古筝 Guzheng - 袁莎 Yuan Sha plays 冥山 Ming Shan

[samuelwongpipa]

technically and in today's context, yes. although in the past, players didnt have to. But changes in playing technique and style over the years have made the nails essential today.

[deadspace58]

In absolute awe

[charadeone]

This is certainly badass & I really am shocked by the power of the instrument(not to mention the musician's enthusiasm). It felt as if the music was visualized.

[cemalzuber]

This simply is complete mastery of one's energy via playing a musical instrument.

This is what its all about folks! It won't catch on.

[Jarmessay]

From 2:34 to...Oh screw it, the entire piece was amazing o_o

[auychan]

ถ้าหลับตาฟังแต่เสียงจะมีใครรู้­มั๊ยว่าเล่นด้วยกู่เจิ้งตัวเดีย­ว สุดยอดอ่ะ ติสโคตร ๆ แต่เสียงดูน่ากลัวเหมือนดูหนังผ­ีเลยอ่ะ

[Cloud98]

I like how this instrument requires equal amount of dexterity from both hands.

[chileXcore]

me enamoré

[practicepalace]

this is beautiful, she is the best performer even her face gestures are so beautiful

[armstoaura87]

SENSATIONAL!



[smithentmiami]

She killed it. Good job.

[papaidjalma]

Lindo! i love you!!!

[quaxk]

very dramatic, could easily be a soundtrack

[Eistroll0Wie0]

can some1 tell me what she has on her fingers?

prolly some gadget for the instrument but what exactly?

ty

[samuelwongpipa]

@Eistroll0Wie0 its nails that have been fashioned from tortise shell, and taped to her fingertips with surgical tape

[misszsp]

@samuelwongpipa Is it needed in order to play the instrument?

[andersonhurameshe]

@Eistroll0Wie0 She has a tape for pipa and Guzheng and Faux Tortoise-Turtle picks!; )

[mscdancer]

@Eistroll0Wie0 It's called plectrum, which functions the same way as pick used in guitar.

[GoProBro]

@Eistroll0Wie0 The are finger picks. Originally they were made of ivory but now are made of plastic, other synthetic materials and both ivory.

[MrJfatah]

@Eistroll0Wie0 They call them picks. They allow the player to pluck the string. Banjo, guitar and other stringed instrument players use them. Think of them as plastic fingernail, only thicker and stronger.

[0bwon]

@Eistroll0Wie0 claws from an extinct mountain gorilla

[Nosferat23]

If feelings can be expressed via music, this woman had some extremes in her life that is for sure. You do not play so intensively just for the sake of playing with the instruments, you have some feelings to express....

[jethromackenzie]

I'm about to make the most intense hip-hop instrumental using these sounds..fuck yeah!

[alincielo]

She's a shaman! Amazing! Beautiful! This music is breathless!

[1234540768]

很不错哦！很投入！好听!！！＾＾



[yamamonkey]

Is it just me or is there quite some chinese influence in blues music?

[squirrelmaster89]

@yamamonkey Yes, they both rely on and contain mostly pentatonic scales

[yamamonkey]

@squirrelmaster89 Not only that, when she bends the tones it tends to produce a bluesy sound

[oakleyfan]

WOW! 4:39 !!

[Takagi73]

wow *^*

[OmochaParty]

Is this suppose to be songs for like Liao zhai? It's creepy and nice. :)

[fizihkull]

 absolutely brilliant, powerful performance! Gave me chills!

[Aaron8378]

感情投入才有这样的好表现嘛。

[mafoota]

Metal!

[mafoota]

Wow, that intro is dark man. Love it.

[jeffinous]

After watching her performance I gave up the idea of learning the instrument. I will never be as great as her! 

[shortbusheros4]

@jeffinous lol you'll get there, trust me :D

[AHCloudy]

@ Jesterthefool: Nope. Not only females play guzheng. Guys play too. A number of professional and well known guzheng players are males. However, it's not easy for guys to take the first step in picking up this instrument because many peoples' perspective on guys playing this instrument is 'girly'. I'm not too sure what you mean by 'opposite true' of Guqin.

