radio.string.quartet.vienna — Radiodream (2011) FLAC (tracks), lossless

The radio.string.quartet.vienna breaks the boundaries of the modern string quartet and takes the listener on a foray through the night, full of hidden sensations and longings, fantasies and nightmares. Great cinema to listen to, as intense and haunting as it is delicate and fragile. ACT
Tracklist :
1    Inception    3:20
Written-By – Asja Valcic / Bernie Mallinger
2    Song - Ode An Den Freud 8:55
Written-By – Dickbauer / Mallinger
3    Liebestraum 4:54
Written-By – Liszt
4    Traffic To The Dolphin 6:57
Written-By – Bernie Mallinger
Erhu – Cynthia Liao
5    Nice Dream 3:28
Written-By – C. Greenwood, O'Brien, J. Greenwood, Selway, Yorke
6    Strange Fruit 3:12
Written-By – Meeropol
7    Streets ....    1:16
Written-By – Bernie Mallinger
8    .... Of Memories    4:50
Written-By – Bernie Mallinger
9    Moon River 4:04
Written-By – Mancini
10    One Night In Vienna    4:42
Written-By – Asja Valcic
11    Saint Paul's Nightmare    4:32
Written-By – Bernie Mallinger
12    Lonely Night    3:25
Written-By – Asja Valcic
13    Dream Caused By The Flight Of A Bee Around A Pomegranate A Second Before Awakening    7:10
Written-By – Bernie Mallinger
14    Extraction / I Loves You, Porgy 2:37
Written-By – Gershwin, r.s.q.v.
Credits :
Artwork [Cover Art] – Tony Cragg
Cello – Asja Valcic
Viola – Cynthia Liao
Violin – Igmar Jenner
Violin, Vocals – Bernie Mallinger

V.A. - The Rough Guide to the Music of China (2003) FLAC (tracks), lossless

Whatever you imagined about Chinese music, put it aside for this stunning compilation that captures China today. Yes, there's a brief (and actually very listenable) snippet of Chinese opera, but much of this is decidedly contemporary, whether it's the endearing, broken English semi-punk of Hang on the Box, or the simply otherworldly, captivating music of Urna. And to hear Tse Chun Yan on the qin, a type of zither, is to understand the possibilities of the instrument. The Chinese-German band, Wu Xing, offer plenty of space in their track, with a singing style that bridges the gap between classical and contemporary music. Following it with a classic cinema song from the pre-Communist era makes for a surreal juxtaposition, but still splendid, like walking farther and farther into an unknown but enchanting forest. While Chinese pop has often received a bad rap, the examples here show a very creative side, whether it's the atmospheric, building sound of Tats Lau, the rocker Cui Jian, or Ai Jing's classic "My 1997," which caused a controversy on its release in 1992. Put everything together here, even the intelligent new age of Kin Taii, and you have what's possibly the most persuasive -- and certainly the most accessible -- compilation of Chinese music available in the West. by Chris Nickson  
Tracklist:
1 Cui Jian– Yi Wu Suo You (Nothing To My Name) 5:32
Written-By – Cui Jian
2 Urna– Silaihuar 6:00
Arranged By – Robert Zollitsch, Urna
Traditional
3 Yao Gongbai– Jiu Kuang 'The Drinking Song' 2:09
4 Bai Hong– Wo Yao Hui Jia (I Want To Go Home) 3:00
Lyrics By – Chen Dong-Sun
Music By – Yao Min
5 Ai Jing– My 1997 5:11
Music By – Eddie R
Music By, Lyrics By – Ai Jing
6 Min Xiao-Fen– Stone Forest Nocturne 4:57
Written-By – Lin Jieliang
7 Zheng Jun Mian & Li Hong– Hong Niang Hui Zhang Sheng 1:56
8 Silk Road Music– Shananxi Air 3:44
Arranged By – Qui-Xia He
Traditional
9 Hang On The Box– Yellow Banana 2:03
Bass [Uncredited] – Yi Lina
Drums [Uncredited] – Shen Jing
Guitar [Uncredited] – Yang Fan
Lyrics By – Yi Lina
Music By – Yang Fan
Music By, Lyrics By – Wang Yue
Vocals [Uncredited] – Wang Yue
10 Kin Taii– Nocturnal Light 5:15
Written-By – Kin Taii
11 Li Xiang Lan– Lan Guei Ji Ji 2:32
Lyrics By – Yi Fang
Music By – Yao Min
12 Tse Chun Yan– The Green Brook Running 4:50
Traditional
13 Sinkiang Uighur Autonomous Region, Song & Dance Ensemble– Titik Bostan 1:48
14 Wu Xing– Bo 3:56
Lyrics By – Hong Mi-Jen
Music By – Robert Zollitsch
15 Gong Chio Xia– Chiang Wei Cu Cu Kai 3:07
Written-By – Chen Ge-Xin
16 TATs Lau– Autumn Moon 2:35
Lyrics By – Kubert Leung
Music By – TATs Lau
17 Liu Fang & Frahan Sabbagh– The Night Of Bonfire 5:07
Written-By – Wu Junsheng

