"Si ji" in Chinese is Four Seasons. We have chosen it to be the title of this ‘China’ inspired album. I hope this disc will leave you with an image of variety and diversity of colors, like the four seasons.
As a musician, I feel a responsibility to communicate between different cultures and people through my music. As an artist from China, I would like to infuse the culture of my country in my music. As a guitarist, I hope to make a small contribution towards expanding the guitar repertoire, exploring new possibilities and enriching the techniques for the instrument.
The guitar originated in the Middle East, halfway between China and the West. Chinese culture is refined, poetic, expressive and adaptable, like Chinese painting. These virtues can be usefully applied to the guitar. I was struck by the possibilities of the instrument after recording this CD—how ideas from the east have helped in exploring and enriching what is essentially western music.
make music from my heart as always, and I hope that you will respond in a similar way.
Si Ji 是中文四季的音译,我们选择了它作为这张以中国题材相关的唱片的标题,我希望能给大家留下一个像四季一样的多姿多彩印象。
作为一个音乐家,我感到我应该通过我的音乐,替不同的人和文化作沟通;作为一个来自中国的艺术家,我希望替我的音乐加上我国的文化;而作为一个吉他演奏家,我希望替吉他作出一点点贡献,扩大它的曲目,发掘新的可能性和丰富它的技巧。吉他起源自中东,刚好在东方和西方的中间。中国文化是细腻、诗意、富表达力和适应性强的,如中国画。这些优点可以有效应用在吉他上,在录制这张唱片后,我为这乐器的可能性而着迷-东方的素材竟然可以发掘和充实西方音乐中的重要原素。
我一如往常,音乐是发自我内心的,希望大家亦可以同样态度响应。
唱片曲目如下,瞎翻加上想当然的,别太认真。
1 Yi Dance (W. Huiran)彝族舞曲 王惠然 2 Shepherd Boy with Flute (H. Luting)牧童短笛 贺渌汀 3 Intonation (D. Ungerrank) 音调 4 Long Out-stretched Pier with its Shadow (D. Ungerrank)渡影 5 Wind on the Hill (D. Ungerrank) 山风 6 Waiting for Guests (D. Ungerrank) 侯客 7 Land Circus (D. Ungerrank) 马戏 8 Heavenly Bird (traditional) 天鸟 9 Lantern Song (traditional) 灯笼歌 10 Mayila (traditional) 不懂翻 11 Meditation No. 2 (E. Hirschelman) 沉思2 12 Meditation No. 1 (E. Hirschelman) 沉思 1 13 The Blue Kite (S. Goss) 蓝风筝 14 Yellow Earth (S. Goss) 黄土地 15 Farewell My Concubine (S. Goss) 再见情人 16 I Ching No. 1 (C. Domeniconi) 易经 1 17 I Ching No. 3 (C. Domeniconi) 易经 3 18 I Ching No. 4 (C. Domeniconi) 易经 4 19 I Ching No. 5 (C. Domeniconi) 易经 5 20 I Ching No. 6 (C. Domeniconi) 易经 6 21 I Ching No. 7 (C. Domeniconi) 易经 7 22 South China Sea Peace (S.Funk Pearson) 平静的南中国海 23 Spring (T. Rougier) 春 24 Summer (T. Rougier) 夏 25 Autumn (T. Rougier) 秋 26 Winter (T. Rougier) 冬
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