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Chinese Erhu, Flute and Guzheng Virtuoso Soloists

Guangdong is a prosperous province in South China; its capital, Canton, is the major entrepot for international trade and culture.

There are 5 good reasons to producing this special album.

1. Among all types of Chinese music, Guangdong music has its uniqueness in expression and structure - in particular, in the use of special Cantonese instruments.

2. The feature piece of this album, "Autumn Moon Over A Placid Lake" was selected as one of "The Best Chinese Music Compositions in the World during the 20th Century." Hence, its quality is recognized as being on par with other major works such as the "Butterfly Concerto." or the "Yellow River Concerto".

3. It so happened that some of the best artists for Guangdong music were all avaliable at the same time for recording, namely the maestros Qi Wei Yu, the first goahu soloist in China; Kam Shing Huang, the best flutist; and Wei Li, the top huzheng soloist.

4. It is difficult to creating a new harmony in tonal color and arrangement for some beautiful Guangdong music. It requires, inter alias, very talented artists with profound music knowledge, excellence of improvisation, and great sensitivity to play well enough with otheres in concert to create such a harmony. The maestros in this recording can do it all, and did it very well.

5. Finally, a deeply personal reason, my family came from Guangdong. I have desired to produce a superior album that reflects my homeland.

No.	Contents		Time
1	Autumn Moon Over A Placid Lake		3:05
2	Meandering Water And Floating Clouds		6:16
3	The Beautiful Girl Yang Cui Xi		5:09
4	Tears Of The Crimson Candle		3:17
5	Birds Returning To The Woods		5:25
6	Zhaojun’s Grievance		6:52
7	A Nugget Of Gold		2:31
8	Variation on “Parting Of Two Lovers”		2:52
9	Flowers’ Tears		7:23
10	Toll of The Monastery		5:39
11	A Bamboo Flute Lullaby		2:47
12	Transcendence --- An Gaohu Impromptu		7:10