Teiko Kikuchi
Music for 17-String Koto
Camerata (Japan) 1981
CMT-1057 (LP) gatefold sleeve combined booklet. w/obi.
sleeve : VG+(light dirts.)
media : EX/EX(some slightly noises.)
This album was released in 1981 by Teiko Kikuchi, a koto player who has been active in contemporary Japanese music since the 1950s, when she formed the "Four Members of Traditional Japanese Music". The 17-stringed koto was invented by Michio Miyagi as an instrument to play the low notes of the koto ensemble, and this album expands the possibilities of the koto with compositions by contemporary composers such as Akira Miyoshi, Ryohei Hirose, Toshiya Sukegawa and Yutaka Makino. The result is a wonderful performance, with taut tones and melodies from the low to high registers spreading across the sound field.
A1: 樹を、波と…
A2: 「みだれ」による変容