
Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.
Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.
Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

Image Unavailable
Color:
-
-
-
- To view this video download Flash Player
-
-
VIDEO
-
Follow the authors
OK
River Audio CD – CD, April 6, 1999
To enhance your enjoyment of the music, fragrant incense sticks are included in the spine of the CD jewel case.
(Also try "Faraway..." and "Rainbow" by this artist!)
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherPacific Moon [Alleg]
- Publication dateApril 6, 1999
- Dimensions5.86 x 0.38 x 5 inches
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.
Product details
- ASIN : B00000IAI5
- Publisher : Pacific Moon [Alleg] (April 6, 1999)
- Language : English
- Item Weight : 3.36 ounces
- Dimensions : 5.86 x 0.38 x 5 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #3,238,160 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #17,145 in Books on CD
- #92,765 in Music (Books)
- Customer Reviews:
Videos
Videos for this product
1:14
Click to play video
River Jia Peng Fang
Pacificmoon
About the authors
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.
Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read book recommendations and more.
Customer reviews
Customer Reviews, including Product Star Ratings help customers to learn more about the product and decide whether it is the right product for them.
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzed reviews to verify trustworthiness.
Learn more how customers reviews work on AmazonTop reviews from the United States
There was a problem filtering reviews. Please reload the page.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2014The ambient surrounding each song was carefully thought and transports you somewhere else. Soothing and relaxing sound, a very emotive experience throughout the whole album. The mood also changes form song to song, without being disruptive. Great if you like nice arrangements of traditional Japanese music. Even if you are not familiar with it, you will surely enjoy it. The incense sticks also smell nice and were a nice addition.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2017Cant stop listing to it.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015I gave as a Christmas gift, but was all that she said...
- Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2010There are some albums out there that you must get if you wish to explore the best erhu music available. River is one of them. Jia Peng Fang is of the same caliber as Missa Johnouchi, Jie-Bing Chen, and Yu Hong-Mei, all fabulous artists. River consists mostly of tracks with a relaxed pace with one exception, a more lively track 6: Yueya Wugeng. Aside from this track, you get all smooth laid-back music that I don't find to ever be boring. Good erhu music when played a certain way, can tug at your heartstrings. It's just the nature of the instrument combined with the skill the artist has with it. If you are looking for the best erhu music, check out River in addition to Rainbow, both by Jia Peng Fang, Asian Blossoms and Road To Oasis, both by Missa Johnouchi, Spirit on Two Strings by Jie-Bing Chen, and String Glamour by Yu Hong-Mei. While some tracks on these albums are more of an acquired taste, most of Johnouchi's and Fang's work is accessible right from the start. I hope you find the sound you are looking for.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2008I accidentally came upon this cd in Singapore last year. I was looking for music for qi gong...flowing , soothing music. I heard the first 3 tracks and I said I'll take it. I was hooked by the erhu! It's so soulful and soothing and it pulls at my innermost being like no music does. It's really a great album!
- Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2000I've heard this sound since I was young. The distinct character of the sound evokes a certain emotion, it is not sad, nor it is melancholy, it simply tugs at your heart and then let go. I've always known it as the sound of a bowed string instrument called the "Er-Hu." I didn't know it is called "Niko" in Japanese.
This album is a masterpiece not only in terms of the quality of play by Mr. Fang, but it also has the neat arrangement you expect from good Japanese musicians.
My favorite is the song "Mirage of the Fall" in which the sound of the Er Hu starts with a basic pattern, then moves on into the second stanza, then when I thought that I know what's coming, it surprises me with its turn of direction, all of this before the song soars into the sky a high pitched crescendo which then intricately reconnected back to the basic pattern I heard in the beginning. Accompanied with the gothic-style guitar ballad, it creates a harmonious contrast that seems to depict the heavens and the earth. Simply Masterful!
- Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2015Perfect music for lifting the heart and soul.
- Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2004If you enjoy pure talent, serenely beautiful music, exceptional creativity and excellent productions- then look no further. I enjoy Rock, Country, Bluegrass, New Age, Classical, Jazz and Irish to name a few. I have enjoyed very few albums in my lifetime as much as this one. Just incredible...
Top reviews from other countries
- andy pinderReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2022
5.0 out of 5 stars very Jia peng
I love this musicians work...the erhu sings and cries. Wonderful thank you Jia
-
Amazon カスタマーReviewed in Japan on September 24, 2023
5.0 out of 5 stars 凄く良い音楽です。
太極拳などにとても良いCDです。
-
赤木 綾音Reviewed in Japan on July 3, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars 壮大な気持ちに
気持ちが安らぎ、壮大な気持ちになる曲が入っています。
お薦めです。
-
亜砂都優子Reviewed in Japan on May 21, 2013
5.0 out of 5 stars とても良い状態
中古でしたが音に問題はありませんでした。
非常に良品です。
そしてジャー・パンファンのニコの音色はすばらしく、あざやかだったり艶やかだったり、またしっとりと聴かせてくれます。
一見ならぬ一聴の価値はあります。
-
桜子Reviewed in Japan on December 1, 2011
5.0 out of 5 stars 一番好きです。
ジャー・パンファンさんの作品はどれも好きですが、中でもこの「河」が一番好きです。
ゆったりとした川べりで、ほおづえをついてまどろんでいるような気持ちになる一枚です。