Chinese music audio and video samples

Traditional, Classical and contemporary music

Interpreted by Liu Fang
on pipa (Chinese lute) and guzheng (Chinese zither)

An extract (3 min.) from a documentary by CBC TV (BravoCanada) broadcasted on January 12, 2008, 8:30pm. Thanks to BBC (BravoCanada) for the permission to use this recording for demo purposes. (more ...)


(Click on the photos below to to see more videos from concert live recording)

Liu Fang pipa video demo

Liu Fang pipa solo demo video

Liu Fang guzheng video demo

Liu Fang guzheng solo demo video

"About Chinese music from the classical tradition vs Chinese poetry, calligraphy and traditional painting"
- an interview with Liu Fang by Paula Kirman.

Chinese Calligraphy

"... The bold strings rattled
like splatters of sudden rain,
The fine strings hummed
like lovers' whispers.
Chattering and pattering,
pattering and chattering,
As pearls, large and small,
on a jade plate fall."
-The Pipa Song
Bai Juyi (772-846 AD)Bai Juyi (Bai Le-Tian) is one of the greatest poets in Chinese history.

The Caligraphy on the left side is written by Prof. Yau Shun-Chiu after having attended Liu Fang's solo recital in Paris. Direct translation reads:

Art - pure - music - self - elegant
Love - true - melodie - even (more) - profound


Chinese pipa and guzheng music audio clips:


Arabic and Chinese music, released in 2000 Chinese music: The soul of pipa, Vol. 1, released in 2003 Chinese music: The soul of pipa, Vol. 2, released in 2001 Chinese Pipa and Guzheng music, released in 1999

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