Album lore

Issued by Domo Records in August 2012, Treasures Of Chinese Instrumental Music: Plucked String Instruments compiles a selection of 25 pieces from various artists, centering on traditional Chinese plucked string instruments. The album gathers performances featuring guqin and other wood and string instruments, presenting a range of timbres and techniques emblematic of this venerable lineage. Though modest in digital footprint, with fewer than a hundred scrobbles on Last.fm, the record serves as a useful artifact for those seeking direct encounters with the plucked string repertoire of Chinese instrumental music. The featured track “All Happiness” exemplifies the delicate articulation and nuanced resonance characteristic of the genre, inviting attentive listening without extraneous embellishment.

Album lore

Issued by Domo Records in August 2012, Treasures Of Chinese Instrumental Music: Plucked String Instruments compiles a selection of 25 pieces from various artists, centering on traditional Chinese plucked string instruments. The album gathers performances featuring guqin and other wood and string instruments, presenting a range of timbres and techniques emblematic of this venerable lineage. Though modest in digital footprint, with fewer than a hundred scrobbles on Last.fm, the record serves as a useful artifact for those seeking direct encounters with the plucked string repertoire of Chinese instrumental music. The featured track “All Happiness” exemplifies the delicate articulation and nuanced resonance characteristic of the genre, inviting attentive listening without extraneous embellishment.