Description
Hwang Byung-ki — Spring Snow
Discover a landmark voice in modern Korean traditional music through the fourth volume of Hwang Byung-ki’s gayageum masterpieces. The album traces a vivid arc from the atmosphere of “Sounds of the Night” to the title suite “Spring Snow,” revealing the instrument’s delicate resonance, rhythmic energy and expressive range.
Why this edition matters
- Definitive composer-performer: works by one of the leading pioneers of contemporary gayageum music.
- Restored sound: remastered at 96 kHz/24-bit for this physical CD edition.
- Substantial liner book: includes photographs and detailed documentation in Korean, English, French and Japanese.
- Five complete suites: 18 indexed movements spanning lyrical, atmospheric and rhythmically vibrant writing.
Program
- Sounds of the Night — movements 1–4
- Harimseong — movements 5–6
- Namdo Fantasy — movements 7–9
- Soyop Sanbang — movements 10–13
- Spring Snow — movements 14–18
Product details
- Artist and composer: Hwang Byung-ki
- Series: Gayageum Masterpieces, Volume 4
- Title: Spring Snow
- Format: 1 CD with multilingual liner book
- Remastering: 96 kHz/24-bit
- Label: C&L Music
Album Introduction
Hwang Byung-ki, the master of the kayageum, presents his fourth collection of works. This album has been newly released with detailed liner notes in four languages and remastered in crystal-clear 96kHz/24bit sound quality.
Disc
CD 1
01–04. Sounds of the Night
05–06. Harimseong
07–09. Namdo Fantasy
10–13. Soyup Sanbang
14–18. Spring Snow

Liam from Chicago, USA –
Not a big fan of this album. The music is slow and can get boring quickly. Good sound quality, but lacks energy for me.
Wren from Boston, USA –
Really enjoyable music. Nice background for studying or relaxing. Good mix of sounds.
Mason from Chicago, USA –
Really enjoyed this album. The sounds are calming and clear. It’s a great addition to my music collection for relaxing or studying.