借東風

China / Peking opera

Borrowing the East Wind

Zhuge Liang summons the wind before the battle of Red Cliff. Recorded by Pathé in Shanghai; Ma Lianliang (1901–1966) went on to found the Ma school of laosheng singing.

Performer
Ma Lianliang (馬連良)
Instruments
Voice 聲, Jīnghú 京胡
Era
Republican era
Recorded
1922
Length
3:08
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND · 78 rpm transfer from a private collection (archive.org: 33534-dd), CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Source
Internet Archive

In these collections

  1. 賣馬Mài mǎ — Selling the HorseTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú4:32
  2. 洪羊洞Hóng yáng dòng — Hongyang CaveTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú3:17
  3. 戰太平Zhàn tài píng — Battle at TaipingTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú3:26
  4. 託兆碰碑Tuō zhào pèng bēi — The Dream Message and the SteleTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú6:50
  5. 四郎探母Sì láng tàn mǔ — The Fourth Son Visits His MotherTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú6:33
  6. 烏盆記Wū pén jì — The Black BasinTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú6:51