Liu Fang music CDs - Chinese pipa and guzheng music - solo albums
Liu
Fang's pipa and guzheng music world
Discographies
Solo
albums
8
Label: Philmultic
| Cat. No.: PMPCD001-3 | Release: 2006
The soul of pipa,
Vol. III
Pipa
Music from Chinese Folk Roots
performed by Liu
Fang on pipa solo
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[01]
Zeng Qingrong: Night scene of Red River, dance music of Yi national
minority from Yunnan Province (South of China).
[02]
Traditional: Autumn moon in the Palace of Han, an ancient melody
from traditional repertoire of Yinzhou pipa music (South-East
of China)
(Listen
to the whole piece)
[03]
Liu Dehai: Friends from afar, anchor your stay, a folk song of
Sani national minority from Yunnan.
[04]
Wu Junsheng: The night of bonfire fest, music and dance of Yi
national minority from Yunnan.
[05]
Zeng Qingrong: Bamboo house, music and dance of Dai national minority
from Yunnan.
[06]
Liu Dehai: Dao Chui Lian, traditional Guangdong music (South China).
[07]
Ren Hongxiang: The love for the Wei River, folk music style of
Shanxi Province (West China).
[08]
Wang Fandi : Give you a rose, folk music and dance from Xinjiang
province (North-West China)
[09]
Liu Tianhua: Fantasia on reform, composed in the early 30s on
classical style.
[10] Wang Huiran: The dance of Yi people, folk
melodies of Yi national minority from Yunnan.
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About
this CD
This
Album features 10 pipa solo pieces performed by Liu Fang as part
of the series of 3 CDs: “Soul
of pipa (1)” (2001) representing the most ancient classical
repertoire for which composers remains anonyms, “Soul
of pipa (2)” (2003) reflecting the time evolution of classical
repertoire from the ancient traditions to the recent compositions,
and the present volume stressing on the various folk roots from
different parts of China.
Press
reviews
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"une
sensibilité à fleur de peau et un sens dramaturgique
sans égal” – Mondomix (France, 2006)
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“Met
Liu Fang is opnieuw een groot ambassadrice van de Chinese muziek
opgestaan.” - De Volkrant (Holland, 2005)
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7
Label: Philmultic | Cat. No.: PMPCD801 | Release: 2005
Emerging Lotus
Chinese
Traditional Guzheng Music
performed by Liu
Fang on guzheng solo
Press Reviews
"... This
is why listening to Liu Fang, true master of Chinese music, one experiences
both pleasure and relief at the great music and poetry that she attains
with her exquisite playing of the guzheng; through the beauty and
lyrical expressiveness she attains, far from being confined to a dusty
past, her personal interpretations lead to the discovery of a wide
ranging diversity of melodies and sounds, while keeping faithful to
a tradition that is thousands of years old." - Lucie Rault, Musée
de l'Homme, Paris, 2005.
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6
Label: Philmultic | Cat. No.: PMPCD001-2 | Release: 2003
The soul of pipa, Vol. II
Chinese
Classical Pipa Music
- from the ancient to the recent
Performed by Liu Fang on pipa solo
Press Reviews
This CD is a veritable
feast of alluring sounds, ranging from the eloquent and lyrical to
the flamboyant and percussive. The varied soundscape produced by one
player and one instrument is quite dazzling. Liu Fang's masterly technique
(e.g. tremolo, delicate harmonics, lyrical tunes, and boisterous percussive
effects), as well as the music itself -- which is based on short sections
characterized by ever-changing tempos and dynamics - all evoke an
improvised and exciting quality. ... Definitely a CD to enrich anyone's
musical palette and provide a sample of China's rich musical heritage,
... The WholeNote Magazine (Toronto), April 3, 2003
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Label: Philmultic | Cat. No.: PMPCD001-1 | Release: 2001
The soul of pipa, Vol. I
Chinese
Classical Pipa Music
- from the ancient traditional repertoire
Performed by Liu Fang on pipa solo
Press Reviews
"... a virtuoso
player of the pipa (and no slouch on the guzheng zither), as ably
displayed on this CD of time-worn compositions from back home. She
shifts nimbly from sparse passages that allow the pipa's sharp tones
to blossom and breathe, to blistering runs that, in their density,
would make flamenco masters weep. - Montreal Mirror,
March 21, 2002.
"... Liu's latest
CD, Chinese Pipa Music From the Classical Tradition, features the
unaccompanied musician working the pipa's four strings and 30 frets.
The eight pieces convey haunting, almost cinematic soundscapes, as
on A Moon-lit Night on the Xunyang River and Ducks Playing in Cold
Water..." - The Gazette (Montreal), March 26, 2002.
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