Tea - Chinese Instrumental Ensemble of Tea Music
清香滿山月
趙家珍 / 許菱子 / 張方鳴 / 張強 / 戴亞
Guzheng - Xu Lingzi
Guqin - Zhao Jiazhen
Erhu/Gaohu - Zhang Fangmin
Pipa/Ruan - Zhang Qiang
Dizi/Xiao - Dai Ya
- Drinking tea has developed into a form of art in Chinese culture. In this album, the composer makes the best use of different characteristics of musical instruments, including pai-hsiao, gaohu, guzheng, pipa, also sheng, etc., and combines peculiarities of local music to describe different tastes of tea and views in different regions. While listening to the music, the listener could make a mental travel to the tea plantation, as if he had enjoyed the unique flavor of different tea.
1. 從來佳茗似佳人 Long-jing Tea, in Xihu
2. 清香滿山月 Phoenix daffodil Tea, in Kwangtung
3. 香泉-合乳 Milk Tea in Mongolia
4. 寒夜客來茶當酒 Butter Tea in Tibet
5. 芳氣滿閑軒 Biluochun Tea in Tungting
6. 疏香皓齒有餘味 Dong-ding Tea in Taiwan
7. 茶煙輕揚落花風 Spring tea in Fukien
8. 臨風一啜心自知 Gong-fu Black Tea in the Southern Fukien