Cheng Yu With Dennis Kwong Thye Lee - Longyin - The Dragon Chants

Cat. no: EUCD2951
Format: CD
Barcode: 5019396295124
Release Date: 24 Sep 2021
Genre: World Music

Cheng Yu plays the original 1936 Van Gulik-Picken silk-string guqin, with Dennis Kwong Thye Lee on xiao flute.

This cherished guqin, steeped in history, was previously owned by two of the world’s greatest 20th century sinologists - Robert Hans Van Gulik and Laurence Picken. The feeling of antiquity is further heightened as these well-known zither classics are played on original silk strings dating back to the 1930s.

Cheng Yu plays well-known zither classics on a guqin with special historical provenance.

Cheng Yu has been involved in various contemporary cross-culture collaborations with musicians such as pianist Lang Lang, cellist Matthew Barley, Damon Albarn and composers Tan Dun, Peter Wiegold and Gabriel Prokofiev. 

She has featured on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction and Music Planet. Cheng Yu plays the original 1936 Van Gulik-Picken silkstring guqin, with Dennis Kwong Thye Lee on xiao flute.

This cherished guqin, steeped in history, was previously owned by two of the world’s greatest 20th century sinologists - Robert Hans Van Gulik and Laurence Picken. The feeling of antiquity is further heightened as these well-known zither classics are played on original silk strings, dating back to the 1930s.

“[Cheng Yu] has been hailed for her deep understanding of the instruments and for reviving the art.” - Elsewhere.co.nz

Tracks: Shen Ren Chang / Liangxiao Yin / Jiu Kuang / Puan Zhou / Xiaoxiang Shuiyun / Changmen Yuan / Dongting Qiusi / Guanshan Yue / Yi Guren / Oulu Wangji / Meihua Sannong

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