Discography
Li Xiangting and Cheng Yu - Sound of Silk
In July 2019, Li Xiangting Cheng Yu released a new CD, Sound of Silk - Chinese Strings. The recording contains traditional and modern pieces, and guqin improvisations. The CD is published by ARC Music International, catalogue number EUCD 2846.
Track list:
- Drunken Ecstasy (guqin solo, Li Xiangting)
- Flying Snowflakes Touching the Pines (pipa solo, traditional, arr. Cheng Yu)
- Cambridge Revisited (guqin solo, improvisation by Li Xiangting)
- Seven and Four (improvisation guqin and pipa)
- Apricot Blossom (guqin solo, improvisation by Li Xiangting)
- Moon over the Mountain Pass (guqin solo, Li Xiangting)
- Thinking of Spring (guqin solo, Li Xiangting)
- Memories of an Old Friend (pipa and xiao duet, arr. by Cheng Yu)
- August Thoughts on Ancient Themes (guqin and pipa)
- Silk London (improvisation, guqin solo, Li Xiangting)
- Three Variations on the Yang Pass Theme (guqin and xiao flute)
- River Flowing East (guqin solo, improvisation by Li Xiangting)
- Farewell (guqin and reciotation, arr. by Cheng Yu)
The CD is available in the World Music section of major record shops in the UK and Europe, and from the ARC Music International web site.
