Various Artists
The Very Best of Chinese Music (CD)

EUCD1947

A beautiful collection of atmospheric Chinese music played on traditional instruments such as the erhu (Chinese ‘violin’), pipa (lute), ruan (lute), guzheng (harp), yang-qin (dulcimer) and more. Information about the artists and each piece in English, German and French.

Track listing:

1. Hanshin Chinese Folk & Dance Ensemble: Ballad of Four Seasons (trad.) - 1:55
2. Miao Xiaoyun: Sound from Afar (Chen Wenjie) - 5:33
3. Heart of the Dragon Ensemble: Little Boat (trad., arr. Jiang Li) - 4:58
4. Xiao Ying: Moon over Western River (trad.) - 4:37
5. Heart of the Dragon Ensemble: Liang Xiao (Liu Tinhua) - 4:55
6. Pan Jing & Ensemble: A Journey to Suzhou (Jiang Xian Wei) - 4:30
7. Hanshin Chinese Folk & Dance Ensemble: Spring Dawn at Yang-Ming Mountain (trad.) - 5:23
8. Zhou Yu & Ensemble: Song of the Heart (Peng) - 4:38
9. Xu Pingxin: Raindrops Beating on Banana Leaves (trad. Cantonese music) - 3:15
10. Cheng Yu: Water Flowing from High Mountain (trad.) - 3:19
11. Chen Dacan Chinese Ensemble: Er Quan Ying Yue (Spring Water Reflects the Moon) (trad.) - 5:41
12. Wei Li: Beautiful Nandu River (Wei/Yao) - 5:17
Total playing time: 54:37

Published: 2005

Genre: Asia & Oceanic
Label: Arc Music