"Dance" is the second album by Chinese
Pipa virtuoso Jiang Ting. More accessible than her solo debut on MA ("Voice
of the Pipa" - M061A), the album includes some of the most famous music
in contemporary Chinese culture, including a unique duet arrangement of "The
Olive Tree", the 1970's movie theme known to virtually every modern Chinese.
In this recording Jiang Ting also makes her singing debut, the lyrics as
follows:
Don't ask where I come
from, my hometown is far away
Why do you room, roam
so far?
For the little birds
flying In the sky
For the softly flowing
streams In the mountains
For the broad grasslands
I roam, roam so far
And for the olive tree,
The olive tree in my
dreams
Don't ask where I come
from, my hometown is far away
Why do you roam, roam
so far?
For the olive tree in
my dreams
As with Jiang Ting's
first recording, "Dance" was recorded in the same Italian church situated
on a mountain in the countryside near the medieval town of Lucca. However,
unlike her first album, which was recorded at 96 kHz, this new release
was recorded at 176.4 kHz with 24 bit resolution technology. For this new
recording as well, she acquired a new Pipa which is richer in harmonics.
Finally, but just as important, is
the guest appearance by Jia Pengfang, the famous Er Hu/Chinese violin player
who lives & concertizes in Japan.
Todd Garfinkle
MA producer/engineer