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XU LAI

by Lingling YU

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Xun Yang Ye Yue 10:10
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Yang Chun Bai Xue 03:41
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Ying Zhou Gu Diao (Kuai ban) 05:17
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Xu Lai 05:04
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Ying Zhou Gu Diao (Wen Ban) 09:24
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Ping Sha Luo Yan 07:25
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Ba Wang Xie Jia 10:12
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about

The knowledge of Chinese music in the West is sometimes poor and frequently victim of prejudices. While other art forms of that country are universally appreciated, Chinese sound remains something abstract and mysterious. This alone is a could be good reason to present a Chinese music CD but here we are in presence of such an imaginative and skilled artist that the decision to issue this recording came naturally. The artist is Lingling YU, her instrument the Pipa.

Pipa is a Chinese lute with four strings and its origin is about 2000 years old. In ancient times it was an important instrument in the court; then it became part of the ensembles that accompany Chinese Opera performances, but it is manly for its possibilities as a solo instrument that the instrument got so much popularity. The repertoire is divided in two main styles: the lyric and refined Wen and the more dramatic and vigorous Wu. The repertoire here presented is a very classical one, where the tunes have reached a formal and content perfection that put them beyond a precise period of time, the pieces reach out a status of classicism, far from exoticism. Lingling YU is a virtuoso who gives us a fully possibility to appreciate the beautiful sound of pipa. Her musical education started when she was a baby and continued at the academy of music. Prizes and victories let her reach the deserved celebrity. However Lingling YU, even when she became a teacher, has continued to study with the best pipa teachers of her country, learning from their experiences and improving her technique. Each of her interpretations offers a large variety of feelings. Xu Lai (the Sound of Silence) is a trip through enchanted and changeable settings. It’s surprising that this is the result of only one instrument.

Le son du silence
L'interprétation de LinglingYu nous délivre encore un autre message: une harmonisation du temps et de l'espace. ... Encore une fois, elle réussit à nous plonger, sans même que nous nous en rendions compte, dans un univers délicat et fascinant"
(Magazine Est-Ouest, France)
* The CD will appeal the lovers of Chinese music, the ones who enjoy to listen instrumental virtuosity and more in general unconventional music and sound

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released September 30, 2022

Recorded at Studio Prism (Lausanne, Switzerland) by Philippe Mercier in August 2008
Design Karan DASWANI (Fingerprints,Chennai, India)
Cover Photo Mario del Curto
Photos by Astrid Ackrmann, Cedric Bregnard, Eugene, Montenero,

Produced by Renzo Pognant

Many thanks to Denise Wicke who made this Cd possible, to Davide Ferrari who gave start to this project

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Denise Wilcke
Case Postale 35
CH - 1000 Lausanne 3
Tél&Fax: +41 21 616 7984
www.artways.com
www.youtube.com/artwaysproduction

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CHINA CLASSICAL Turin, Italy

YUAN DENG was born in China where he began studying his instrument at the age of six years, achieving the highest diploma for amateur musicians. After graduation she graduated in engineering in Italy where she moved and now resides. In recent years she has played mainly in Italy and in China. ... more

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