Zheng - Louis Chen
- Louis Chen plays Zheng Solos
- Hugo HRP 7166
Contents:
- Ci of Autumn Wind
- Old Drunken Man Dance
- Waves Wash Sand
- Hibiscus of Autumn
- The Autumn Moon over the Han Palace
- A Hungry Horse is Shaking its Bell
- Sorrow of Lady Zhao-Jun
- Lady Liu Qing Niang
- Moon of the mid-Autumn
- Jackdaws Gambolling in Water
- High Mountain and Flowing Water
- Moonlit River in Spring
- Flowing Water
- Memories of an Old Friend
- Evening Song of the Drunken Fisherman
Playing time: 64'
Recording date: December 1996 (Penang, Malaysia)
Louis Chen (b.1917) is a retired professor of Chinese Music
History in Hong Kong. He emphasizes the older historical zheng
pieces, including some taken from the guqin repertory. He
has performed around the world, including on recordings for Western
labels in decades past, and has generally been an ambassador for
zheng music in West.
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T. M. McComb