Liu Wenjin's Erhu Works Collection

Author: Liu Wenjin
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: Liu Wenjin, whose erhu solo piece Yubei Meditations created in 1958 and Sanmenxia Meditations composed in 1960, are hailed as "landmarks" in the history of erhu art. In the 1980s, Liu Wenjin specifically composed the large-scale erhu concerto Great Wall Meditations for Min Huifeng, showcasing new prospects for erhu art. Great Wall Meditations consists of four movements: Jianshan Xing, Fenghuo Cao, Zhonghun Ji, and Yaowang Pian. With its grand structure, innovative musical imagery, and extraordinary emotional power, it won the First Prize in the National Third Music Composition Competition (Ethnic Instruments). This book includes the three aforementioned erhu works as well as Autumn Rhythm.