SI-TAI, SOU - China: The Fisherman and the Woodcutter - The qin, zither of the literati

"Sou Si-tai, whose playing style is pure and serene, started out by learning to play the end-blown xiao flute and the side-blown di flute with Wang Quan. In the early 1980s, he started learning the qin with Mrs Tsar The-yun, master of the Fanchuan school, disciple of Shen Caonong, an especially gifted and highly talented musician who was initiated into the arts of poetry and calligraphy at an exceptionally young age. Sou Si-tai is also a qin maker. He teaches and gives concerts in many places in the world. 2006 recordings made by Renaud Millet-Lacombe. Notes by Georges Goormaghtigh. Includes 24-page booklet." - Disques Vde Gallo .