Ruan - Repertoire

Repertoire

A famous work in the zhongruan repertoire is the zhongruan concerto "Reminiscences of Yunnan" 《云南回忆》 by Liu Xing (刘星, b. China, 1962), the first full-scale concerto for the zhongruan and the Chinese orchestra. This work finally established the zhongruan as an instrument capable of playing solo with the Chinese orchestra.

Some works for the ruan:

• 《满江红》 Red Fills the River - zhongruan concerto
• 《汉琵琶情》 Love of the Han Pipa - zhongruan concerto
• 《玉关引》 Narration of Yuguan - ruan quartet
• 《山韵》 Mountain Tune - zhongruan concerto
• 《塞外音诗》 Sound Poem Beyond The Great Wall- zhongruan concerto
• 《泼水节》The Water Festival- Ruan Tecerto
• 《睡莲》 Water Lilies- zhongruan solo
• 《火把节之夜》 Night of the Torch Festival- zhongruan solo 吴俊生* - Fernwood "Nightingale"
• 《翠华山的传说》

Some of Lin Jiliang's compositions for the ruan:

• 《石头韵》
• 《凤凰花开》
• 《满江红》
• 《侗歌》
• 《草原抒怀》
• 《牧马人之歌》
• 《石林夜曲》

Some of Liu Xing's compositions for the ruan:

• 《云南回忆》 Reminiscences of Yunnan, zhongruan concerto
• 《山歌》, zhongruan solo
• 《月光》, zhongruan solo
• 《孤芳自赏》, zhongruan solo
• 《天地之间》, zhongruan solo
• 《第六号-异想天开》, zhongruan duet
• 《第七号- 夜长梦多》, zhongruan solo
• 《第十一号-心不在焉》, zhongruan solo
• 《流连忘返》, zhongruan solo
• 《随心所欲》, zhongruan solo
• 《回心转意》, zhongruan solo
• 《来日方长》, zhongruan solo
• 《无所事事》, zhongruan solo
• 《水到渠成》, zhongruan solo
• 《心旷神怡》, zhongruan solo

Some of Ning Yong's compositions for the ruan:

• 《拍鼓翔龙》 Flying Dragons in Drum Beats, zhongruan solo (composed with Lin Jiliang)
• 《丝路驼铃》 Camel Bells on the Silk Road, zhongruan/ daruan solo
• 《篮关雪》 Snow at Lan Guan, zhongruan solo
• 《终南古韵》 Ancient Tune of Zhongnan, zhongruan/ daruan solo
• 《望秦川》 zhongruan solo