二泉映月 | Moon's Reflection On Erquan By ABing 华彦钧 | Huqin Quartet Rendition

A rendition of the iconic Erhu piece – 二泉映月 (Erquan Yingyue) ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ in a quartet, performed by our Erhu instructors of Eight Tones Music School (along with cellist – Jun Sian). This version of ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ has been rearranged by Wu Zuqiang from a solo Erhu piece, to an ensemble - producing a sound more dynamic, layered, refreshing, yet still maintaining many of the traditional elements in the original ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ (*Lookout for the build-up towards the halfway mark of the video). For the detailed write-up of the piece, do scroll down further.

The Gaohu, Erhu and Zhonghu instruments used in the video have been masterfully crafted by the Erhu Luthier - Master Zhang Lian Jun (hailing from Wuxi), giving the quartet a beautiful, unified and well-balanced tone colour.

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Zhang Lian Jun African Violet Sandalwood Zhonghu - https://eight-tones.store/products/zh...
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This video was filmed on 10th September 2021 by our Eight Tones in-house production team on the rooftop garden of Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre (SCCC). Audio recorded separately in studio. Do use earpiece for a better audio experience, and for the most optimum experience, do watch this on a big screen TV with a sound system.

The Write-Up of Erquan:
The 二泉映月 ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ is a music composed by blind folk musician Hua Yanjun (华彦钧), known colloquially as A'Bing 阿炳, in 1949. The Er Quan, 二泉 or properly known as 'The Second Spring Under Heaven' (天下第二泉) refers to a spring located at the foot of Mount Hui (惠山) in the western part of A'Bing's native city of Wuxi (无锡), in China's Jiangsu province. The spring is also where A'Bing regular performs his music. ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ depicts the bitterness and hardships faced daily by Hua Yanjun in his life of performing on the streets. Back then in China, the street musicians were considered to be of a lower class, and often classified together with the beggars on the streets. The ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ also incorporates a variety of traditional folk music techniques and style, and it is now a renown piece - classified as one of the National Folk Music Treasures Of China, and it has also won the '20th Century Chinese Classics Award'.

《二泉映月》作品于20世纪50年代初由音乐家杨荫浏先生根据阿炳 (华彦钧) 的演奏，录音记谱整理，灌制成唱片后很快风靡全国。这首乐曲自始至终流露的是一位饱尝人间辛酸和痛苦的盲艺人的思绪情感，作品展示了独特的民间演奏技巧与风格，以及无与伦比的深邃意境，显示了中国二胡艺术的独特魅力，它拓宽了二胡艺术的表现力，曾获“20世纪华人音乐经典作品奖”。

Have a listen to the original recording of the 二泉映月 ‘Moon’s Reflection on Erquan’ played by A'Bing Hua Yanjun himself!    • Historic recording of Abing 阿炳 performing ...  

Special Thanks To Our Team:
Music Director - Moses Gay
Executive Producer and Director - Aaron Ang
Director of Photography - Adrian Loh
Chief Video Editor - Lim Shaoyong
Sound Recording Engineer - Lim Wei
First Camera - Amos Poh
Second Camera - Lim Shaoyong
Make-up - Cocoon Makeup
Costumes - Nicholas and Daryl
Production Assistant 1 - Sean Lim
Production Assistant 2 - Mark Png

Filmed using the Sony A7SIII and the Sony Cinema Line FX3.

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