Isshin - Emerging: Music for Japanese Koto

About the Artist
Koto Master Elizabeth Falconer began studing koto in 1979. After over a decade of studies in Japan under koto masters Sawai Kazue, Sawai Tadao, and Nagane Utayumi, she returned to the states to perform. Her solo album "Deep Pool" received a 2004 "Best Solo Instrumental Album" Award from Just Plain Folks music. She is also the recipient of Parents' Choice and NAPPA awards and is active in the Pacific Northwest as a performer, composer, storyteller and collaborator in a wide variety of artistic projects. She created the Koto World label in 2000 to promote Japanese koto music and storytelling, and she has toured her programs to Japan, Australia, Canada, and across the United States.

Product Description
Lyrical works by for the Japanese harp-like instrument, the koto, performed by an award-winning musician with "a feather-like touch." This CD features works by much-loved contemporary Japanese composers Sawai Tadao, Miki Minoru, Nagasawa Katsutoshi, and Yuize Shin'ichi. It also includes a work written for bass koto by Robin Williamson, and a work by Elizabeth Falconer. "I simply selected my all-time favorite pieces," says Falconer, who began playing koto in 1979 and studied under Sawai during her 12 years in Japan. "These pieces speak to me - they are very melodic and artful, with a sense of tradition about them that reaches out to us through the ages." This is a re-release of the 1997 Music and Arts recording.

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Isshin - Emerging: Music for Japanese Koto Elizabeth Falconer Manufacturer: Koto World ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | International | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music General | International | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | New Age | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Deep Pool Island Dreams - songs and lullabies carried on the wind Oyasumi: Japanese Lullabies and Restful Melodies ASIN: B0009DVIG8 Release Date: 2005-04-06

Tracks:

1. Higure (Sunset)
2. Gaku (Joy) I
3. Gaku (Joy) II
4. Gaku (Joy) III
5. Five Sketches in Autumn Colors~Inidgo Jewel
6. Five Sketches in Autumn Colors~Pale Green
7. Five Sketches in Autumn Colors~Crimson Clouds
8. Fives Sketches in Autumn Colors~Azure
9. Five Sketches in Autumn Colors~Amber
10. Little Overture
11. Lullaby for My Doll
12. Letter from a Stranger's Childhood
13. Ai no Uta (Song of Love)
14. Jipushi no Uta (Song of the Gypsy)
15. Mizu (Water) - From Chiisana Haru (Touch of Spring)
16. Yume (Dreams) - From Chiisana Haru (Touch of Spring)
17. Hana (Flowers) - From Chiisana Haru (Touch of Spring)

Product Description

Lyrical works by for the Japanese harp-like instrument, the koto, performed by an award-winning musician with "a feather-like touch." This CD features works by much-loved contemporary Japanese composers Sawai Tadao, Miki Minoru, Nagasawa Katsutoshi, and Yuize Shin'ichi. It also includes a work written for bass koto by Robin Williamson, and a work by Elizabeth Falconer. "I simply selected my all-time favorite pieces," says Falconer, who began playing koto in 1979 and studied under Sawai during her 12 years in Japan. "These pieces speak to me - they are very melodic and artful, with a sense of tradition about them that reaches out to us through the ages." This is a re-release of the 1997 Music and Arts recording.

Customer Reviews:

Elizabeth Falconer..........2005-12-13

This is my first CD featuring the Koto. Not knowing what to expect, I took a chance, and, I must say, I am quite pleased with the disc. Ms. Falconer possesses a great talent for the instrument. I dare say that she makes it talk and tell stories (very well I might add). She flavors her music with Middle Eastern as well as Asian influences. I play this music at home and at work, it's very relaxing and it blends in with my day without being a distraction! I recommend it - get a copy at a good price and enjoy it!
Four stars!!

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