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Guo Ya-zhi - Sorrow of The River

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Sorrow of the River consists of traditional and contemporary Chinese music pieces performed on Suona and other Chinese instruments. MA is extremely...

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Sorrow of the River consists of traditional and contemporary Chinese music pieces performed on Suona and other Chinese instruments.

MA is extremely honored and proud to present Guo YaZhi, principal suona player in the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. Try putting Guo YaZhi's name into Google and see what you get! Guo is truly a phenomenon and we are all very fortunate to have such a spectacular recording on MA.

Guo Ya-zhi - Sorrow of The River

The suona, best described as a traditional Chinese oboe (with roots in Central Asia), has a sound that is shrill, powerful and very loud! In northern China it is prominently played in festivals, military affairs and wedding processions. On Sorrow of the River Guo YaZhi not only plays Suona, but other exotic reed instruments, in ensemble with other Chinese musicians, including his wife He Tao (also a member of the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra) on Er Hu, the two stringed Chinese violin. For those with an interest in Chinese culture, this recording should prove a real gem. Perhaps the most accessible track to western ears might be the duet with He Tao on which Guo plays Soprano Saxophone ala Kenny G (!?!). Although I am not a fan of Mr. G, the track is truly beautiful, being the well known traditional "Reflection of Moon Upon Er Quan".

For those with audiophile tendencies, "The Marriage Journey" (track one) starts with a thunderous low frequency drum that will definitely shake some windows (if one is not careful with one's initial gain settings...)!!

As a final note, the title track "Sorrow of the River" is one of the most famous traditional pieces in Chinese traditional music and Guo played on the instrument for which it was originally intended. - Text by Todd Garfinkle, 2007

Guo Ya-zhi Sorrow of the River One-Step Half-Speed Mastered 180g Import LP 

Album: Guo Ya-zhi - Sorrow of The River
Label: MA Recordings ‎– M074AVU
Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Remastered, Stereo, Transparent, 180g
Country: Hong Kong
Released: 2024
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Chinese Classical


Tracklist:

Side A:
出嫁 The Marriage Journey
江河水 Sorrow of the River
百鳥朝鳳 Birds Pay Tribute to the Phoenix
家鄉情 Love for My Homeland
楓橋夜泊 Sailing at Night

Side B:
二泉映月 Reflection of Moon upon Er Quan
陽關三疊 Three Variations on Yang Guan
啦瓜 Chit Chat
雙聲恨 Lovers Lingering


Additional Artists: Chow Chin-Tung


Musicians:


郭雅志 Guo Ya-zhi    管樂 wind instruments
周展彤 Chow Chin-Tung    敲擊 percussion
彭康泰 Peng Hong-tai    笙 sheng
何 濤 He Tao    胡琴 Hu instruments
梁靄凝 Leung Oi Ying    古箏 gu-zheng
羅行良 Lo Heng-leung    嗩吶 Suo-na
胡晉喜 Hu Jin-xi    嗩吶 small Suo-na
黃順榮 Huang Shun-rong    嗩吶 small Suo-na

Features:

Limited Edition
180g Hi Quality Vinyl LP
Super Clarity Virgin Vinyl
33rpm
Half-Speed Mastering by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios
One-Step Processing
OBI Strip
Numbered Limited Edition 
Japan Import 

Numbered Limited Edition - One-Step Half-Speed Mastered - 180g LPs - Japan Import

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