Lei Qiang - Chinese Traditional Erhu Music (2 CDs) + covers

Chinese Traditional Erhu Music

01 - Night Song (Liu Tian-Hua) 3:57

02 - Tea Harvest (Traditional) 2:20

03 - Spinning the Cotton (Traditional) 2:26

04 - Picking Red Chestnuts (Traditional) 1:09

05 - The Flickering of the Candle Flame (Liu Tian-Hua) 4:10

06 - The Ballad of Blue Flower (Guan Min) 10:43

07 - Moonlight Reflected on the Er-Quan Spring (Hua Yan-Jun) 5:48

08 - Jasmine Flower (Traditional) 2:51

09 - Pick Up the Betal/Purple Bamboo Song (Traditional) 4:51

10 - Moonlit Night (Liu Tian-Hua) 5:25

11 - Liu Yang River (Traditional) 2:15

12 - Farewell Red Army (Traditional) 2:10

13 - Boys & Flowers/Raise the Red Lantern (Traditional) 3:34





Chinese Traditional Erhu Music 2



01 - Muleteer 2:03

02 - Embroidered Pouch 2:19

03 - Song From Shandong 2:09

04 - The Menjiang Girl 3:02

05 - The Four Seasons 1:53

06 - Flower Drum 2:50

07 - Amazing Red Sun 1:32

08 - Lullaby 2:50

09 - The Hill Looks Like A Bottle 4:30

10 - Dating 1:52

11 - Butterfly Lovers 2:05

12 - Picking Flowers 2:01

13 - The Faraway Place 2:40

14 - Thinking Of The Past 2:02

15 - Rendezvous In The Yurt 3:17

16 - The Faraway Voice 2:24

17 - Crescent Moon Before Dawn 2:58

18 - Morning Star Lily 1:05

19 - Nostalgia 6:51



About the Artist



Lei Qiang (pronounced lay-chang) was born in Shaanxi Province, Peoples\\\' Republic of China. He studied the erhu at the prestigious Conservatory of Xian. Lei Qiang toured for 11 years with the Shaanxi Provincial Song and Dance Troupe. His travels took him to every major city in China including Hong Kong and Japan. In 1993 he emigrated to Canada and recorded with the Cirque du Soliel on the Quidam album and on the new Cirque du Soleil entitled O. He is currently performing with the Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas.

Band members:

Lei Qiang: erhu

+ The Shaanxi Provincial Song and Dance Troupe



Album Description:

Lei Qiang performs instrumental pieces on the erhu, a two- stringed violin-like instrument, with the Shaanxi Provincial Song and Dance Troupe. This collection of 19 traditional Chinese compositions captures the erhu\\\'s expressive mystical sound. Detailed liner notes in English. French and Chinese.



Note Another Lei Qiang CD2 torrent had the tracks mislabelled.