| Masterpieces of Chinese Traditional Music | 
 enlarge | Artist: Chinese Instrumental Ensemble
Label: Wind Records
Category: Music
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 20133
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 1005
UPC: 600568010925
EAN: 0600568010925
ASIN: B000005ARL
Release Date: September 30, 1995
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| Tracks:
| • | Dancing Song of the Yao Tribe | | • | The Moon Over Wall Gate in Frontier | | • | The Moon Is High in the Heavens | | • | Parting at Yang Guan | | • | Spring Rivers and Flowers Under the Moonlight | | • | Melodies From the Night Fishermen | | • | A Legendary Couple: Scholar Liang and Lady Chou |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
 The way Chinese ensemble should be played June 5, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Except for the insertion of the cello which is obviously not a chinese trad instrument, the ensemble plays all pieces masterfully. Even with the cello the emotion of these chinese masterpieces are most beautifully performed on this cd. The sound quality is superb. I feel nauseated when listen to mixmatched traditional instruments with modern big sound westernized electrically special effected symphonized performance. There's places for improvisation and places for masterpieces. For oriental musics, art is a (only) way to express mood and emotion (culturally those people don't express their feelings in any other way). When listen to these musics I would suggest the listener let their feeling go with the music. Better yet if the story behind the music is understood. This is another aspect of the beauty of this cd, you could even feel the whole ensemble move as one unified sound from serene to excitement to lamentation to joy to sorrow to nostalgic to strength. Yet, true to its oriental tradition, each individual instrument clearly expresses its own beauty in each piece. It is not lounge music. It is not symphonic music. It is traditional chinese masterpiece.
ps. imagine people in asia would say the same thing about western symphonic music: that they are for elevator, oh no, elevator is not that popular in those poor third world countries so, they are for sleepy time :)
 Frequency and Dynamic Range May 12, 2004
33 out of 33 found this review helpful
If you prefer easy listening music or music with a minimum of high and low pitches and a minimum of loud and soft passages, much like music played in lounges, this album should please you. If you like Beethoven symphonies or Mingus jazz you would probably be happier with these albums: "Phases of the Moon"(full orchestra), "Classical Chinese Folk Music" or even "Music from the People's Republic".
 Not one of the best... March 26, 2002
46 out of 57 found this review helpful
I dissapointed in quality of album, songs too modern, not tradition enough. For real fan of chinese classical, sound not enough Chinese!!! Much song too westernized. You should like to try album of the title "Rain Dropping On The Banana Tree". It has the old songs actually record in old time, not much western influence, is more traditional opera and chamber music. Earliest date for song recorded on that album is 1903!!!!...
Brought me back to my childhood April 10, 2001
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Those songs reminded me of my young schooling days sitting next to a musical hall, where beautiful trad Chinese music was practiced non-stop. Little did I know that those days influenced me well into my adulthood, was I lucky to have day dreamed away in my math class, being carried away with those fabulous musical pieces. Thank heavens.
Best of Genre August 20, 2000
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
This CD is everything you could hope to find in an example of traditional Chinese music. It soothes, exites, and stirs the imagination. Buy this one first.
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