Works for Shakuhachi
On this CD:
1. Kotobuki Shirabe (from 36 Honkyoku of the Kinko School)
Composed by Japanese Traditional
2. One in Two, for shakuhachi & viola
Composed by Thuring Bram
Performed by Hansheinz Schneeberger
3. Windstriche I, for shakuhachi, string trio & percussion
Composed by Urban Mader
Performed by Egidius Streiff
4. Dances (3) of the Angel, for shakuhachi & percussion
Composed by Gerald Bennett
5. Irasshaimase, for shakuhachi & live electronics
Composed by Thomas Kessler
Works for Shakuhachi, Music, Gerald Bennett, Thuring Bram, Thomas Kessler, Urban Mader, Japanese Traditional, Hansheinz Schneeberger, Egidius Streiff, Chamber, Chamber Music, Chamber Music & Recitals, Classical, Classical Artists, Classical Music, Electronic/Avant-Garde/Minimalist Music, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music
Average customer rating:
- Return of the King of all Koto CDs
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The Art of the Koto, Volume 3: Works for Nijugen
Manufacturer: Celestial Harmonies
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 Japan
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| Far East & Asia
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Similar Items:
- Art of the Koto, Vol. 2
- The Art of the Koto, Volume 1
- Music for Koto
- Lullaby For The Moon : Japanese Music For Koto And Shakuhachi
- Koto Music: Tadao Sawai Plays Michio Miyagi
ASIN: B00008MJ9E
Release Date: 2003-03-11 |
Tracks:
- Tennyo (Miki)
- Itsutsu No Shohin: Nishikigi Ni Yosete (Nagasawa)
- Itsutsu No Shohin: Nishikigi Ni Yosete (Nagasawa)
- Itsutsu No Shohin: Nishikigi Ni Yosete (Nagasawa)
- Itsutsu No Shohin: Nishikigi Ni Yosete (Nagasawa)
- Itsutsu No Shohin: Nishikigi Ni Yosete (Nagasawa)
- Aki-No-Kyoku (Miki)
- Aki-No-Kyoku (Miki)
- Nanae (Nishimura)
- Kamu-Ogi-Guoto (Sato)
Customer Reviews:
Return of the King of all Koto CDs.......2006-05-30
Good things come in 3's, I guess. Like its two predecessors, this is really an excellent CD of koto music, making for an incredible trilogy. Once again, the sound quality is crystal clear, the performances inspired and superb, and the music itself very beautiful--in a rather different way this time. Strange even, but it works all the same.
The prior two "Art of the Koto" CDs covered the historical development of koto music from the 1600's until the early 1900's, and so this album picks up where they left off by covering the innovations of the late twentieth century (from 1969 to 1989). Appropriately enough, all the music here is played on the 21-string koto invented after WWII rather than on the usual 13-string koto. The first track, composed by Miki Minoru (the guy who formed Pro Musica Nipponia, the music group that brought us the great album "Japan: Traditional Vocal and Instrumental Music") is weird and experimental...almost harsh on the ears sometimes. The second piece (five tracks), by Nagasawa Katsutoshi, is hauntingly beautiful and meditative. The third composition (two tracks) is by Miki Minoru again, this time more like the kind of music I'm used to by him, skillfully blending traditional Japanese music with modern musical sensibilities in a new and wonderful synthesis. "Nanae" by Nishimura Akira is somewhat similar to track one: eerie and experimental, abrupt and harsh on the ears in spots but still strangely appealing in a twilight zone way. Finally, Sato Somei's composition is rather alien sounding in a quiet, retro-primitive manner--a creative imagining of what protohistorical Japanese koto music for the deities might have sounded like (talk about full circle). These are all pretty unique selections, too--I doubt you'll ever find them on another CD in the States.
Again as with volumes one and two, the liner notes for this album are incredibly extensive and full of detail. It's wonderfully clear that much effort went into them, and one gets a real crash course in modern koto music from reading along--this is especially important in volume three's case, as this CD covers ground not usually found elsewhere. First we get a good description of the 21-string koto, its invention and history, and its place in the overall development of koto music as a whole. Next each track is introduced and explained in fine, loving detail--including lots of information about each individual composer. And musicological details for the music expert are included as is usual with this series. Finally, each performer is introduced along with a quick summary of her or his career.
Like volumes one and two, this is an excellent CD on all counts. As an album it may very well stand on its own well enough, but listening to it after the prior two volumes is probably better. My sense is that it may be hard to appreciate what the composers and musicians are accomplishing if unaware of the musical tradition they are building upon and innovating in new directions. Also this is very atypical koto music (even the actual instrument is atypical) so I wouldn't recommend this CD as an introduction nor as a first koto CD. If you've listened to volumes one and two or otherwise familiarized yourself with the Japanese koto, though, this stuff will blow you away.
