Guzheng 古筝 - Spring River Flower Moon Night 春江花月夜

[CountYorik]

Just incredible.

[MrMarktrumble]

thank you very much

[BarleyC]

Mesmerizing!

[d0ck47]

One word, Mozart.

[hankockmusic]

厉害

[ThyrmBloodaxe]

strings produce such a beautiful sound on countless instruments.

[EternalDragon28]

amazing

[OOMPAsauce]

Even Beothuk people listen to this? extinction recovered?

[rockfan441]

Ah such a beautiful song and instrument, you really are very talented ^_^

[Sentaonavi]

Soo nice1!!! I LIKE'T!!!

[ABookwormAndProud]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard. Thank you! You're so incredibly talented!

[rogerthat155]

It's funny that this was written it seems by someone just watching a river with flowers in the spring at night time. Westerners need drugs, and space battles to come up with music this intense.

[yukinachang]

@rogerthat155

yes, this piece is very typical of traditional Chinese music. It all starts with relaxing and peaceful melody for a while. Later have to cope with some struggle. e.g. the little boat sailing on the river encounters strong wind. Everything turns out fine, and the melody is peaceful and calm again.

[lastoftheki]

@rogerthat155 not true, western capitalism uses music this intense to allure people into movies with space battles and drugs in them lol...the best musicians always play from contemplation, life lessons, and reflection...music was meant fort the soul, but some choose to market it as a commodity to be tethered...or to control, instead of allowing it to be a gift that frees the heart...

[MagikMike112]

Absolutely amazing....As stated by others, thank you for the post!!!!

[ravenmoon1165]

wow...fabulous! Thank you for sharing your talent and music!  Very soothing.

[monchan0926]

彈得非常出色..欣賞!!!



[SinsiAlpha]

has it been 7 minutes already?

[DakiLoki]

just beautiful, was looking for some lute music on youtube and then i ended here, then i forgot what i was even looking after hearing this......ty its really moving

[yukinachang]

@DakiLoki

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed this music.

[dorond50]

wow amazing sound!!! Paradise

[tinkermanful]

Thank you very much. It is a lovely sounding instrument and the music is excellent.

[vyper2112]

This is incredible, I adore this type of Asian music. Is Guzheng the name of the style of music or the instrument you are playing upon? How long have you been playing?

This instrument sounds very similar to a Koto to me, I enjoy it very much.

I also really like the Japanese Shamisen, though the way that particular instrument is played seems...different than most in the sense that to my American ear, there doesn't appear to be a sense of rhythm.

[yukinachang]

@vyper2112

Thank you. I've been playing near 20 years. Guzheng is the name of the instrument. This piece is called "Spring River Flower Moon Night". It's from the south region of China.

[allenk727]

@yukinachang looks a bit like the Guqin instrument. but it is amazing you are very talented. Just out of curiosity how much would that instrument cost? same as piano?

[linyang9909]

beautiful and peaceful

[Opsilver00]

I find it difficult to navigate away from this vid.

[sitarnut]

Beautiful music and beautiful soul for music..... I could watch your hands all day long.... sometimes my sitar sounds a bit like this on a minor raga.... but such different timbres... at least we both bend notes a lot.....

[yukinachang]

@sitarnut

Thank you. I like sitar, too.

[sitarnut]

@yukinachang Thank you- I you have a chance it's always rewarding to listen to Nikhil Banerjee play anything on Sitar - very deep, moving player...Happy New Year as well...

[arunnegi]

Hello Yukina lovely performance...i'm a big fan of oriental music

[xBrea03x]

WHy Is this SOOOOO Beautifullll ???..... WOW.... I love Asian Stuff..Specialy Music art and its Culture..In other Words EVERYTHING!!!!!

[italianobaiano]

great, thanks for sharing. This beautyful music means superior culture

[yukinachang]

@italianobaiano

Thank you!

[Marini2000]

thumbs up for the koto master

[guzman0109]

m encanta este tipo de canciones estan relajante ......... muy bien....

[leductanhung]

quá hay ( vietnam)

[QianQian5]

who is the performer ?

[yukinachang]

@QianQian5

I played it.

[QianQian5]

@yukinachang wow,amazing,you should make an album

[TheKidikyo20]

Is there any way you can post tutorials, i would love to play this instrument. I did some research, and all of the teaching books are not available in English, or perhaps you have any other ideas? I cant afford any teachers either.

[yukinachang]

@TheKidikyo20

Check out my website Sound of China Guzheng Music. There is English tutorial and videos.

[5osol]

So beautiful! This is a great song. Who's the composer? is it an old music? When has it been composed?

[yukinachang]

@5osol

This is a classics. The name of the song "Spring River Flower Moon Night" is from a Tang dynasty poem. It's originally a pipa piece written in the 1700s. Later people have adopted it to guzheng as well.

[Haley24x7]

This made me fall asleep last night! No joke! XD

[Haley24x7]

kinda sounds like something from Avatar - The Last Airbender... pretty cool :)

[drbherowero1]

yuki!thats beautiful music!where can i download some of your recorded music??

[MrRyanmoscow]

so beautiful =]

[FortnerEntertainment]

So beautiful. It sounds like a soundtrack to a beautiful dream. I almost fall asleep when listening...not from boredom but because it makes me feel so relaxed.

[gizimama]

Csodaszép, különleges hangzás , Köszönöm az élményt. :)

[SunDayTeleCom]

over 7 mins nonstop dancing with hands, she must be a genius master ...

[Chris971982]

awesome song...

[qqboy138]

super!

[Guilhermelolll]

esta musica me lembrou muito Kung Fu Hustle :D, é um instrumento muito lindo e produz um som mais lindo ainda, parabéns, apesar de ser brasileiro eu amo a cultura chinesa :)

[ndreamed]

OMG Such pretty hands!

