Wu Man
Chinese Traditional & Contemporary
Music for Pipa & Ensemble

Wu Man, pipa
Tien-Juo Wang, erhu, gaohu
Yang Yi, zheng
Liu Qi-Chao, dizi, xiao, suona








Disc One
1Dengyue jiaohui (Lanterns and moon competing in brilliance)5.21
2Wulin yiyun (Ancient melodies of Wulin)14.17
3Bawang xie jia (The tyrant removes his armour)10.27
4Chen Sui (Chen and Sui dynasties)12.12
5Xu lai (Sounds of nature, by LIU Tianhua, 1929)6.28
6Yue'er gao (The moon on high)13.31
7Dian (The Points, by CHEN Yi, 1991)8.56
Disc Two
1Xiyang xiaogu (Flute and drum at sunset)9.36
2Bun-ching Lam, 1993Run7.10
3Niao tou lin (Birds in the forest)3.23
4Han'gong qiuyue (Autumn moon over the Han palace)8.32
5Tan Dun, Published by G. SchirmerC-A-G-E IV7.30
6Xiao Pu'an zhou (The Mantra of Pu'an)5.34
7Zhou Qinru, 1994Gu yun san die (Ancient poem in three verses)6.45
8Shimian maifu (Ambush on all sides)9.15
9Yang'guan san die (Three verses on the Yang pass)5.16
Disc One; Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Nimbus Foundation on 23rd March 1993
Disc Two; Recorded in the Concert Hall of the Nimbus Foundation, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth on 7th & 8th August 1995
Acknowledgements: The Asian Music Circuit, Rowan Pease, Stephen Jones, Robin Broadbank, Bun-Ching Lam, Zhou Quinru and Tan Dun.

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