Tracks:
- Concerto Requiem For 20-String Koto And Japanese Instruments
- Hanayagi (The Greeting)
- Autumn Fantasy For Shakuhachi And 20 Strings Koto
- Sao-no-Kyoku (The Venus In Spring)
- Tatsuta-no-Kyoku (The Venus in Autumn)
Customer Reviews:
Nosaka Keiko and Minoru Miki at their best.......2002-09-05
This album features classic works from the halcyon early days (in the 1970s) of the 20-string koto, which astounded listeners with its versatility and tonal range, and the virtuosity of its inventor and preeminent interpreter, Keiko Nosaka. In those days, Minoru Miki was the only composer for the instrument, and his heroic efforts to popularize the instrument by composing a vast number of new works are in evidence here. Highlights are: the title track, Concerto Requiem, with its haunting introduction and unique interplay of solo koto with Japanese instrument ensemble; Hanayagi, still the most popular piece for up-and-coming performers seeking to prove their technical prowess; Aki no Kyoku, an archetypal shakuhachi/koto duet; and the Venus in Autumn, a piece that shows off the power of an instrument that is often sterotyped as delicate or even "fluffy". Note that the only piece I haven't mentioned yet is the largely forgotten Venus in Spring, though I maintain that this restrained, hypnotic piece shows off Miki at his minimalist best.
Those interested in the modern history of the koto would do well to supplement this purchase with Pipa Xing. The composer has changed, but the performer remains, and this album features Nosaka some 20 years on, still in top form and, like the instrument, rather more polished, playing the more-recently developed 25-string koto.
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Works for Shakuhachi
Manufacturer: Musiques Suisses
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Chamber Music
| Forms & Genres
| Classical (c.1770-1830)
| Historical Periods
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Electronic
| Instruments
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
| Computer
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
Classical
| Imports
| Stores
| Music
ASIN: B00004W1K6
Release Date: 2000-07-25 |
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The Works of Ryohei Hirose
Manufacturer: Camerata
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| Concertos
| Forms & Genres
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Symphonies
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B00000BKBP
Release Date: 1998-10-13 |
Tracks:
- Sonata For Flute And Piano: Lento
- Sonata For Flute And Piano: Allegretto Grazioso
- Sonata For Flute And Piano: Serioso
- Pundarika For Clarinet And Piano
- Asura For Violin Solo
- Potalaka For Alto Recorder, Cello And Harp
- Elegia For Harp
- Meditation For Alto Recorder
- Kalavinka For Recorder, Oboe, Strings And Percussion
Tracks:
- Concerto For Violin And Orchestra
- Concerto For Shakuhachi And Orchestra
- 'Clima II' For Orchestra
- Ten Night's Dreams
Average customer rating:
- A very nice little number!
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Peter Eotvos: Vocal Works
Manufacturer: Budapest Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
Electronic
| Instruments
| Classical
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| Music
| Computer
General
| Symphonies
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Opera & Vocal
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B000056UZ1
Release Date: 2001-01-23 |
Customer Reviews:
A very nice little number!.......2004-08-06
This is a survey of Eoetvoes' vocal music, ranging from his Opera "Three Sisters" to Electroacoustic music with crickets as the source material. All of the music is well crafted and inventive. It is postmodern; this music is aware of the social connotations of the various sounds being used, and yet it is experimental and new (modern)... fresh sounding.
Two monologues are arias from "Three Sisters." Harakiri is a scene with recitations and woodcutter. It's quite dramatic. Tale is an interesting EA manipulation of speech. Insetti Galantti is an updating of some texts Gesualdo used; some postmodern madrigals. Cricket music is based on ring modulated cricket sounds.
I recommend it. Quite varied musically throughout and the work of a modern-day compositional master.
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Poem: Teizo Matsumura Selected Works, Vol. 2
Manufacturer: Camerata
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
General
| International
| Styles
| Music
General
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
General
| Chamber Music
| Classical
| Styles
| Music
ASIN: B0000D8RY1
Release Date: 2003-01-01 |
Tracks:
- Poem - I for Shakuhachi and Koto - Teizo Matsumura, Kifu Mitsuhashi, Nanae Yoshimura
- Poem - II for Shakuhachi Solo - Teizo Matsumura, Kifu Mitsuhashi
- Poem for Shinobue and Biwa - Michiko Akao, Teizo Matsumura,
- Fantasy for Koto Solo - Teizo Matsumura, Tadao Sawa
- Air of Prayer for 17-Stringed Koto Solo - Teizo Matsumura, Kazue Sawa
Music Track:
- 20th Century English Choral Music
- Beethoven: Overtures & Piano Concerto No. 5
- Brahms: Symphony in Em No4, Op98; Pfitzner: Palestrina
- Brahms: Symphony no 3 & 4, Violin Concerto, Haydn Variations
- Bruckner: Symphony No8, WAB108; Reger: Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven Op8
- Carmen Suites 1 & 2
- Complete Aksel Schiøtz Recordings, Vol. 10: The Complete Carl Nielsen Recordings
- Couperin: Organ Works
- Dance Suite
- Elisabeth Rethberg: The Great Recordings
Music Track
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