A Spray Of Flower

1. A Spray of Flower (from Liu-Zi Opera of Shangdong Province)
Composed by Chinese Traditional

2. Great Country (from Beijing Opera "Sha Jia Bin")
Composed by Chinese Traditional

3. Shandong Dagu, for suona
Composed by Chinese Traditional

4. Phoenix, at the Lakeshore, for hulusi & chinese orchestra
Composed by Ying Liu

5. Liu zi Kai men
Composed by Chinese Traditional

6. An Unexpected Encounter (from Huangmei Opera "A Goddess' Love Story")
Composed by Chinese Traditional

7. Entanglement of Fengyang Tune and Baban
Composed by Chinese Traditional

8. Song of Green River, for bili & chinese orchestra
Composed by Tian Chi Wu

9. Beating Down The Date, for suona, koushao, and kaxi
Composed by Chinese Traditional

10. A Rank-Seven Official (from Henan Opera)
Composed by Chinese Traditional

11. Rejoice at The Channel, for suona & accompaniment
Composed by De Bao Bi

12. The Snow Lantern Festival, for suona & chinese orchestra
Composed by Zhong Kang Zhou

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The Hugo Masters, Volume 3: Wind Instruments Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD China | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Meditation | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | Blues | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Hugo Masters, Volume 4: Percussion The Hugo Masters: An Anthology of Chinese Classical Music, Vol. 2 - Plucked Strings ASIN: B0000007WX Release Date: 1992-11-03

Tracks:

1. Journey To Suzhou - Du Chong With The Chinese Orchestra of Shanghai Music Conservatory
2. Fisherman Song
3. San Wu Qi
4. A Spray Of Flower
5. Song Of Green River
6. Autumn Meditation At Dressing Desk
7. Three Variations Of Plum Blossom
8. Morning In Miao Mountain
9. Beating Down The Dates
10. Phoenix At The Lakeshore - Du Chong With The Chinese Orch of Shanghai Music Conservatory D
11. Love Song Of Mountain Village
12. Herdsman Song
13. A Rank-Seven Official
14. The Idle Song-Thrush

Album Description

Chinese classical music is a much larger field than Western classical music. It covers a huge geographical area as well as a time frame of thousands of years. Although some of China's musical instruments have changed very little in hundreds or thousands of years, others were adapted to Western standards under the influence of Russian musicians during the middle of this century. In some cases, frets were added to non-chromatic instruments and tonalities standardized. The liner notes of The Hugo Masters: An Anthology of Chinese Classical Music contain extensive documentation of the various instruments used in Chinese solo and orchestral music, with descriptions of their history and modifications, as well as an essay to help Western listeners understand the background of Chinese classical music.

The instruments fall into four categories, each constituting a separate compact disk:
Volume One: Bowed Strings
Volume Two: Plucked Strings
Volume Three: Woodwinds
Volume Four: Percussion
These disks are available individually or as a collector's series in a beautifully designed silk boxed set.

The music itself is highly varied and richly emotional. The music paints pictures of China's people, their culture and homeland, and their dreams and their despair. The Hugo Masters: An Anthology of Chinese Classical Music is a joint effort of the Hugo and Celestial Harmonies labels to bring this definitive anthology to listeners worldwide. This is the first time these recordings have become available to audiences outside of Hong Kong. For listeners unfamiliar with Chinese classical music, these works are a powerful and emotional awakening.

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A Spray Of Flower Manufacturer: Hugo ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD China | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music | Ambient | Celtic | Environmental | General | International | Jazz | Meditation Music | Piano | World Dance General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000508XQ Release Date: 2000-10-17

Tracks:

1. A Spray Of Flower
2. Great Country
3. Shandong Dagu
4. Phoenix At The Lakeshore
5. Liuzi Kaimen
6. An Unexpected Encounter
7. Entanglement Of Fengyang Tune And Baban
8. Song Of Green River
9. Beating Down The Date
10. A Rank-Seven Official
11. Rejoice At The Channel
12. The Joyful Snow Lantern Festival

Average customer rating: passion and beauty The best! Deeply satisfying One of the best CDs I've ever heard AND WHAT A RUSSIAN SOUL!

