Description
Yellow River: Legends and Myths — Lim Sin Yeo, Singapore Chinese Orchestra (Audio CD)
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Product Details:
- Product Type: Audio CD
- Brand / Label: Yellow River (KK Productions Ltd)
- Title: Legends and Myths (神话与传说)
- Soloist: Lim Sin Yeo (dizi / Chinese flute)
- Orchestra: Singapore Chinese Orchestra
- Conductor: Ku Lap Man
- Release Year: 1994
- UPC: 0747313599028
- Catalog Number: 82064
- Genre: World, Traditional Chinese
- Condition: New / Factory Sealed
Product Features
- Format: CD
- Discs: 1
- Tracks: 7 (track 7 in four parts)
- Sound: DDD
- Recorded: December 1993, Singapore
- Producer / digital editing: Kovan Goh; recording engineer: Jason Lam
- Language: Instrumental
Overview
A showcase for the dizi — the Chinese bamboo flute — in the hands of Lim Sin Yeo, backed by the Singapore Chinese Orchestra under Ku Lap Man. Legends and Myths draws on Chinese folklore and traditional melody, turning old stories into vivid orchestral pictures.
The program ranges widely. "Legends of the Daffodils" opens at nearly nineteen minutes, a sweeping showpiece, while shorter pieces like "Marry Off a Daughter," "Hanging Lanterns" and "Village Serenade" bring lighter, dance-like color. Throughout, the dizi sings over the warm, reedy textures of a full Chinese orchestra.
The centerpiece is the title suite, "Legends and Myths," in four parts — "The Beginning," "Kuafu Chases the Sun," "Heavenly Dog Eats the Moon" and "Jingwei Fills the Sea" — each illustrating a famous Chinese myth in sound.
Recorded digitally in Singapore in 1993, this is a fine document of the Singapore Chinese Orchestra and of the dizi repertoire. For listeners drawn to Chinese instrumental music and Asian folklore, it's an evocative and well-played collection.
Interesting Facts
- The dizi is a transverse bamboo flute, one of the oldest and most expressive instruments in Chinese music, known for its bright, singing tone.
- The Singapore Chinese Orchestra is the city-state's flagship Chinese orchestra, blending traditional instruments into a full symphonic ensemble.
- The title suite draws on classic Chinese creation myths, including the tale of Kuafu, who chased the sun, and Jingwei, the bird who tried to fill the sea.
- "Heavenly Dog Eats the Moon" refers to the ancient Chinese explanation for a lunar eclipse — a celestial dog devouring the moon.
- The recording was made in December 1993 in Singapore and issued on the Yellow River label in 1994.
- The cover art depicts a Chinese dragon pouring forth a river, tying the imagery to the album's mythological themes.
Track Listing
- Legends of the Daffodils (水仙花的傳說) — 18:55
- Marry Off a Daughter (新嫁娘) — 4:26
- Orchid Blossoms in Springtime (幽蘭逢春) — 7:10
- Village Serenade (小鄉夜話) — 8:27
- Hanging Lanterns (挂紅燈) — 3:47
- Thoughts of Loved Ones (妝臺秋思) — 4:18
- Legends and Myths (神話與傳說) — 13:18 i. The Beginning (開天劈地) ii. Kuafu Chases the Sun (夸父追日) iii. Heavenly Dog Eats the Moon (天狗食月) iv. Jingwei Fills the Sea (精衛填海)
Publishers
Released 1994 by Yellow River / KK Productions Ltd (catalog 82064). Recorded December 1993 in Singapore; producer Kovan Goh, engineer Jason Lam, recording supervisors Ku Lap Man and Liu Bin.
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