[Jesterthefool]

Do women only play the guzheng becaus all the clips i have seen are with women playing? And is it the opposite true about Guqin?

[TMTKowalski]

One of the best videos on Youtube I've seen. I'm speechless, brilliant composition and playing.

[reya10276]

Does anyone know where I can get her music? It is phenomenal!

[tommyrtong]

Extraordinary !

[klinickaslika]

goddammit, how much practice did this require?

[nathanpiazza]

WOWWWWWWWWWW

:O

*~ *

AMAZING

[KidOnTheNet]

intense.

[zhantonio]

totally mad..crazy....

[nFNTy]

she is a boss.

[lovinreginald]

I don't know what to say. I can't think of anything to write...

[jellycarmen]

Amazing! Any way to have the key & score of the song?

[foomanjaro1]

@jellycarmen nope. the notes are played with some of them being in between sharp and natural, so an accurate score or key is impossible.

[davidtres28]

I've played instruments in the past, and you can play some without thought or emotion; this is not one of those instruments.

[createallow3126]

Very cinematic! I could see this piece in a Chinese suspense/horror film or maybe if Tim Burton did a mythical story set in China.

She is amazing! very intense. She owns it!

[shantabhakta]

Out of this world...Beyond words.

[DeadBabiesInParis]

Pretty incredible!

[burnzbudz]

those nine people that dislike this, ............Im coming for you..... And ima bring the heat to your dome

[bnimph10]

This is more than just playing an instrument, it's a dynamic performance of music and movement. Loving the Guzheng.

[willy1986tralara]

guau que chulo

[carrieflauta]

the guzheng in China is equal to the koto in Japan?

[mannythetrader]

One Word "WWWOOOOWWWW!!"

[olywood9]

Puts you into a spell -_-

[ancientcityinker]

wow...haunting music, graceful and dramatic execution, and a beautiful girl....what could be better?

[argonauths]

is there any tamplature for that instrument and if so how many millions pages?!!!

[moreausylvain]

absolutly amayzing

[jabrown45100]

I always had high respects for the Zither (Guzheng) and the performers of this magnificient and 2000 year instrument. It looks simple in form and size, but the subtlities and depth of the sounds transcends realms of contemporary music.

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

WOOOOOOOOW. so intense.

[SoulSavior]

Wow, so contemporary. Brilliant!

[kratanuva725]

This has officially re-defined all my previous notions about what defines Chinese music. Bravo!

[RAWRITSMEL]

O_O

[greatestyang]

those of you that think the beginning is too slow, listen through the whole thing will change your mind.

You are literally exploring a mythical mountain with this music. You don't just climb through a mountain in a minute.

[greatestyang]

For those of you interested, the title "Ming Shan" is a mythical mountain described in ancient Chinese documents that dates back to the Warring Nations era around 300BC.

This mountain was supposed to be in the cold northern (arctic) ocean that nobody has ever seen. It's later used to describe objectives that are spectacular but elusive.

[ImperialCraftGaming]

@greatestyang I tried finding information on this but couldn't find anything. Would you happen to know of any resources where I could learn more? Or, at the very least, would you happen to know the tones for ming shan? I know Shan would be the high, sustained tone, since shan with such a tone means mountain.

(wo xue han yu!)

[SpheriaTV]

@greatestyang that would be around the Zhou Dynasty correct?

[SpheriaTV]

@greatestyang i meant around the second part of the Zhou Dynasty.

[Fosfolipidnidvosloj]

MESMERIZED! O.O

[BentleyLeung]

袁莎的古箏奏出了冥山的靈秀,春日的雲纏霧繞,夏天的暴雨驚雷,­秋季的朗月清風和隆冬的冰封雪蓋.

[2design1]

AWESOME

[jabes88]

WHY AND HOW DOES ANYONE DISLIKE THIS VIDEO? I watched this and fell in love with her! It's one of the most amazing things I have seen and heard in my entire life!!

To all the people that don't like this.. I don't like YOU!! Yeah! How do you like it chumps?!

