#2037: Program #2037

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
Music of Japan, from traditional gagaku ensemble and solo shakuhachi music, to works by Toru Takemitsu and Takashi Kako.

NEW SOUNDS with John Schaefer, a Production of WNYC-FM

PROGRAM #2037 Music From Japan (First aired on 5/9/02)

ARTIST(S)

RECORDING

CUT(S)

SOURCE

Tokyo Gakuso / Tadaki Ohno

Gagaku and Beyond

Kangen: Hyojo no Netori [1:30]

Celestial Harmonies #13179**
www.harmonies.com*

Kifu Mitsuhashi

The Art of the Shakuhachi

Choshi [4:00]

Celestial Harmonies #13224
www.harmonies.com*

Various artists: Synergy

Japan - The Spirit Of Water

Takemitsu:Raintree [11:30]

Celestial Harmonies #13172
www.harmonies.com*

Tokyo Gakuso / Tadaki Ohno

Gagaku and Beyond

Saibara: Koromogae [6:00]

See above.

Nanae Yoshimura

The Art of the Koto

Seoto [5:30]

Celestial Harmonies #13187**
www.harmonies.com*

David Loeb

Imagined Landscapes

Fantasia on a Theme of Yuize [6:00]

VMM #2033**
Vienna Modern Masters website*

Takashi Kako

Prelude de l'eau

The Interrupted Song [2:30]

Tristar #57831

Kodo

Mondo Head

Daraijin [4:30]

Red Ink #56111**
www.kodo.or.jp

Yoshinori Fumon

Satsumabiwa

Musashino, excerpt [4:00]

Celestial Harmonies #13207**
www.harmonies.com*

*Internet sources include www.cdnow.com, www.amazon.com, and the Public Radio Music Source, a buying service for recordings. www.75music.org

**In most better stores; in NY, try J&R on Park Row, Tower Records, Virgin megastore at Times Square, HMV, Other Music on 3rd St., etc.


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