剑殇 - 二胡/中胡 [1/2] :: Jian Shang - Erhu/Zhonghu [Part 1 of 2]

[lublube]

How do you reach these people? I want to book them.

[darkmillenium0000]

Does anyone know where I can get the score for this piece?

[straightarrow372]

Way cool!  Love it! Where and when recorded? Such an interesting mix of eastern and western instruments!

[txy345]

@straightarrow372:

Oops I just noticed this comment today. It's recorded on 16 May 2005 at the concert hall of the Central Conservatory of Music (中央音乐学院) in Beijing.

[straightarrow372]

@txy345 These people are fantastic! Are they going to tour in the USA? I would love to know when they are coming. There's a great concert hall near me at the State University of New York, Purchase campus, if they're interested -- and of course lots of concert halls in New York City, which is also not far away. Not only is the music fabulous, but the man playing the zhonghu/erhu is very cute (though too young for me).

[txy345]

@straightarrow372: Haha that I really don't know. 

[chaomingmusic]

phantastic!

[RedLace2]

Incredible music. Does anyone know the name of the instrument that gets a solo at 4:08?

[kamikaze7867]

it's a sheng笙

[ladyerhu]

@RedLace2 the zhonghu

[RedLace2]

@ladyerhu I mean the double piped steel lawnmower engine style wind instrument. Not the string instruments.

[straightarrow372]

@RedLace2 My son says it's called a mouth organ. Not sure if he's making that up, or whether it's the real name.

[txy345]

@straightarrow372 it should be the sheng 笙. more specifically, the higher pitch one, gaoyin sheng 高音笙.

[straightarrow372]

@txy345 Is this a traditional Chinese instrument? It looks very modern, somehow, though we don't have them here in the USA, at least not that I've seen.

[txy345]

@straightarrow372 the traditional version is a smaller hand held version. the one you see in the video is a modern (i think 20th century) interpretation. but these days it's considered a traditional Chinese instrument and used in Chinese orchestras.

[Rahmemhotep]

Fucking awesome! Great preformance!

[DimebagOHammet]

eeeww...

[PerfektVeelo]

No, sir. I did not like it.

[seniorwisdom]

很好啊！

[mesaoneCCK]

go to 08:11 and watch........ yeah.