Hugo Masters

The Hugo Masters: An Antholgy of Chinese Classical Music is a rather impressive collection which contains the treasures of China's vast musical tradition recorded and documented to the highest standards. It appeals as much to the casual fan of world music as to the serious student of Chinese music. The name refers to the Hugo label of Chinese musician, producer and engineer Aik Yew-goh. This extremely talented young man spent years recording China's old master musicians, capturing their virtuoso talent with his scrupulously high quality recording techniques. In certain cases, it was a last chance to gather recordings of such sort. China's classical music comes from an oral tradition, a tradition discouraged and very nearly wiped out following the 1911 Chinese Revolution. Mr. Aik searched the continent for musicians who were alive before the revolution and were still able to pass on their formidable knowledge. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.