[Kochiro90]

like it

[heroes3lover]

this is a very very traditional musical instrument, but if you know Chinese culture, you will know much more about this. very hard to explain, it's like this skill can show all your personality. :)

[thijs199]

go play metal someday?

[thijs199]

AAA I broke my nail lol

[BentleyLeung]

這個古箏應該是紫檀木料製造,音色很雄厚,若再用上十年就更有韻­味.

[MAHANTING]

@BentleyLeung 這木頭的紋理一看就知到不是紫檀木

[KittyKatRock15]

I feel like i'm in China :D

[ecookman]

Where Can i purchase this type of music, I love this sound D:

[huadujuan]

love this song

[NetworkWarfare]

this music is just great to relax

[davidetero]

so niiiiiice!

[BOMBACI38]

This music like's on the fight scene kungfu hustle :D???

[yukinachang]

@BOMBACI38

yes, the song in the kungfu hustle mixes this one and "the return of fisherman boat".

[GreekPiranha]

i can spot the difference between guzheng an koto! any help?

[yukinachang]

@GreekPiranha

They are from the same family. However, they use different strings. guzheng uses nylon-wrapped-steel. Koto uses tetron. The tone is very different.

[Chichiri520]

@GreekPiranha

An easy way is that the koto has 13 strings and the guzheng has I think, 25 strings (not so sure).

[Chalnec]

我挺喜欢古筝的声音

[frednolasco]

this is the most beautifully sounding zither in the world. thank you so much for posting :)

[yukinachang]

@frednolasco

Thank you!

[IxTHROWxTHINGS]

@frednolasco Koto

[Timerooy]

Please tell me if this instrument is a Dan Tranh or a Guzheng.

I though a Dan Tranh usually has 16 or 17 strings.

And where to learn this instrument in California XD ?

[yukinachang]

@Timerooy

This is a guzheng.

Where are you California? I'm in Hacienda Heights.

[truymong1251]

春江花月夜 Spring River Flower Moon Night - Xuân giang hoa nguyệt dạ

Great poem,great music!

[Zaybie123]

I'm in america! And your music is Gorgeous.

[tuyetkiennguyen]

i need to learn this one since its so cool la

[Guzheng2515]

good im thailand

[diebiene30]

THIS SOUNDS so great:D thanks to share this beautiful song:D

[cadeli01]

Awesome. I am so surprise Vietnam has Gu-Zheng and you can play with full expression of this Chinese classical music "Spring River flower moonlight" so wonderful.

[woodchuckandfox]

wonderful

[hanhhuynhduc]

Sorry, I'm a Vietnamese. This instrument in Vietnam is said that "đàn tranh", I don't know what its name in China and in the world.

[yukinachang]

@hanhhuynhduc

the Chinese name is called "guzheng". "gu" means "old". "zheng" is the same as "tranh" in Vietnamese.

[marlovo]

สุดยอด

[reygood1]

Guzheng is a wonderful instrument... you can use lots of expressions and playing techniques... i guess.

[WongMook2]

thanks for sharing;

music flows with water sound effect just like being near a river;

is it adapted from a pipa arrangement?

[Chichiri520]

It sounds so beautiful. Thanks for sharing!!

[ButterflyPajIab]

your very good. i wish someone can teach me to play that.

[imagetsunami]

spellbindingly wonderful

superb

[Jame351]

This is so nice :) your play is like telling a story it clear s my mind from everything and i get rly happy from only listening to your play .. i can t better describe my feelings from your video with my bad english sorry. Simply it s amazing. :))

[yasmin9101]

Amazing ...........

[bernard446]

I think that the tone wood (sides of the guzheng) plays a part. Yukina (or carol) was telling me that this is a special model made for last year's shanghai music expo. I think she was telling me that it uses zi tan. Any wood with a high density (greater than than 1.0 g/cm3) would probably give such a good result.

Of course, that the soundboard was roasted helps. (Driving off moisture).

However some masters say that after 3 or so years, the wood deterioates (for roasted models).

[elbomarli]

one last question, why does it sound so loud and clear? how does the "resonance box" .. does it have a hole like the guitar or does it vibrate because of the string's effect? Thank you very much.

[yukinachang]

@elbomarli

I don't know any other instrument using nylon-wrapped-steel. But the strings are relatively cheap compare to other instruments'.

There are 3 sound holes at the bottom. You can check our website for the pictures.

[elbomarli]

beautiful!

what type of strings do you use? Are they from another instrument?

thanks!

greetings from Chile

[yukinachang]

@elbomarli

Thanks.

They are Just regular guzheng strings. nylon-wrapped-steel

[elbomarli]

@yukinachang Thank you very much, the thing is, I want to make an instrument following the same idea but I don't think I'll be able to find guzheng strings in my country, so I was thinking which strings could do instead of those

[jld181818]

Lovely...thank you!!

[soulglow8]

Where can I purchase this model of Guzheng? How much would it cost?

Nicely played! Thanks a million for sharing this vd.

[yukinachang]

@soulglow8

Thanks!

I don't have this model any more.

My friend's store in Shanghai has one left. I think she is asking for 30000RMB, but I don't think she really wants to sell it.

[Timbarwell]

beautifully played my wife is learning this song really helpful watching you play

[bernard446]

Carol, the sound of this instrument is so beautiful! Will they be selling this again at this year's Shanghai Music Fair?

The other instrument that comes close to this level of perfection in tone color is the Tianyi model that uses aged spruce. The one with the lanhua motif.

Btw, does this Dunhuang model also use aged spruce? Is the soundboard one piece wutong or 5 pieces?

[4763060]

I love this song

[donnamariealba]

This is beautiful! Uplifting!