[jabrown45100]

@jabes88 I totally agree with you.

[QuelTthalas]

@jabes88

xDD

[Coaco98]

@jabes88 people don't like this because they dislike ancient music and prefer the Pop crap we have today...

[SUNOFSIMON1]

@jabes88 your provoking idiots to add to the dislike bar

[jabes88]

@SUNOFSIMON1 you're*

[konnichiwa999]

haha intense

[GOLDENBELL1991]

To be honest, I really think this is a beautiful piece. She did an excellent job. I can sense the mood of this piece full fledged. Nothing more beautiful or unique than the sound of the Guzheng.

[ColtonBrook]

我很喜欢！常常听这个音乐。

[yeosei5533]

Very nice music and instrument.!Greetings from Greece!There is a similar ancient greek instrument called kanonaki or psaltirion!Look it up you may like it!

[Userdoe1560]

When was this piece composed?

[shantabhakta]

Absolutely magnificent....to say the least---beyond words.

[YeahICanLiveWithIt]

By the way...wonderful skill as well as emotion!

[bubbabobodbrain]

this chick is dope :D

[Benj888]

Top ten most talented things I've seen on Youtube by far!

[RandomMocker]

This looks easy... especially the end.

lol...

[ambivyful]

@RandomMocker It's really hard to play the 2-hand technique, it's also hard to play slow b/c if you mess up on the beat, it's really obvious

[RandomMocker]

@ambivyful Sorry, I thought I was using the most blatant form of sarcasm possible... :P

This looks insanely difficult to play.

It's not really hard to play slow, you can just call it Rubato lol. JK. I'm a Classical musican but I play Classical Guitar, so I don't really know much about the rules of Asian music.

[porschefreak707]

milf

[zennlotus]

Wow. Bravo!~

[beedox5]

wow. amazing music.

[ainsleywainsley]

that was great!

[basixcom]

Beautiful, breathtakingly beautiful

[OrchidVideos]

I wann learn this instrument too :) But its too expensive :(

[Rosepink1211]

hi

this insterment its not too hard to learn you just need some time to Practice and its easy to read Notes and learn. The Insterment some are not that expensive its depens witch kinda Wood you want .? i have learn 2 years with Bei Bei and My Sister is Su Chang. Yuan Sha its going to be my 3rd teacher in the feature.

[TheAngentred]

Is she one of the guys in kung fu hustle.

NEED MOAR RICE.

[mudfly3]

amazing, so impressed ....... i cant get my head around this.......magical is a weak word =)

[alien6x]

Absolutely brutal in places, haunting, ghostly beautiful and epic; not only the composition, but the PERFROMANCE. Breathtaking win performance! I'm a "metalhead" electric guitar player, but the song makes me want to study GuZheng

[RedSkyBlues]

this is absolute beauty.her playing is so theatrical too.

[thead4]

Magic

[crock703]

Is she real?..............

[scottyboymonkey]

Oh My Gosh! You are incredible, amazing, and well... WOW!

I love you amazing playing! I love the song! I love the instrument!

Thanks!

[NeptunianAngel]

That said, I would like to thanks everyone that put a thumbs up for me^^, since I'm in the most "thumbs up" members hayhay^^ (is it "hayhay" we say in English? I forgot, in French it's "héhé") See you and take care!

[NeptunianAngel]

Let's just be men, because it's time, becaus those dark times cannot last anymore! Friendly - N.A

[NeptunianAngel]

makes one with everything. We also have all the same potential and chances in the start, potential that we have to exploit. So instead of being fool or acting as if it is, we should all learn to appreciate our brother's culture and richness, instead of destroying ourselves and our world, our mother Earth, our house that have been generously given to ourselves. We should also improve ourselves together instead or letting us be divided and manipulated by a very dubious government.

[NeptunianAngel]

And yes, to complete what I said, it's effectively indecent and undivine to being racist or to act like as if it is, because you forgot that we all come from God (the light, the spring of everything), and that every human and living being is a part of God and so of us. That we are also all brothers, the same. We have all the same rights, duties, responsabilities and rules that we have to respect and follow, a path to follow (through our incarnations) to getting a real man that ..

