The Japanese Koto

 
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The Japanese Koto
Ayako Hotta-Lister (Koto)

[ ARC Music / CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 1 October 2013

Exquisite and enchanting Japanese koto music presented by Ayako Hotta-Lister. The pieces are by Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614-1685),Michio Miyagi (1884-1956), Rentaro Taki (1879-1903) and Mitsuzaki Kengyo (Edo Era 17th-19 th c.) Information about the artist, instrument, composers and the pieces in English and German.

JAPAN: Ayako Hotta-Lister: The Japanese Koto (EUCD2468)
This CD showcases the koto - a Traditional Japanese stringed musical instrument and the national instrument of Japan. The repertoire is entirely traditional, minimalist and meditative. (Reb and Ella's World Music School)

Tracks:

Midare (Yatsuhashi Kengyo) - 8:23
Disarray

London no Yoru no ame ( Michio Miyagi) - 4:46
London in a Rainy Night

Chidori no Kyoku (Yoshizawa Kengyo) (voc) - 12:25
The Song of the Plover

Sarashifu Tegoto (Michio Miyagi) (voc) - 8:30
Traditional melodies adapted for Koto

KESHI NO HANA (Kikuoka Kengyo) (voc) - 12:30
Poppy Flowers - probably composed end 18th century

FURIN (Michio Miyagi) - 2:42
Windchime - evocation of various sounds of a wind chime

KOJO NO TSUKI HENSOKYOKU (Rentaro Taki, arr. Masaaki Kikujyo) - 4:50
Moonlit Ruined Castle

Maritsuki (Michio Miyagi) - 2:38
Bouncing a Ball - adaptation of a children's game

Bonus track: EUCD1907, The Art of the Japanese Koto, Aiko Hasegawa
AKIKAZE NO KYOKU (Mitsuzaki Kengyo) - 5:56
Melody of the Autumn Wind