The Night

In this nightly programme of the Concertzender we will listen to music that transforms the space of time. Sometimes the listener experiences a total standstill of time and sometimes it seems like time is flowing like honey. The Night is a good moment for us to change our notion of time.We will listen to traditional music from China and Kazakhstan.
 Bodhisatva plays the guqin, Northern Wei Dynasty (386–534).

In the first half of the night we will listen to the guqin, a Chinese citer with over 3000 years of history. Confucius was a master on the Guqin and it was his favourite musical instrument.In the previous episode we listened to the first 4 CDs, from the "Anthology of the Chinese traditional folk music" released in 2007 edited by Wang Di. On the next 4 CDs of this beautiful 8-part collection are composed pieces for the qugin of different schools from the last 1500 years of history of this special instrument.

Qobyz player.

In the second half of the night you will hear music played on the qobyz, or the khyl-qobyz, a cello like viol from Kazakhstan. It is made of a piece of wood and an open sound box and looks like a giant spoon. A mirror is placed in the sound box and on the neck of the instrument metal objects are hung, together with feathers of an owl. The strings are made from horse hair. The player doesn’t push the strings to the neck like with a regular cello, but his fingers only touch the strings with variable strenght. This is how a richness in tones is produced and then the instrument produces a sound that resembles a human voice. In Kazakhstan people believe that this instrument possesses magic and healing powers. With the help op the qubyz the player can travel between the worlds of people, spirits and spheres. We will listen to recordings from the series “Eternal Melody”, a collection archive-recordings from the Kazakh traditional instruments released in Kazakhstan at the request of the ministry of Culture.
Part 1 (Quqin)

1. Elegant Orchid in Jieshi Tune
2. Qu Yuan’s Lament
3. Guangling Strains
4. Sunny Spring
5. Mo Di’s Grief At Silk Being Dyed
6. Clouds Over The Xiao And Xiang Rivers
7. Plane Tree Leaves Whirling In Autumn Winds
8. Thinking Of An Old Friend
9. Autumnal Scenery Beyond The Great Wall
10. Conversation Between Fisherman And Woodcutter

Part 2 (Quqin)

1. Autumn Reflections By The Dongting Lake
2. A Grieved Life In Changmen Palace
3. Fishermens Song
4. Plum Blossom Melody – Three Variations
5. A Flying Dragon
6. The Song of the Woodcutter
7. Listening to the Mumuring of Spring Water
8. Running Water
9. Creaks Of The Oars
10. Eighteen Beats On The Hujia
    CD: Various Artists Chinese Traditional and Folk Music: Guqin Vol. 5 CRC HCD-0491

Gugin on video
Part 3 (Qobyz)

1. Korkyt – Konyr
2. Korkyt – Korkyt variant 1
3. Korkyt – Korkyt variant 2
4. Korkyt – Korkyt Saryny
5. Korkyt – Jelmaia
6. Korkyt – Jelmaia variant 2
7. Korkyt – Ushardyng Uluuy
8. Korkyt – Auppai
9. Korkyt – Targil Tana
10. Korkyt – Bashbai
11. Korkyt – Elim-ai, Khalqym-ai
12. AbyZ – Abyz Tolgaui
13. Baubek – Saryn
14. Baubek – Konyrjai
15. Baubek – Akku
16. Kazbek Aben – Koshtasu
17. Kazbek Aben – Torgai tolgai
18. Kazbek Aben – Sibizgi
19. Kazimbet – Kozimbettin saryny
20. Saghyntai – Saghyntaidyng Kuii
21. Kozben – Saryn
22. Tilep – Baqsy

Part 4 (Qobyz)

1. Zhappas Qalambai – Munglyq-Zarlyq
2. Zhappas Qalambai – Qongyr
3. Zhappas Qalambai – Qanshaiym
4. Zhappas Qalambai – Qasgyr
5. Zhappas Qalambai – Yqylas
6. Zhappas Qalambai – Qazan (2 Version)
7. Zhappas Qalambai – Zhez Kilik (1 Version)
8. Zhappas Qalambai – Zhez Kilik (2 Version)
9. Zhappas Qalambai – Marsh
10. Saghyntai Elepan – Kertolghau (1 Version)
11. Daulet Myqtybal – Kertolghau (2 Version)
12. Daulet Myqtybal – Erden
13. Daulet Myqtybal – Zhalghyz Ayaq
14. Daulet Myqtybal – Qazan (1 Version)
15. Daulet Myqtybal – Airauyqtyng Ashy Kuii
16. Daulet Myqtybal – Zholaushynyng Qongyr (1 Version)
17. Daulet Myqtybal – Zholaushynyng Qongyr (2 Version)
18. Daulet Myqtybal – Qambar Batyr
19. Daulet Myqtybal – Shyngyrau
20. Daulet Myqtybai – Aqqu
21. Smatai Umbetbai – Qongyr
22. Zhappas –  Qazan
23. Yqylas – Aqqu
24. Yqylas – Zhez Kiik
25. Nurghazy Zhienkhanuly – Arqa Saryny
26. Nurghazy Zhienkhanuly – Arghyn Arma
    CD: Eternal Melody CD 1-3 Kazakh Kuis performed by qobyz, sybyzghy and other traditional music instruments  © EL Producer Centre

Part 5 (Qobyz)
Raushan Orazbaeva plays classical pieces written by qobyz

Raushan Orazbaeva

1. Abyz Tolgau
2. Kazan
3. Airauktyin Ashy Kuyi
4. Maida Konyr
5. Togys Tarau
6. Bes Tore
7. Ykhlas
8. Zheskyik
9. Kaskyr
10. Akku
11. Sharken
12. Zhappas
13. Saryn
14. Aral Muny
15. Konyr
    CD: Raushan Orazbaeva “Akku”, Felmay FY 8076
    

Raushan Orazbaeva on video