Performed by erhu master Song Fei and her students

Program

Moon Reflected in Er-quan Spring

The Charm of Tianshan

Erhu Concerto No.3

River of Sorrow

Song Of Vagrant

Gold and Sand

Dream of River

The erhu also called nanhu (southern fiddle), and sometimes known in the West as the "Chinese violin" or "Chinese two-string fiddle," is a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, used as a solo instrument as well as in small ensembles and large orchestras. It is the most popular instrument in the huqin family of Chinese bowed string instruments, together with the zhonghu, gaohu, banhu, jinghu, sihu, and numerous others.

A notable composer for the erhu was Liu Tianhua(1895-1932), a Chinese musician who studied Western music as well. He composed 47 exercises and 10 solo pieces (1918-32) which were central to the development of the erhu as a solo instrument. His works for the instrument include Yue Ye(Moon Night) and Zhu ying Yao hong(Shadows of Candles Flickering Red).

Other solo pieces include Er Quan Ying Yue(Moon Reflected on Second Spring) by A Bing, Sai Ma (Horse Race) by Huang Haihuai, Henan Xiaoqu (Henan folk tune) by Liu Mingyuan, and Sanmenxia Changxiangqu (Sanmen Gorge Rhapsody) by Liu Wenjin. Most solo works are commonly performed with yangqin accompaniment, although pieces such as the ten solos by Liu Tianhua and Er Quan Ying Yue originally did not have accompaniment.

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