Sounds of China

2013 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese calendar, and we celebrate today in Global Sounds with a selection of Chinese classical music. We feature four leading exponents of different traditions: Wu Man (pipa), Lin Youren (qin zither), Li Jinwen (‘sheng-guan’ music for wind and percussion) and Xuan Ke (Dongjing religious music)

Music details

Acoustic World: China – Various Artists (Coro COR16061)

Niao Ton Un [Birds in the Forest] (Trad) – Wu Man & Ensemble

Dengjue Jiaohui [Lanterns and Moon Competing in Brilliance] (Trad) – Wu Man

Yan Guo Nanlou [Geese Crossing Over The Southern Mansion] (song) (Trad) – Li Jinwen

Yan Guo Nanlou [Geese Crossing Over The Southern Mansion] (Trad) – Li Jinwen

Pingsha Luoyan [Wild Geese Descending on the Sandbank] (Trad) – Lin Youren

Improvisation for Michael Owen (Lin Youren) – Lin Youren

Wannian Hua [Eternal Flowers] (Trad) – Dayan Ancient Music Association

Shoujing Jie [Closing Ode] (Trad) – Dayan Ancient Music Association

Shimian Maifu [Ambush on All Sides] (Trad) – Wu Man