A Glimpse of Takelamagan

[snowhole87]

Composed by Jin Xiang in 1987.

[fatoperfunctus]

Великолепно! Модерн, традиция - тут все, атональность... Просто остаюсь без слов! 0.о

[musikjo31]

Merveilleuse musique composée de mélodies remplies de poésie et pleines de rêves enchanteurs, merci et encore bravo à ce si bel orchestre mais aussi au compositeur de cette si belle œuvre.

[photomeshoot]

Hmm I tried all I can but I can't find the other three parts to takelamagan. Can you please upload or provide URL if you happen to have or know where to find recordings of them? Thank you! :D

[hacona]

sorry but i do not have the clips of the other 3 movements...

[Chlipchlop]

Ooops ! The 2:49 - 4:20 part is just divine... x)

What kind of song is this ? It sounds "modern" sometimes, is it ?

[cacalacapoo]

It is Xinjiang style music..far in the western china region.

[Hachoo1]

@Chlipchlop yep.........it's composed in 1987...and this year belongs to the "Modern" Period ( according to my music knowledge, that is)

[wanleaf]

@Hachoo1 :I'll say it belong to "Post-Modern" period. "Modern" is very old now. "Modern" age started around 17 to 19 century through the Age of Reason and Age of Enlightenment, until the industrial age in late 19 century.

[Hachoo1]

@wanleaf thx for the info. im pretty bad @ this things :D

[fobbyrice]

great song. love the dizi solos as always =]

[sopdjik]

yea tjc's glimpse of takelamgan sounds nicer.

[hacona]

eh u flatter us.

[VitChawt]

can yo give me the link to that video i would really love to watch it!! thank you xD

[fuye90]

the dizi solo is simply too captivating!she rocks lah!!

[andreagiuseppe]

at 4:00 mins

[andreagiuseppe]

what are the bassoon looking instruments?

[hacona]

bassoon-looking? which ones?

[andreagiuseppe]

well bassoon was the closest western instrument i could think of to equate to that but they they have multiple metal pipes coming out of the top and they are blown into like a bassoon or contra bassoon

[yzjiang]

These kinds of instruments are called "sheng, 笙" in Chinese.

[andreagiuseppe]

thanks!!

[Hachoo1]

@andreagiuseppe should be the medium-tuned suona (中音唢吶)

[happy3heng]

superb

if only you could get the whole thing up :(

silly 10 min limit

[twelve12kingdom]

I feel that TJ sounds nicer...

[hacona]

i dunno...

[yoyohihi940]

oh...can u send me the video of yun nan hui yi when u get it pls?

[yoyohihi940]

yea i watched the temasek jc chinese orchestra concert and felt it was good. but i find yun nan hui yi nicer. does anyone have a video of TJC's yun nan hui yi

[hacona]

well we recorded the concert...but haven't gotten the vcd yet...

[yhiko]

hi, i am from HCCO. I really like this piece!TJ surely deserve the Gold With Honor!

[hacona]

Temasek JC Chinese Orchestra played this piece for the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging of hinese Orchestras 2007 and was awarded GOLD WITH HONOURS!!!

[dictatorofducks]

the " 'cellos " that look like big ruans are called la ruans

[yfrankliao1]

The flute(Dizi) was played by Ms. Zeng ZhaoBin, the most accomplished and versatile female flutist in China... she did an excellent jon thru out the whole show!

[budakzpakour]

tats interesting ... the cello and double bass look like a big ruan ...