Kyori: Innervisions
The resonant solitary voice of the shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute)
interweaves gracefully with the koto, biwa, guitar, and percussion
in Kyori: Innervisions,
the American recording debut of the visionary young Japanese
composer/musician Masakazu Yoshizawa.
In Kyori,
Yoshizawa returns to his cultural roots using traditional Japanese
instruments in fresh and innovative ways. Two original pieces for
solo shakuhachi are balanced by two ensemble pieces featuring
Osamu Kitajima
and Geoffrey Hales in a blend of Japanese sensibility and
Western idioms, creating a dramatic atmosphere of movement and
mystery, shadow and light.
Contents:
- Conceptualism
- Jo/To begin
- Ha/To destroy
- Kyu/To hurry
- Immortality (Fuma)
- Mainstreams to Oneness (Kawai)
- Divine Silhouettes (Yogo)
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