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Selling the Horse

Qin Qiong, stranded and penniless, must sell his horse — a showcase for Tan's restrained, conversational singing. Tan Xinpei (1847–1917) was the leading laosheng of the late Qing; these are among the very few recordings of his voice, made c. 1907–1912. Speed-corrected from a cassette copy of the original discs.

Performer
Tan Xinpei (譚鑫培)
Instruments
Voice 聲, Jīnghú 京胡
Era
Late Qing
Length
4:32
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND · Tan Xinpei, 78 rpm recordings remastered via cassette by Li Chengxuan, Chen Hongliang and Liu Runen (archive.org: disquel_hotmail_1.), CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
Source
Internet Archive

In these collections

  1. 洪羊洞Hóng yáng dòng — Hongyang CaveTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú3:17
  2. 戰太平Zhàn tài píng — Battle at TaipingTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú3:26
  3. 託兆碰碑Tuō zhào pèng bēi — The Dream Message and the SteleTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú6:50
  4. 四郎探母Sì láng tàn mǔ — The Fourth Son Visits His MotherTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú6:33
  5. 烏盆記Wū pén jì — The Black BasinTan Xinpei (譚鑫培) · Voice, Jīnghú6:51
  6. 借東風Jiè dōng fēng — Borrowing the East WindMa Lianliang (馬連良) · Voice, Jīnghú · 19223:08