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Release Date: 20-05-2005
Label: Real Music
Catalog Number: RM3170-2
Barcode: 46286317029
Musical Style: New Age
Track Listing:
| Disc 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lilac Dreams [04:24]  | 7 | A Spiral of Smoke at Twilight [03:25] |
| 2 | Pure Autumn Moon [07:01] | 8 | Gazing at the Moon [04:42] |
| 3 | Calm Lake [06:47] | 9 | Dreaming of the Forbidden Garden [05:06] |
| 4 | Sleeping Lotus [05:13] | 10 | Thoughts While Walking in a Forest [05:08] |
| 5 | Phoenix Spreads Wings [05:04] | 11 | Moonlight on the Lake [05:57] |
| 6 | Clouds Reflected on a Winding River [06:51] | ||
Reviews:
'Professor Li Xiangting is acknowledged as the most important of the modern guqin players of the Chinese tradition. The guqin is a seven-stringed zither-like instrument that can generate over 100 harmonics and its history goes back over 3,000 years. By the middle of the 20th century, the guqin had become almost lost, but since then Professor Li has revived it. The other instrument he shares on the album is the xiao, a vertical bamboo flute. Li has rescued the lost art and is one of the very few people to improvise on the guqin, and certainly the only master player to do so. Ancient and serene music for relaxation.' - (Richard Giles, Nexus Magazine)
New Age Retailer has placed this title as a 2005 'Narcissus Award' Finalist. This award each year names the best products in the Body, Mind, and Spirit genre.
Description:
By the middle of the twentieth century the 3,000 year old Chinese guqin had become relatively unknown, but due in large part to Professor Li Xiangting, the ancient art of seven-stringed guqin playing has re-emerged. On Sleeping Lotus he performs eleven serene guqin and xiao (bamboo flute) improvisational tracks with true mastery of his instruments. The tracks blossom like musical haiku, with each note capturing a world of emotion, each song bringing deep peace.
