中央音乐学院民族乐团 Central Conservatory of Music traditional ensemble
stated on CD as "Traditional Music Ensemble of The Beijing National Academy of Music"
Guanzi 管子 : Hú Zhìhòu 胡志厚
Zheng: Wáng Zhōngshān王中山
Sheng: Yáng Shǒuchéng 杨守城, Hú Jiànbīng 胡建兵
Percussion: Wáng Jiànhuá 王建华, Jiǎng Zhìchāo 蒋志超

JVC World Sounds VICG-5260 (1993)
Recorded in Beijing, 20 September 1992






Hu Zhihou is also the guanzi player on the CD "Buddhist Music of the Ming Dynasty, Zhihuasi Temple, Beijing" (1993 CD) JVC World Sounds - VICG 5259.
http://huqinblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/buddhist-music-of-ming-dynasty-zhihuasi.html

Liu Mingyuan - huqin collection (1988 Linfair cassette)

Liu Mingyuan - huqin collection (1988 Linfair cassette)


Artist/Performers: Liú Míngyuán 刘明源, and
zhōngguó yīnyuè xuéyuàn shīshēng yuèduì 中国音乐学院师生乐队 (China Conservatoire students and teachers ensemble)
Album: Liú Míngyuán húqín zhuānjí 刘明源胡琴专辑 (Liu Mingyuan huqin collection)
Year: 1988
Company: Linfair Magnetic Sound Ltd, Taiwan
Fúmào Chàngpiàn 福茂唱片
60122

Cassette tape track list:
A1. xìngfú nián 幸福年 (happy year, banhu)
A2. qínqiāng páiziqǔ 秦腔牌子曲 (tunes of Shaanxi opera, banhu)
A3. yuè yá wǔ gēng 月芽五更 (cresent moon at dawn, banhu)
A4. nán guó fēngguāng hǎo 南国风光好 (beautiful southern scenery, gaohu)
A5. méi hù lián zòu 郿鄠联奏 (Meihu medley, banhu)
B1. hénán xiǎoqǔ 河南小曲 (Henan tune, erhu)
B2. cǎo yuán shàng 草原上 (on grassland, zhonghu)
B3. shāndōng xiǎoqǔ 山东小曲 (Shandong melody, banhu)
B4. dà gūniang měi 大姑娘美 (beautiful girl, banhu)
B5. yáng cuì xǐ 杨翠喜 (yang cui xi, gaohu)

Recorded in Beijing, May 1988.

Cassette in Chinese only.

Download link: http://sharebee.com/fe1af236
Filename: Liu Mingyuan - huqin collection (1988 Linfair cass).zip
Size: 60.8 MB

This cassette contains recordings of four types of Chinese bowed string instruments: banhu, erhu, gaohu and zhonghu. The instrument on the cover is the banhu, which has a wooden board as its face while the erhu, gaohu and zhonghu have a snake skin.