The Art of the Chinese Lutes

A fascinating array of ancient traditional as well as modern Chinese music played on tenor and bass ruan and pipa. Miao Xiaoyun is a virtuoso player of various Chinese lutes. On some of the pieces she is accompanied by the internationally acclaimed Chinese yangqin (dulcimer) player Professor Xu Pingxin. Artist biography plus extensive information about each of the pieces and the instruments.Chinese lutes virtuos Ms. Miao Xiaoyun presents traditional Chinese music played on tenor ruan, bass ruan and pipa, accompanied on yangqin (hammered dulcimer). Artist biography plus info about each of the pieces and the instruments

1. Ancient Melody from the Zhongnan Mountain (arr. Ning Yong) - 6:36
2. Sound from Afar (Chen Wenjie) - 5:33
3. Memory of Yun-nan, 1st Movement (Liu Xing) - 7:39
4. Moon over the Jade Mansion (Ning Yong) - 7:27
5. The Tyrant Took off his Armour (Ancient piece, Wang Fandi Version) - 9:23
6. Overlooking the Qin River (Ning Yong) - 5:54
7. Yingzhou Ancient Tunes (Ancient piece, arr. Miao Xiaoyun) - 2:45
8. Memory of Yun-nan, 2nd Movement (Liu Xing) - 8:20

Total playing time: 54:14 min.