Spirit On Two Strings Vol. 1

Jie-Bing Chen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 29, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wind Records
• ASIN: B000005ARK
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,498 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #17 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > China
  • #93 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General AAS
  • #94 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > General

Track Listings

1. Moon Reflects on Erh-Chuan Spring

2. Soughing Pines

3. The Flowing River

4. On the Way Home

5. Birds Singing in a Deserted Mountain

6. Flicking of the Candlelight

7. Eve's Night

8. Singing at Leisure

9. Bright Prospects

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars passionate as can be, April 13, 2003

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This review is from: Spirit On Two Strings Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Beautiful pieces, wonderfully performed. Unlike other recordings, this recording allows the erh-hu to show its characteristics (melodic, soulful, haunting, etc.), this, thanks to the subtle arrangement and simple accompaniment by the yang-qin instrument (no less beautiful). The sound engineer of this recording also allows for all the subtle nuances be heard. Best erh-hu cd I own. Praises to the producer Wang San-ti and the recording engineer Alexander Kavichandran.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Master of the Mysterious Ehru, June 14, 2001

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Jan P. Dennis "Longboard jazzer" (Monument, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit On Two Strings Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

Jie-Bing Chen is a master of the ehru, a two-stringed Chinese instrument bearing superficial resemblence to the violin. To my ears, the ehru (pronounced are-you) has an instrinsic meloncholly lacking in the violin. Consequently, when played by a consummate performer, such as Jie-Bing Chen, the instrument takes on a poignancy not achievable in Western music. Perhaps there is consonance between cultures and the instruments that produce them? One thinks of the tenor saxophone and its relationship to jazz, the only native American art form, and the quintessential voice of Blackness. Or the bodhran, and its relationship to Irish music. Or bagpipes and Scotland. Or the kalimba and African music. Or the gamelan and Indonesian music. In any case, if you've heard and enjoyed Jie-Bing Chen's playing on Bourban and Rosewater, you might want to check her out in a more traditional setting.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent erhu form, July 27, 2005

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Craig Turner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Spirit On Two Strings Vol. 1 (Audio CD)

It was interesting for me to compare a couple of the pieces on this CD with the same pieces as done by Jia Peng Feng. Feng uses more contemporary instrument assistance and orchestration. Chen seems more traditional in approach. As a new listener to the erhu I found Chen's work truly excellent.