Various: Spirits (Da Capo Audio CD)

SPIRITS
Lars Hannibal, guitar
Chen Yue, flute

About
When Eastern and Western musical cultures meet, an original blend is created. This CD features the Chinese flautist Chen Yue and the Danish guitarist Lars Hannibal. Coming from different traditions, the two artists decided to see what comes out of the dialogue when musicians from the two traditions play together. The selection of music includes works from ancient China, European Baroque music and popular and folk music from both Asia and Europe.

Though there are many differences in the music, there is a lot of similarity in atmosphere that suits the mellow sound of the two instruments.

Reviews
A heady mix of two cultures produces a rich soundscape
(Limelight, Australia)

This release is both highly listenable and fascinating in terms of the cultural meeting points it represents.
(All Music - AMG)
Credits
Recorded in Perfect Beijing Studio, Beijing,
China, October 24 and 25, 2006.
Recording Engineer: Jun Jun
Assistant Engineer: Tiger
Producer: Michala Petri
Editing/Mixing/Mastering: Ole Hansen,
Sound Track 2, Copenhagen
Artwork, design & layout:
Charlotte Bruun Petersen
Translation: Mandy Zhou,
The Bridge Group, Shanghai
Arrangements for Xiao/Guitar duo,

Recorded with support from Dansk Solist
Forbund and Solistforeningen af 1921.