Classical Chinese Folk Music

1999: Arc Music EUCD 1564

Disc 1:

1. Zi Zhu DiaoPurple Bamboo Melody

   Chen Dacan

2. Yu GeSong of the Fisherman

   Li He

3. Jiang He ShuiRivers and Streams

   Chen Dacan

4. Wu Ban Zi

   Li He

5. Sai MaHorse Races

   Chen Dacan

6. Springtime on the Tianshan Mountains

   Cheng Yu

7. Gu XiangMy Home Town

   Chen Dacan

8. Huan Le GeHappy Song

   Li He

9. Liang XiaoBeautiful Evening

   Chen Dacan

10. Chun Dou Xiang JiangSpring Comes to Xiang River

    Li He

11. Er Quan Ying YueSpring Water Reflects the Moon

    Chen Dacan

12. Flowing Water from the High Mountain

    Cheng Yu

13. Feng ShouBumper Harvest

    Chen Dacan

Disc 2:

1. Mu Min Xin Ge

   Li He

2. Ping Hu Qiu YueStill Lake under the Autumn Moon

   Chen Dacan

3. Guo Sou XingA Trip to Guo Sou

   Li He

4. San LiuThree and Six

   Chen Dacan

5. In the Evening of the Torch Festival

   Cheng Yu

6. E Ma Yao LingHungry Horses Ringing Bells

   Chen Dacan

7. Xi Xiang FenHappy Reunion

   Li He

8. Han Gong Qiu YueAutumn Moon at the “Han” Palace

   Chen Dacan

9. Three Ancient Tunes from Yenzhou

   Cheng Yu

10. Zo Xi Kou

    Li He

11. Xi Yang Yang

    Chen Dacan

This 2-CD set is a compilation of three previous Arc releases: Cheng Yu: Classical Chinese Pipa (EUCD 1176), Li He: Chinese Classical Folk Music featuring the Chinese Flute (EUCD/MC 1155), and Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble: Chinese Folk Music (EUCD 1167). Cheng Yu plays pipa and guoqin on her tracks, Chen Dacan plays erhu on his, and Li He plays the Chinese bamboo flute and bawu. I got this CD, which (curiously) is produced by Hossam Ramzy, after hearing Chen Dacan’s “Sai Ma” (track #4), with its fiddle/dulcimer combination that reminded me so much of Appalachian folk music using American equivalents of those instruments.

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