Vocal Music of Contemporary China, Vol. 1: The Han People

Han Kuo-Huang selected this collection of Chinese Operas of the Han people. He explains that “art in contemporary China is to serve a specific (usually political) function rather than the ultimate art-for-art’s sake idea of the west” and that “the audience for this art is workers, peasants, and soldiers.” The traditional opera styles are merged here with themes of contemporary life such as in “The Marriage of Xiao Erhei,” which challenges the feudal marriage system. Liner notes include a history of the Han people and song information.

韩国璜先生精心挑选了在汉族中流行的中国戏曲制作成这张合集。他说：“中国的艺术是有着特定的政治作用的，而不是像西方一样为了艺术而艺术，”并且“这些作品的对象是工人、农民和士兵。”在这里，传统戏剧风格和当下的社会生活融合，例如，《小二黑结婚》采用了反抗封建婚姻制度的视角。专辑内页含有汉族的历史和歌曲信息。

Track Listing

101	Lan Huahua	Liu Yanping, Orchestra of the North China Military District Cultural Troupe	03:40
102	Xintianyou	Liu Yanping, Orchestra of the North China Military District Cultural Troupe	02:47
103	Selling Vegetables / Sailing the Drought Boat	Bai Bingquan, Chinese Orchestra of the Xian People's Song and Dance Theatre Troupe	02:24
104	Love Song of the Grassland	Yixuan Yu and Mingxin Du	02:38
105	The Bubbling Brook	Huang Hung, Chinese Orchestra of the People's Broadcasting Station	03:35
106	The Horse Driver's Song	Huang Hung, Chinese Orchestra of the People's Broadcasting Station	03:16
107	Happy in Seeing the Rising Sun	Cai Shaoxu, Zhang Junwei	02:17
108	Take a Look at the Sweetheart	Li Shujun, Chinese Orchestra of the Central Experimental Opera Company	04:21
201	The Sun Rises over the Mountain	Zhu Baoyong, Xian Youheng	03:21
202	Lotus Pond, A Pleasant Place	Chorus and Orchestra of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Vanguard Song and Dance Troupe	04:51
203	Eve of the Flower Festival	Tao Jing, Chorus and Orchestra of the Shanghai Music Society, Orchestra of Shanghai Film Studio	03:18
204	Fairy's Trace under the Moonlight	Tao Jing, Chorus and Orchestra of the Shanghai Music Society, Orchestra of Shanghai Film Studio	03:43
205	Why Hasn't Erhei Brother Come Back?	Guo Lanyin, Orchestra of the Central Experimental Opera Company	03:05
206	The Good Days Will Finally Arrive	Guo Lanyin, Orchestra of the Central Experimental Opera Company	03:06
207	Blizzard in the Dead of Winter	Hu Huanhua, Orchestra of the Eastern China Experimental Opera Company	01:37