Album

A handful of U.K.-based classical Chinese performers here present a surprisingly thorough look over the music of China's vast regions, with the guzheng harp (really a very large zither) as the focal point of the proceedings. Accompanying lead Xiao Ying's guzheng are a pair of fiddles and the occasional flute or secondary zither. The music ranges from pastoral items to paeans from Tibet, to stereotypical Cantonese silk-and-bamboo music, all performed at the highest ability. For those who love virtuosity, make a special note to listen to the speed on "General's Order," from the same genre as the better known "Hero's Fall" and "Ambush" for the pi'pa. This album makes a fine primer for an introduction to Chinese classical music, and an enjoyable listen for those already acquainted with the form as well.

© Adam Greenberg, Rovi

CD 1
Chinese Traditional Composer Spring on Snowy Mountains (Tibet) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
1	Spring on Snowy Mountains (Tibet)	4:32			$0.99
Si Fang Composer Thoughts, for guzheng (Chaozhou style) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
2	Thoughts, for guzheng (Chaozhou style)	5:03			$0.99
Xu Shuhua / Tang Biguang Composer Liu Yang River Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
3	Liu Yang River	3:13			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer Moon over Western River, for guzheng (Chaozhou style) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Xiao Ying Harp, Ling Peng Erhu, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Peng Ling Fiddle
4	Moon over Western River, for guzheng (Chaozhou style)	4:37			$0.99
Zhuji Li Composer Harvest Drumming, for guzheng Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
5	Harvest Drumming, for guzheng	3:52			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer Waters and Mountains (Zhejiang) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
6	Waters and Mountains (Zhejiang)	6:53			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer Lotus, for guzheng (Hakka style) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Xiao Ying Harp, Ling Peng Erhu, Liu Xiaohui Sheng, Peng Ling Fiddle
7	Lotus, for guzheng (Hakka style)	6:00			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer Shifting Curtains, for guzheng Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Sheng, Xiao Ying Harp, Ling Peng Erhu, Peng Ling Fiddle
8	Shifting Curtains, for guzheng	3:44			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer The Autumn Moon over the Han Palace Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
9	The Autumn Moon over the Han Palace	5:10			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer Family Warmth, for guzheng (Chaozhou in Hakkanese style) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Xiao Ying Harp, Ling Peng Erhu, Liu Xiaohui Sheng, Peng Ling Fiddle
10	Family Warmth, for guzheng (Chaozhou in Hakkanese style)	4:50			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer High Moon, for pipa Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
11	High Moon, for pipa	9:16			$1.49
Chinese Traditional Composer The Sound of the Temple Bell (Canton) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
12	The Sound of the Temple Bell (Canton)	4:00			$0.99
Chinese Traditional Composer General's Command (Sunan folk tune) Work Ying Xiao Guzheng, Xiao Yaoxing Fiddle, Liu Xiaohui Organ, Xiao Ying Harp, Peng Ling Fiddle
13	General's Command (Sunan folk tune)	4:02			$0.99