String Glamour

Yu Hong-Mei | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 3, 1999)
• Original Release Date: August 10, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Wind Records
• ASIN: B00000JNLX
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,775 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #89 in Music > World Music > Far East & Asia > China

Track Listings

1. Dancing Music of Amis Tribe

2. Singing Tune

3. Mellow Grape-Fullness

4. Mei Hu Tune

5. The Shepherdess

6. Going to the Fair

7. Spring Song

8. Three Sighs at the Guan Pass

9. Tending My Camels

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great mastery, March 29, 2007

By 

William Chen (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: String Glamour (Audio CD)

In this CD, Yu Hong-Mei's mastery of the instrument is evident. She sets different moods in her pieces. It is amazing the wide variety of music she can create with only 2 strings. The 2-string instrument is a classical Chinese music instrument and the sound it produces is similar to that of a violin but with a very distictive tone. If you are not used to it, you may not like it (this falls into the "cultivated taste" category.)

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, January 27, 2005

By 

Alto - See all my reviews

This review is from: String Glamour (Audio CD)

The Er-Hu has a reputation for sounding awful...but you'd never know it listening to Yu Hong Mei. She produces such a beautiful tone, and is at times contemplative and medtitative, at other times quite emotionally stirring. Simple, elegant, this music is very pleasing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Well Executed Erhu Music, April 12, 2010

By 

Mike Smith - See all my reviews

This review is from: String Glamour (Audio CD)

While I love every erhu album that I have, it is safe to say that this is one of the most complex and detailed, next to Spirit On Two Strings. It is apparent that Yu Hong-Mei has been working to perfect her skill on the instrument for a very long time. Surely one of the best albums of it's type, String Glamour belongs in your collection if you enjoy the sounds of the erhu. Some of it is very upbeat, while other albums predominantly showcase slower softer sides. There is great range present here, from rapidly changing louder more celebratory sounds to delicate movements that coax you to listen more intently. If you seek more well-done erhu music, check out Asian Blossoms and Road To Oasis by Missa Johnouchi, River and Rainbow by Jia Peng Fang, and Spirit On Two Strings by Jie-Bing Chen. Enjoy!