[valalupe1]

Love this piece ,so much emotion. I love the Guzheng ,because to me it sounds so depressing and pure chaos at some points,

[MrChungliman]

good

[GuqinZheng]

What is she describing? Is she describing mount ming, a journey into/out of mout ming,please someone tell me:)

[alincielo]

Hipnotic! Awesome! Magnificient!!!!

[12tongtech]

too slow not good

[tjquest777]

I feel your deception and sense your murderous intent!! This song is great just what I wanted to hear.

[MrJmpinjackflash]

i know this instrument is suposed to be beautiful and calm and of course it is... but plug that up to an amp... add some distortion... could have some new music

[bignemo778]

this is amazing. i wish i knew more about this piece. what is it about? does someone knows? amazing performance, fantasitc playing, first class. and the composition is just incredible. totally great.

[revamp94]

Whoa...I've never seen someone wear nails on both hands before. That must make the vibratos and left-hand pressing really difficult.

[6dobermann6]

OMG!! great to see someone letting go on its instrument!! she knows every little place on the guz.. kickass great!!!

[silverlament]

Hahahah, I just instinctively clapped at my computer. I am such a dork.

[kudesnik1]

@silverlament yes you are, joking lol

[SecretEureka]

Oh my god, how can so much power come from such a little lady? she packs more punch than most heavy amplified bands, but with ethereal grace!

[Charbok12]

fucking gook

[wvrmwood]

so i've been listening to this... and im pretty sure it's tuned to an a# hexatonic scale, and it looks like the instrument has 4 octaves.

[royalkad]

l'instrument est jolie la musique est jolie la femme est jolie et la robe traditionnel est jolie en un mot cet vidéo est un rêve éveillé

[pachin63]

She is masterful...

[Ltdeacon]

fire it stops trolls, i luv this instrument especially in jet Li's Hero movie. hot chinese girl

[trisvirilaiva]

Stunningly beautiful

[mySirLunchaLot]

Great playing. But poorly recorded, sounds congested.

[Cr4ck4lack]

this music sound just remember me on Mortal Kombat =D

epic!

[OrejaLoca]

I am learning how to play this beautiful instrument, but I´m really far from this level.... Soy de Argentina y estoy aprendiendo a tocar gu zheng, aunuqe me falta muchisimo para llegar a este nivel----

[wvrmwood]

what is this tuning? because this is the most badass scale iv'e ever heard

[usmcLOVE100]

This is my favorite song on the zheng the range of emotion is so vast its like a story is being told! zheng reminds me of piano, just the Chinese version. In the sense that alone, it can produce such powerful yet simplistic music. And they're both very old (yea i know zheng is most likely older but you know what im saying)

[NaWaFuze]

Oh mon dieu ... (!!!) Simplement superbe.

[NaWaFuze]

Je suis ému ! Fantastique !!!

[ManuelRochaCR]

Awesome!

[nickissocoolliketoo]

So amazing! I love it.

[JacobH021]

Guzheng's look very difficult to play.

[jgluvtrees]

This is AMAZING!

[SweetFire96]

marvelous 'n magnificent!!!

[lollekompolle]

very well played... so much emotion! I'm impressed. please keep up the good work ;)

[NitroAndDeathMetal]

i can feel the darkness and pain in this song. this shit is intense. she knows how to play with her emotions

[ReyChikaishi]

非常美丽！！

[TheHEAVYMETALHEAD]

pretty gangsta

[sobreaver]

Thank you for sharing your art, may grace be with you always

[jl05xi]

WOW!

[ashishzain]

it is just the best verry good skill and verry good concentration. my best wishes will be allways with her

[zafervalenc]

definitivamente...admirable...­^ ^

[summonshire]

Absolutely magnificent. Makes me think of native people dancing. Her zheng is not tuned to a pentatonic scale is it?

[samuelwongpipa]

nope its not. ;-)

[Fraususemil]

@samuelwongpipa Can you say what scale the tune is?

