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New Sounds of the Lunar New Year

Show #2765

Thursday, February 07, 2008

To celebrate Lunar New Year, we'll hear an assortment of works from China, Mongolia, Vietnam, and other countries in the region that mark this annual holiday. Listen to works from David Mingyue Liang, Mei Han, Min Xiao-Fen, and much more.


PROGRAM #2765, Music for Lunar New Year (First aired on Thursday, 2-7-08)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Min Xiao-Fen

Spring, River, Flower, Moon, Night

Han Palace Autumn Moon [7:30]

Asphodel #0974** www.asphodel.com*

The Music of Vietnam

Volume 1.1

Pham Yan Ty: Doc Con Xa [4:00]

Celestial Harmonies #19903 (3 CDs) www.harmonies.com*

Egschiglen

Gobi

Son of Praise To Altai and Changaj [5:00]

Dunya #8005, out of print, but try HMV.co.uk

Mei Han

Outside The Wall

John Oliver: Purple Lotus Bud [18:00]

Za #12 www.asza.com

Korean Kayagum Music

Sanjo

Minsok P’unru [8:30]

King #5144 (Japanese label) Also released under World Music Library, and available on Amazon.com*

Terry Riley

In C: Shanghai Film Orchestra

David Mingyue Liang: Music of A thousand Springs, excerpt [6:00]

Celestial Harmonies #$13026 www.harmonies.com*

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