Chinese music audio and video samples
Traditional, Classical and contemporary music
Interpreted by
Liu Fang
on pipa (Chinese lute) and guzheng
(Chinese zither)
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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. (
December
14, 2008: Interview and live performance at the famous Dutch 
Liu Fang pipa solo demo
| Chinese music "On a theme to dance" composed by Liu Tianhua
for pipa solo. Liu Fang performed this piece at the TFF Rudolstadt festival
in 2006 (recorded by German TV ARD1 and Radio NDR), taken from the festival
DVD with permission to use for demo purposes.
On the theme of an air to dance (Liu Tianhua, 1895-1932). Though died very young, Liu Tianhua is one of the greatest composers in Chinese history. He composed three pieces for pipa and several other famous pieces for erhu, all are recognized as master pieces of classical repertoire. In particular, his contribution to the development of erhu is immense. In fact, it was due to him and Abing that the Erhu (which used to be an instrument mainly used for folk ensembles, accompaning singers or local operas) has become a solo instrument. The current piece for pipa solo was inspired after attending a concert of classical Indian dance. |
More video demos
(Click
on the photos below to to see more videos from concert live recording)
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"About Chinese music from the classical tradition vs Chinese poetry, calligraphy and traditional painting"
- an interview with Liu Fang by Paula Kirman.
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