V.A. - The Rough Guide to the Music of China (2012) 2xCD / FLAC (tracks), lossless

Tracklist 1 :
1 Zhang Yi-Wen– Shanghia Xiao Jie (Miss Shanghai) 2:35
2 Shanren– 30 Years 3:48
3 Xie Tian Xiao– The Tide, It Knows Not Why 4:15
4 Jah Wobble & The Chinese Dub Orchestra– L1 Dub 5:35
5 Red Chamber– Sunny Spring And White Snow 2:55
6 Min Huifen– Yangguan Pass Melody - Three Variations 5:03
7 Second Hand Rose– Picking A Flower 4:24
8 Urna– Uran Tangnai 2:54
9 Mieko Miyazaki & Guo Gan– Sai Ma 6:17
10 Chang Jing– In The Past 2:41
11 Li Guyi– A Bosom Friend 3:00
12 Panjir– Panjir 5:51
13 Cold Fairyland– Shadow Play 3:47
14 Hang On The Box– Koniqiwa Tokyo 1:51
15 The Shanghai Restoration Project– Night Life In Shanghai (Shanghai Restoration Project Remix) 4:25
16 Bai Guang– Qiu Ye (Autumn Night) 2:55
17 Liu Fang– Dao Chui Lian 3:06
18 Guo Lanying– My Motherland 5:27
Tracklist 2 :
Bonus CD: Introducing Hanggai 36:16 
1 Hanggai– My Banjo And I 3:44
2 Hanggai– Yekul Song 2:55
3 Hanggai– Zhaoderen Nana 1:59
4 Hanggai– Five Heroes 5:31
5 Hanggai– Flowers 3:00
6 Hanggai– Haar Hu 3:24
7 Hanggai– Wuji 2:35
8 Hanggai– Lullaby (Borulai) 3:54
9 Hanggai– Drinking Song 3:58
10 Hanggai– Four Seasons 5:07

YO-YO MA & THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE - Silk Road Journeys : When Strangers Meet (2001) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless)