Dmitri Hvorostovsky - My Restless Soul Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky , Alexander Borodin , Sergei Rachmaninov , Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , Dmitri Hvorostovsky , and Mikhail Arkadiev Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Borodin | Borodin, Alexander | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Moscow Nights Where Are You, My Brothers? Dmitri Hvorostovsky - Tchaikovsky & Verdi Arias I Met You, My Love Kalinka: Russian Folk Songs ASIN: B0000041A1 Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

1. Ah, If Only You Could For One Moment, Op. 38, No. 4
2. Amid The Din Of The Ball, Op. 38, No. 3
3. I Should Like In A Single Word
4. My Protector, My Angel, My Friend
5. It Happened In The Early Spring, Op. 38, No. 2
6. For The Shores Of Your Distant Homeland - Borodin
7. The Cloud Begin To Scatter, Op. 42, No. 3: The Clouds Begin To Scatter, Op. 42, No. 3 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
8. The Octave, Op. 45, No. 3 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
9. The Wave Breaks Into Spray, Op. 46, No. 1 - Dmitri Hvorostovsky
10. I Bless You, Forests, Op. 47, No. 5
11. Not A Word, Beloved, Op. 6, No. 2
12. The Love Of A Dead Man, Op. 38, No. 5
13. On The Golden Cornfields, Op. 57, No. 2
14. Whether The Day Reigns, Op. 47, No. 6
15. We Sat Together, Op. 73, No. 1
16. Morning, Op. 4, No. 2 - Rachmaninoff
17. Child, You Are Beautiful Like A Flower, Op. 8, No. 2 - Rachmaninoff
18. How I Languish, Op. 21, No. 12 - Rachmaninoff
19. Spring Waters, Op. 14, No. 11 - Rachmaninoff

Customer Reviews:

passion and beauty.......2004-07-28

Similar to Hvorostovsky's 1991 release, Russian Romances, this collection of Russian songs by some of its most renown composers is brimming over with passion and soul. They are songs of love and loss, with solo piano accompaniment, and sung to perfection by one of the great voices of our time; Siberian baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky has it all, emotional expression, technical skill, breath control and marvelous phrasing, and a dark honey sound that is recognizable after a note or two.

With eleven selections from Tchaikovsky, four from Rachmaninoff, three from Rimsky-Korsakov, and a tragic, solemn piece from Borodin set to words by Pushkin, the melodies abound, and some of my favorites are Rimsky Korsakov's The Clouds Begin to Scatter, Tchaikovsky's It Happened in the Early Spring and Not a Word Beloved, and Rachmaninoff's How I Languish.
Hvorostovsky is one of the finest interpreters this genre of music, and these superb renditions are a worthy addition to any Russian music collection.
Mikhail Arkadiev plays the piano accompaniment beautifully, and the sound balance between instrument and voice is excellent. The booklet insert has the lyrics in English and German, and total playing time is 57'26.

The best!.......2001-12-26

After seeing Mr. Hvorostovsky in the Met playing Germont, I knew that this is something new, I have never heared before. This beautiful c.d of russian songs could not have been sung better. Buy it!!!

Deeply satisfying.......2001-11-23

This is another five-star recording from the most exciting baritone in opera today. This CD finds him in familiar territory, singing Russian songs as only he can. His phrasing is superb, and his dark baritone adds a haunting dimension to the many reflective numbers presented here.

It is difficult to pick out highlights from this outstanding collection of Tschaikovsky, Borodin et al, but I was particularly taken with the four Rachmaninov songs that conclude the CD. Child, You Are Beautiful Like a Flower is as lovely as its title suggests, and Hvorostovsky sings it in his tenderest fashion. For complete contrast, Spring Waters is given a bravura treatment as the baritone unleashes all the power at his disposal - a thrilling conclusion to the CD.

Hvorostovsky is ably supported throughout by pianist Mikhail Arkadiev, and the sound quality is good, though a tad distorted in Spring Waters. (Perhaps the recording engineers couldn't cope with the voice in full throttle?!) Highly recommended.

One of the best CDs I've ever heard.......2000-12-19

This is an outstanding CD in every way - a wonderful program, featuring singing that is tremendously beautiful and exciting. Hvorostovsky doesn't just sing the Tchaikowsky songs, he lives them! (And he champions them in the way that Schwarzkopf and Fischer-Dieskau championed Hugo Wolf.) Throughout this recital, he is partnered by Mikhail Arkadiev, a stupendous pianist and a deeply sensitive accompanist. Their performance of Rachmaninoff's "Spring Waters" is one of the most thrilling things I've ever heard. This is a real treasure!

AND WHAT A RUSSIAN SOUL!.......1999-06-06

One of the first recordings by this absolutely dynamic young baritone. 'For the Shores of Your Distant Homeland' and 'The Love of a Dead Man' are enough to send shivers up one's spine, and the more delicate songs come across with appropriate tone and control. The Hvorostovsky disc I would recommend for someone listening for the first time.

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