Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Music Food And Love A memoir by Guo Yue Music, Food and Love. The hauntingly aching music on this CD charts an evocative journey through the life of the musician, composer and cook Guo Yue. From his early years in The of North-East , through the that exploded in 1966 when he was just eight years old, to his departure for London in 1982 and his vivid, bitter-sweet memories of his recent visits back to , ‘Music, Food and Love’ paints a vivid picture of a remarkable life. Conjuring up sounds and images of a childhood in China, Guo Yue’s words (in the sleevenotes to this CD) capture much about his gentle, open but determined personality: ‘When I was little, I loved to catch dragonflies beside the river with my best friend Xiao Xiao (Little Little), using a long bamboo stick with a little ball on the end, made from a melted rubber band which could stick onto the dragonfly’s body – never its wings. The best time to catch a dragonfly was at sunset when the red sky was reflected in the river. The colour seemed to distract them. I used to take maybe three or four home with me, their wings folded and their heads as clear as crystal between my fingers. But, after trying to train my dragonflies inside my home, I would always release them, outside in the courtyard, aiming their wings in the direction of the river. I like to think of a dragonfly as a tiny image of freedom…’ The sounds of (bamboo flute), yang qin (Chinese dulcimer), and erhu are showcased in either stark simplicity or set against the subtle arrangements of the strings of the Secret Sound Orchestra of Budapest. Guo Yue and his second sister Guo Xuan (who still resides in China) provide the beautiful voices. The album was recorded in Beijing, Bath and Budapest by Richard Evans, who is the producer/collaborative musical partner of . Richard played the mandolin on ‘White Swans’ and worked with Yue on the orchestral arrangements. Alongside Guo’s flute there is also the erhu, a traditional two-stringed violin whose bow is woven permanently between the two strings. The erhu has a haunting, almost pleading voice which is intensely moving. This was the instrument Yue’s father played; he was a professional musician and died when Yue was five years old. Intermingled with the various Chinese instruments are an accordion, a mandolin, a string orchestra, a double bass, percussion, a piano and a silver flute – all of which compliment each other. Each instrument is like a character in a play, the erhu representing Yue’s father, the suona being three courtyard musicians, the flutes are Yue as a child, the drum in track 9 ‘Su Lin’ is his mother’s heartbeat and the zheng (harp) is the river where he liked to play. Guo has said that returning to Beijing (to record this album) was a rather overwhelming experience: “I felt disorientated in this modern city, where I no longer seem to belong. Only my alleys, the Hutongs (of track 1), remain relatively unchanged, and the vegetable markets. It was overwhelming, yes, but exciting too. China was so poor in my childhood. Now it is changing so fast. How far will this go, I wonder?” Music Food And Love: A memoir by Guo Yue. Music, Food and Love conveys the vivid experiences of a boy with a passion for music and cooking who grew up in Beijing before and during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. For him, music and food are equally important. The youngest of six children, Guo Yue recalls his childhood at the heart of a close-knit family of musicians living beside a Beijing alley. He draws the reader into a world where music is. Download Music, Food And Love: A memoir book - Guo Yue .pdf. Author: Guo Yue Pages: 272 ISBN: 978-0749929343 Format: PDF File size: 12.23 Mb Download Music, Food And Love: A memoir PDF Kindle ipad vm1gtsnqgsbfw9mq Free download ebook PDF, Kindle, epub, mobi, iPhone, iPad, Android.