Grand Music of Tang: 24-Piece Suite for Solo Guitar
Duration: approximately 78'00"
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Grand Music of Tang is a suite of 24 classical guitar pieces, each of which was inspired by a specific poem from the Tang Dynasty of China (618-907 AD). This work was commissioned and 10 of this suite premiered by Japanese classical guitarist Kazuhito Yamashita in 2000. "One movement is better than another, and there are real pearls among them" was the comment in 2020 by Vladimir Mikulka, Czech guitar virtuoso living in Paris. In 2020, the 24 pieces have been premiered and recorded by Czech guitaist Dr. Josef Mazan. For the album listening, go to: MP3 download. The durations, titles and poets of the 24 pieces are as follows:
  1. [4'16"] 鹿柴（王維）Deer Enclosure (Wang Wei)  
  2. [3'00"] 竹里館（王維）Bamboo Lodge (Wang Wei) 
  3. [4'00"] 早 發白帝城（李白）Through Yangzi Gorges (Li Bai)
  4. [3'00"] 秋 夕（杜牧）Autumn Night (Du Mu)
  5. [3'11"] 楓 橋夜泊（張繼）Docking Overnight by Maple Bridge (Zhang Ji)
  6. [3'00"] 宿 建德江（孟浩然）Mooring on Jiande River (Meng Hao-Ran) 
  7. [3'25"] 春 夜喜雨（杜甫）Welcome Rain in a Spring Night (Du Fu) 
  8. [5'09"]  月下獨酌（李白）Drinking Alone with the Moon (Li Bai)
  9. [3'08"] 將 進酒（李白）Bring in the Wine (Li Bai)
  10. [2'56"] 涼 州詞（王翰）Liang State Verse (Wang Han)
  11. [2'41"] 渭 城曲（王維）Wei City Song (Wang Wei)
  12. [4'17"] 草 （白居易）Grass (Bai Ju-Yi)
  13. [2'29"] 聽 箏（王端）Lady Playing Zither (Wang Duan)
  14. [2'36"] 彈 琴（劉長卿）Playing the Guqin (Liu Zhang-Qing)
  15. [2'17"] 琴 歌（李頤）Deeply Moved by Music (Li Yi) 
  16. [2'10"] 琴 聽蜀僧濬彈琴（李白）Monk Jun Playing the Lute (Li Bai)
  17. [3'45"] 李 憑箜篌引（李賀）Li Ping Playing the Harp (Li He)
  18. [2'18"] 吹 笛（杜甫）Somber Flute (Du Fu)
  19. [2'20"] 相 思（王維）Yearning (Wang Wei)
  20. [2'47"] 錦 瑟（李商隱）The Adorned Zither (Li Shang-Yin)
  21. [3'20"] 清 平調（李白）Lady Yang (Li Bai)
  22. [2'30"] 瑤 瑟怨（溫庭筠）Jade Zither Sorrow (Wen Tin-Yun) 
  23. [4'04"] 望 月懷遠（張九齡）Viewing the Moon, Thinking of You (Zhang Jiu-Ling) 
  24. [4'32"] 無 題（李商隱）Poem Without Title (Li Shang-Yin)




The "Grand Music of Tang" 24-piece guitar solo suite was scheduled to perform by guitarist Dr. Josef Mazan in the concert "Poetic Extravaganza" at the National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (Weiwuying), Taiwan on Jun 6, 2020. The concert was posponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.