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Ellipsis Arts
China: Time to Listen (Vol. 3)
Genre: International Music

Track Listings (13) - Disc #1
1. Mountain Village Peddler - Shan Wen Tong
2. Ode to the Autumn Wind - Huaxia Chamber Ensemble
3. Singing on the Fisher Boats at Dusk - Pan Jing Ensemble
4. Rain Falls on the Leaves of the Banana Tree - Lily Yuan
5. Thunder Ends the Dry Season - Jade Bridge
6. Xiang-Yu Removes His Armor - Huaxia Chamber Ensemble
7. Harvesting the Dates - Li Yao Rong
8. Embroidering Flowers on Brocade - Huihong Ou
9. Birds in the Forest - Wu Man and Ensemble
10. Jinzhur - Yu Long
11. At the Yellow Crane Pavilion - Huaxia Chamber Ensemble
12. Merry Evening - Xiaoyoung Chen
13. Hard Parting at Yang Guan - Shan Wen Tong
Track Listings (20) - Disc #2
1. Gongs and Drums of the Peking Opera - Thundering Dragon
2. Sanpi Winpeng (Melody to Welcome Guests) - Chinese Deep South Ensemble
3. Planting Song - Professor Xu Pingxin
4. Guqi - Dayan Ancient Music Association
5. Rwezhe (Fiddle Dance) - Nagchu Art Troupe From Tibet
6. Ox Fights Tiger - Thundering Dragon
7. Hasquipical (Thorny Flower) - Ensemble Sadiyana
8. Ossaqning - Abuqasim Qadir, Dolqun Sapar
9. Xel Xuur Melody (The Rising Sun) - Gundenbiliin Yavgaan
10. Spring - Pan Zhenhua
11. Achang Love Song - Yang Jiansheng
12. Sour Plum - Guizhour Province, Old Men From Xiachuang
13. Qingge (Love Song) - Mu Tianyan, Yang Zhengping
14. Under the Panha Tree - Chinese Deep South Ensemble
15. Dance of the Yi People - Shan Yunlu
16. Crying Cicada - Chorus of Teenage Girls From Xiaohuang Village
17. Song of the Fisherman - Li He
18. Ne Cham (Many Masks) - Nagchu Art Troupe From Tibet
19. Xel Xuur Melody (A Shaman's Prayer) - Gundenbiliin Yavgaan
20. Incessantly Growing Dragon and Leaping Tiger - Thundering Dragon
Track Listings (11) - Disc #3
1. Yang Guan San Die (A Hard Parting at Yang Guan) - Bian Liu Nian
2. Cuckoo - Dadon
3. Ancient Poem in Three Verses - Wu Man and Ensemble
4. Moving Through the Streets - Huaxia Chamber Ensemble
5. Worshipping the Autumn Wind - Li Xinchen
6. Spring Arrives on the Qin River - Sisi Chen
7. Song for My Father - Yu Long
8. Mukamu, Free Melody and Dance Music - Zhou Wang
9. Light Yellow Willow - Huaxia Chamber Ensemble
10. Mantra of Pu'an - Wu Man
11. Closing Ode - Dayan Ancient Music Association

CD Details

All Artists: Ellipsis Arts
Title: China: Time to Listen (Vol. 3)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Ellipsis Arts...
Genre: International Music
Style: Far East & Asia
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3

Synopsis

Amazon.com

This decisive 3 CD set may well be the crown jewel from the young, ambitious Ellipsis Arts label. Staking claim to the multi-CD international and eclectic music markets, Ellipsis commissioned producer Josef Bomback to encapsulate the music of the world's most populous nation. Bomback's divided the music into themed CDs: the first features musical stories-a staple of Chinese traditions; the second features music from China's vast ethnic minority populations; and the third delves into various intersections of sound and spirituality. Performers such as pipa legend Wu Man and the awesome Huaxia Chamber Ensemble bridge historic traditions and contemporary concert music, while an array of folk-tinged vocal groups and soloists make polyphony and percussive a matter of course on this phenomenally crafted and planned set. --Andrew Bartlett

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CD Reviews

Great Intro. to the music of China...

bsr51@hotmail.com Brian S. Rose | Ras al-Khaimah UAE | 03/19/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This collection is a superb introduction to authentic traditional Chinese music. Unlike some academic ethnomusicological efforts, it boasts a natural sound while remaining accessible. It is never pretentious. The producers have worked diligently to provide a well-rounded cross-section of music. If you think you might like Chinese music but never tried it, this is the one to start with. I highly recommend it."

Great Introduction to Chinese Music

bsr51@hotmail.com Brian S. Rose | 07/26/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"For those who have to teach a unit on China in school! One of the best things about this 3 CD set is that it has a well written introduction to the music, and also introductions to the various instruments, which are excellent material for any primary-secondary school class study of China."

Haunting, melodic and exotic

bsr51@hotmail.com Brian S. Rose | 09/09/1998

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first heard this CD set in the gift shop at the Dallas Museum of Art. It was at once familar, yet exotic - a perfect "mood setter." True, international music, a real find"