Musique Ancienne de Chang' An / Ensemble du Conservatoire Superieur de Xian

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Musique ancienne de Chang' An
capitale de la dynastie Tang
Ensemble du Conservatoire Superieur de Xian (Chang'An)
INEDIT
(Auvidis 1991)

01 - Man yuan chun
The garden is bathed in Spring sunshine
musique de cortège [3.34]

02 - Zhao jun yuan
Zhao jun's lament
solo de luth p'ip'a [5.04]

Ge zhang, chapitre chanté (Buddhist):
03 - Zhongnan shan [7.06]
The Zhongnan mountain
04 - Siji hua [2.21]
Flowers of the fours seasons

05 -Yu lin ling
The sound of the rain on the bell
hautbois guan, orgues-a-bouche shêng [6.06]

06 - Polomen yin
Noble and Pure
luths p'ip'a et ruan, cithare zheng [5.37]

07 - Meiguandi-shuang yunluo taoqu
Cycle for flute and double gong-chimes
ensemble 18.40

ENSEMBLE DU CONSERVATOIRE SUPERIEUR DE XIAN (CHANG'AN)

Lu ri rong, small cymbals cha
Yu zhu, large cymbals bo
Yuan ziu he, large cymbals danao
Feng ya lan, wooden drum bangzi
Liu an liang, drums and double gong-chimes yunluo
Cheng tian jian, gong daluo and mouth-organ sheng
Jiao jie, mouth-organ sheng
Yue hua en, mouth-organ sheng
Zhao hong bin, mouth-organ sheng
Lian jian qun, mouth-organ sheng
Qu wen yun, lute p'ip'a
Wei jun, zither zheng
Zhou you guo, lute ruan

Recorded 18-20juin 1991. Maison des Cultures du Monde
Total time: 48.47

Musique Ancienne de Chang'an - INEDIT 2600036 (D91)

This is a fairly unique orchestral recording of music reconstructed from the T'ang dynasty. This was an era during which musicians from around the world took up residence at Chang'an, and the music produced had a lasting impact. Among other things, it was the root of Gagaku in Japan. Indeed, the relationship between these two repertories is only now being explored. The present recital remains conjectural in some ways, but this is an area in which many scholar continue to work. In many ways, the "early music" movement is nearly as active in China as it is in the West.