Selected Erhu Performance Pieces by Xu Jiangde and Their Artistic Features

Author: Wang Zhiwei, Wu Jiong edited
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: Xu Jiangde is a national first-class musician of the Beijing Military Region Comrades' Song and Dance Troupe and one of the female erhu players who grew up after the founding of New China. With a spirit of diligence, perseverance, and self-improvement, she has continuously achieved fruitful results in the art of erhu performance, forming her own unique style and earning great popularity among the public and praise from fellow artists. Over nearly half a century of her erhu performance career, she has played numerous works such as "Golden Pearl and Jade," "Singing the Harvest," and "Three Treasure Buddha." With her skilled playing techniques and passionate, heartfelt, and flowing performances, she imbues the music with strong artistic. Many of her performed works have been featured in live performances, broadcast on radio, or recorded on albums. These works are often easy to understand, close to life, and widely accessible, yet they maintain the high artistic standards of traditional Chinese music. They are not only popular among the public but also serve as exemplary teaching materials for art academies and reference guides for young professional erhu players.