COMPOSERS: Chinese Music for Plucked Instrument
LABELS: Channel of China
ALBUM TITLE: Various
WORKS: Tug at China’s HeartstringsChinese Music for Plucked Instruments
CATALOGUE NO: CCS SA 80607
Both superbly recorded and informatively annotated, tug at china’s heartstrings features technically accomplished performances by Beijing’s Central Music Academy Orchestra of Plucked Instruments, representing the abiding momentum of the folk orchestra movement that China adopted under the influence of its erstwhile political-cultural mentor, the Soviet Union. The musical style may sound dated, but the musicians play with conviction and brio, and the orchestral arrangements of traditional instrumental music are skilful and evocative.Theodore Levin
Chinese Music for Plucked Instrument
Both superbly recorded and informatively annotated, tug at china’s heartstrings features technically accomplished performances by Beijing’s Central Music Academy Orchestra of Plucked Instruments, representing the abiding momentum of the folk orchestra movement that China adopted under the influence of its erstwhile political-cultural mentor, the Soviet Union. The musical style may sound dated, but the musicians play with conviction and brio, and the orchestral arrangements of traditional instrumental music are skilful and evocative.Theodore Levin
Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:05 pm