| Review by Oscar May 20, 2007 (4 of 4 found this review helpful)
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It is a great initiative of this label to record a collection of discs devoted to Chinese music, which is rather unknown in the "Western" world.
The Pipa is one of the mostr ancient and traditional instruments in China, and resembles a lute (half-pear shaped). It´s sound is very sweet and mellow.
Zhang Hong Yan, the player, has mastered all the intricacies of this complex instrument, and plays with a great dynamic range, as well as an expansive tonal pallette.
The works are all form the traditional "pipa" literature, that have been passed down from generation to generation, and demand playing of the highest calliber. All the "themes" of the disc are about some "poetic" story, so the music is quite descriptive, and a good way to inmerse onself into the ancient chinese culture.
Sound is excellent and very clear, giving this string instrument a very "tactile" quality.
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