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Post by Si on Mar 19, 2006 5:14:56 GMT
Has anyone bought or heard these CD's played by John Thompson?
Sort of interested to know how they sound!
Have any other artists also recorded them too?
Simon
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Post by Charlie Huang on Mar 19, 2006 12:10:05 GMT
He is the only one who has dapued the lot in one go. I haven't got it, but it's up to you whether to get it, like any other CD.
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Post by sleepy on Mar 19, 2006 19:31:41 GMT
Oh I've seen and heard him play live a few times, but then I didn't know what sounded good or what didn't. ;D
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Post by SCWGuqin on Mar 20, 2006 2:07:31 GMT
I've heard all of JT's CDs and heard him perform live. He's...ermm...more a scholar than a player. I'd recommend his recordings only if you are SERIOUS about dapu. There may be many really interesting ideas, for someone who is thinking about dapu, but from the perspective of a listener or even a player (as I am), JT is not very inspiring.
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Post by Si on Mar 21, 2006 16:29:41 GMT
So anyone know of any other cd's of the SQMP music on the market?
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Post by Charlie Huang on Mar 21, 2006 17:41:30 GMT
No, only those that have one or two pieces dapued from it, but not a complete one like JT's. Why do you want one? Are you planning to dapu? I would advise against it (doing dapu) at this very early stage. You need to know a lot about qinpu to be able to do that, especially for SQMP which has stuff that even I find difficulty in deciphering...
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Post by Si on Mar 22, 2006 6:22:04 GMT
I would not dream of Dapuing at such an early stage.
I was just interested in hearing the oldest qin music and especially something different.
Because if you have a lot of Guqin CD's you will have noticed that everyone seems to record from the same small core repertoire.
I thought it odd that famous masters like Gong Yi etc etc have not made an effort to let more people heare the oldest rare stuff. I am an early music buff, so this is a natural thing to want to hear music from the most early of sources.
What do you all think?
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Post by Charlie Huang on Mar 22, 2006 18:03:02 GMT
I heard LXT say that it is a matter of order. A lot of people have not heard of qin music and to play a very old / archaic / scholarly pieces to those people will not get them to appreciate it well. It is best to play to them 'popular' and well known pieces first before moving onto more advanced stuff. Even I find Guangling San a bit too much for a beginner audience to take in. He said that if people start demanding more variety of pieces then he'll consider learning new pieces. But at this point in time, dapu should be the second thought unless it is part of your studies and ambition to do so.
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Post by Si on Mar 23, 2006 3:59:54 GMT
Oh no if these masters die tomorrow that will put back the exploration of these dapu pieces for at least 10 years.
I think that Gu qin interest in China is definately increasing - my teacher tells me she has so many queries about beginners lesson these days compared to just a few years ago.
Oh I hope not all these masters have LXT's view point.......the early music scene is also quite a small % of western music interest and that seems to be doing well!
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Post by SCWGuqin on Mar 25, 2006 22:27:04 GMT
I've tried dapu but the results were pretty weak. I think it's very easy to miss the art and essence of pieces one has never heard played. More than once I skipped over some old piece I thought was too boring, only to realize that MOST pieces look boring from the pu alone if you don't have the dedication and insight to bring out their qualities.
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