[Guzheng, Meditative] Xiang Sihua - Lotus Blooms With Buddha (花开见佛) (2009) [FLAC]

Xiang Sihua (项斯华 Hạng Tư Hoa) - Lotus Blooms With Buddha (花开见佛 Hoa Khai Kiến Phật)
| FLAC+CUE | 295 MB | Folk, Guzheng, Buddhist, Meditative, Instrumental | 2009 |

Xiang Sihua, born in 1940 in Shanghai, is a renowned guzheng (Chinese zither) performer. She began her musical studies with piano at an early age but switched to guzheng in 1958. A member of the Chinese Musicians' Association and a council member of the Beijing Guzheng Research Society, she has served as a guzheng soloist with the Beijing Film Orchestra, the Shanghai Orchestra, and the China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater. She also taught at the Central Conservatory of Music and the China Conservatory of Music.

In 1981, she moved to Hong Kong, where she currently serves as a board member of the Hong Kong Society of Ethnomusicology and as a special guest performer with the Chinese Music Virtuosi. She teaches at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. Madam Xiang Sihua is rightfully regarded as a true master of the guzheng.

Lotus Blooms With Buddha (花开见佛) is her first recording themed around Buddhist philosophy. The guzheng, a classical Chinese instrument with roots tracing back to the pre-Qin era, has long been intertwined with traditional Chinese culture. Over more than two thousand years, it has evolved into two major stylistic branches: the refined "literati style" and the expressive "folk style."

In this album, Xiang Sihua performs pieces such as Voice of My Heart (心语) and Buddha’s Halo over Mount Emei (娥眉佛光)—guzheng compositions inspired by Buddhist themes. With each pluck of the string and rise and fall of the melody, the music is imbued with a profound sense of clarity, purity, and the spiritual essence of Zen.

As a leading figure in modern guzheng music, Xiang Sihua has played an instrumental role in the modernization of Chinese folk music. Since the 1950s, she has contributed to the systematic training of guzheng professionals, supported the transformation of the instrument from a single-tone to a twelve-tone equal temperament “modulated guzheng,” and promoted the diversification of guzheng repertoire and styles. Thanks to her decades of dedication, the guzheng has become a beloved and widely studied instrument across China, and her legacy continues to inspire generations.

专辑中文名: 花开见佛
艺术家: 项斯华
版本: ABC唱片HD德国版
发行时间: 2009年02月01日

Tracklist:
01 - 心语 Voice of My Heart ...4:28
Tâm Ngữ (Cải Biên: Cố Hiểu Lập)
02 - 娥眉佛光 Buddha's Halo In Emei ...6:03
Nga My Phật Quang (Dân Gian Nhạc Khúc)
03 - 雪山春晓 Spring Dawn On Snowy Mountain ...4:16
Tuyết Sơn Xuân Hiểu (Tác Khúc: Phạm Thượng Nga - Cách Tang Đạt Cát)
04 - 采花 Flower Picking ...2:36
Thái Hoa (Tác Khúc: Ông Trấn Phát)
05 - 渔舟唱晚 Fisherman's Song At Dusk ...4:07
Ngư Chu Xướng Vãn (Dân Gian Nhạc Khúc)
06 - 香山射鼓 Drum-shooting On Incense Mountain ...4:57
Hương San Xạ Cổ (Tác Khúc: Khúc Vân)
07 - 高山流水 High Mountain And Floating Water ...3:15
Cao Sơn Lưu Thủy (Dân Gian Nhạc Khúc)
08 - 花之源 The Source of Flower ...6:14
Hoa Chi Nguyên (Cải Biên: Chu Thư Huệ)
09 - 蕉窗夜雨 Plantain by the Window ...4:35
Tiêu Song Dạ Vũ (Dân Gian Nhạc Khúc)
10 - 秦桑曲 The Tune of Qin Mulberry ...5:03
Tần Tang Khúc (Tác Khúc: Chu Diên Giáp)
11 - 飘雪 Drifting Snow ...4:28
Phiêu Tuyết (Cải Biên: Cổ Khúc Phong)
12 - 平湖秋月 Autumn Moon Over Calm Lake ...4:46
Bình Hồ Thu Nguyệt (Tác Khúc: Lữ Văn Thành)
13 - 心中梦境 Dreamland In My Heart ...6:49
Tâm Trung Mộng Cảnh (Cải Biên: Hạ Lập An)

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