華裔音樂家刘芳的琵琶和古筝演奏 (首篇) / Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments - Pipa and Guzheng by Liu Fang

五月二十日晚原本是往加拿大國家图書館,聽華裔音樂家刘芳的琵琶演奏,但不幸大禮堂漏水停电,失望的覌众只能和她握手告別,說声下年見。回到家裏,也就在網上找尋和登上一些有關刘芳的資料,包括在YouTube的錄影廣播。這位年輕的琵琶丶古筝丶和中國古典音樂家在加拿大丶美國丶法國丶英國丶愛爾蘭丶和歐洲其它國家都大受欢迎和嘉獎,下個月她又会往德國丶西班牙丶荷蘭等巡迴演奏,刘芳在國際音樂界的前途真是無可限量!!

Reference: The posted video and the following info are from YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtrthXXmKgA

This is a dramatic piece from the Chinese traditional pipa repertoire called "The Ambush From All Sides"(十面埋伏) performed by Liu Fang （劉芳）during a solo recital in the Pierre-Mercurre Hall of the Centre Pierre-Peladeau in Montreal on March 27, 2002. It was recorded by Mr. Zhou Fan of Montreal Multi-cultural TV, Chinese channel.

With its highly virtuoso programmatic effects and tremendous power, this piece is regarded as the most representative of the "martial repertoire" of classical pipa solo. It describes the glorious victory of Liu Bang over Xiang Yu in 202 BC. It follows the same theme as "The King doffs his Armor", however, from a totally different view point. There is no information about the composer, but some researches indicate that this piece might be dated back as early as the Chinese Tang Dynasty (618-917AD).