 Recorded as part of the ongoing Silkroad Project, Silk Road Journeys brings together composers from the elusive, ancient Silk Road that crosses from China to the Middle East with musicians from both West and East. It's both ambitious and daring, two qualities that have been trademarks of Yo-Yo Ma's career. For its modernity and mix of Asian and Western instruments, though, it hews close to tradition (and not merely on Mongolian Traditional Long Song), although the departure into the Italian Renaissance for Chi Passa Per'sta Strada makes for an interesting, more formal and graceful aid in the whole. But the multicultural Silk Road itself makes for a good metaphor for this album, with the sheng, an ancient form of mouth organ, alongside the cello on the traditional Blue Little Flower, for example. While it might seem strange to find Michio Mamiya's Five Finnish Folksongs here, it makes sense; the Saami people of Finland were nomadic, and traveled as far as the Silk Road. But the instruments, from Wu Man's pipa to Joel Fan's piano, work together, whether on traditional or commissioned material, to create something that's challenging to both listeners and performers and offers a strong impression of the journeys of the past. by Chris Nickson  
Tracklist:
1    Mongolian Traditional Long Song 1:28
Vocals – Ganbaatar Khongorzul
Written-By – Mongolian Traditional
2    Legend Of Herlen 11:17
Morinhoor [Morin Khuur] – Yo-Yo Ma
Percussion – Joseph Gramley, Mark Suter, Shane Shanahan
Piano – Joel Fan
Trombone – James Pugh, John Rutherford, Stephen Dunkel
Vocals – Ganbaatar Khongorzul
Written-By – Byambasuren Sharav
3    Blue Little Flower 4:22
Arranged By – Li Cang Sang, Wu Tong
Bass – Edgar Meyer
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Erhu – Xu Ke
Percussion – Joel Fan, Joseph Gramley, Mark Suter, Shane Shanahan
Pipa – Wu Man
Sheng – Wu Tong
Tabla – Sandeep Das
Written-By – Chinese Traditional
4    Mido Mountain 3:51
Arranged By – Li Cang Sang, Wu Tong
Bass – Edgar Meyer
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Erhu – Xu Ke
Percussion – Joel Fan, Joseph Gramley, Mark Suter, Shane Shanahan
Pipa – Wu Man
Sheng – Wu Tong
Tabla – Sandeep Das
Written-By – Chinese Traditional
5    Moon Over Guan Mountains 11:48
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Pipa – Yang Wei
Sheng – Wu Tong
Tabla – Shane Shanahan
Written-By – Zhao Jiping
Five Finnish Folksongs
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Piano – Joel Fan
Written-By – Michio Mamiya
6    No. 3. Miero Vuotti Uutta Kuuta    1:58
7    No. 5. Joiku    2:26
8    Avaz-e Dashti 6:01
Lute [Setar] – Kayhan Kalhor
Ney – Siamak Jahangiri
Santoor [Santur] – Siamak Aghaei
Written-By – Persian Traditional
9    Habil-Sayagy = In Habil's Style 13:23
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Piano [Prepared] – Joel Fan
Written-By – Franghiz Ali-Zadeh
10    Blue As The Turquoise Night Of Neyshabur 15:33
Bass – Edgar Meyer
Cello – Edward Arron
Cello, Soloist – Yo-Yo Ma
Kemenche [Kemancheh] – Kayhan Kalhor
Ney – Siamak Jahangiri
Santoor [Santur] – Siamak Aghaei
Tabla – Sandeep Das
Viola [1] – Nicholas Cords
Viola [2] – Leo Suzuki
Violin [1] – Colin Jacobsen
Violin [2] – Todd Reynolds
Written-By – Kayhan Kalhor
11    Chi Passa Per'sta Strada 4:43
Bass – Edgar Meyer
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Erhu – Xu Ke
Percussion – Joel Fan, Joseph Gramley, Mark Suter, Shane Shanahan
Pipa – Wu Man, Yang Wei
Sheng – Wu Tong
Tabla – Sandeep Das
Violin – Colin Jacobsen, Todd Reynolds
Written-By – Filippo Azzaiolo
Bonus Track
12    Desert Capriccio 1:35
Bells [Cymbal Bells] – Joel Fan
Cello – Yo-Yo Ma
Erhu – Xu Ke
Percussion – Joseph Gramley, Shane Shanahan
Pipa – Yang Wei
Sheng – Wu Tong
Written-By – Tan Dun
Notas
The bonus track is music from the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Recorded August 1–8, 2001, at the Hit Factory, Studio 1, New York City.
Total time 78:54