[nickissocoolliketoo]

@summonshire If it's the traditional D tuning, it will be D, E, F sharp, A, and B.

[RabidxPanda]

@summonshire native people dancing? wtf? white mans burden much?

[Faggianotti]

@summonshire I think probably is a normal pentatonic , with an augmented fourth

[FUKTV]

@summonshire

what is a 'native person'???

[sobefobik]

@FUKTV I assume she means a native Chinese dancer, which is someone that is native or was born and raised in China.

[tifius]

@summonshire lol "native people"

[gariadara]

@summonshire "Makes me think of native people dancing"

WTF?! This is a courtly instrument used in sophisticated Imperial China. It should make you think of palace ladies dancing for the Crowned Prince or something. This music's temperament doesn't sound the least bit "tribal." I know parts of the piece is more rhythmic but such virtuoso playing can't be identified with "native people dancing," as if it's played for naked men drumming around a bonfire.

[MisterHowzat]

@gariadara Go easy on the caffeine or whatever stuff you're taking. Apparently you have a poor grasp of the term "native people". And didn't you notice that summonshire said "Absolutely magnificent"? There is no negative connotation or implication in "Makes me think of native people dancing". It is only you who is thinking of "naked men drumming around a bonfire."

[Willd86]

good so nostalgic

[lostpebble]

She is a magician of the Guzheng !!

[lostpebble]

Wow !!

[bibibendum66]

tres tres beau magnifique interpretation

[Orikigami]

This is beautiful! I wish I could play.

[trisvirilaiva]

Just great!

[kaliDUECE]

ONG CHECK OUT DAH 3.00-4.50 DAT WUZ SO liv3 it touched me i might learn how to play one lol

[fwilson578]

I do not know how anyone could ever comment poorly on this. I have recently acquired my own guzheng and strive for this kind of excellence.

Wow.

[Jeetkunedo1000]

thats would be hard to tune

[darkprincess1012]

i play guzheng (obviously not as well as this lady) and it disgusts me that ppl are putting up these rude comments. you dont understand the amount of emotion and musical understanding that needs to be put into a piece of music. this music is different than american peices cuz american pieces require not much emotion to play it well, guzhen is different.

[cockardo]

@darkprincess1012

Don't you think it's a little hypocritical to say that this music requires emotion and that western music doesn't? Granted, most modern western music from the past 40 years doesn't require much emotion due to music becoming to much about making profit. However, earlier western music was full of emotion, especially blues and jazz music, european music also falls into this category. You can't say that classical music doesn't require emotion to play well.

[darkprincess1012]

@cockardo I never said that western MUSIC doesnt have emotion, I said the pieces dont REQUIRE much emotion. Basically, you dont need to have any attatchment or feelings to go along with a violin piece to make it sound good because all the dynamics are written there for you. Chinese instruments/songs (classical) are different. You have to understand the story behind the song and have emotion to play the song accurately because its written diff. I'm talking about the way they are actually written.

[darkprincess1012]

How about you get an understanding of the differences between western sheet AND eastern sheet music before you start calling ppl hypocrites huh? Anyone who's actually learned both styles will know what I mean. Guzheng requires more feeling JUST to get the song right whereas with a violin, all the dynamics are there. Granted, if you have feeling it sounds better, and thats what'll make you a great musician, but if you dont, you'll still be able to play the song. I've played both instruments.

[cockardo]

@darkprincess1012

I disagree. If you practice any instrument long enough you can perform it extremely well with little to no emotion.

However, if you had perhaps made it clearer that this is what you meant then I wouldn't have called you a hypocrite.

[darkprincess1012]

@cockardo Performing it extremely well means knowing the emotions/feelings/stories behind a piece. -_- Being able to PLAY a piece and being able to PERFORM a piece are different things. With guzheng, you wont be able to even play the piece w/o some sort of feeling. Again, why don't you actually get some knowledge pertaining to the subject you are trying to call me out on hmm? Have you ever actually read chinese music never-less played a chinese instrument?