9120010284021

Sounded Voice, Voiced Sound

Yu Kuwabara

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: KAI0022202

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Release Date:  30 August 2024

Label:  Kairos Re ords

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  9120010284021

Genres:  Classical  Contemporary Classical  

  • Description

    In the heart of 21st-century Japan, Yu Kuwabara emerges as a composer of remarkable versatility and resilience. Inspired by Japanese mythology, Buddhist chants, and Edo songs, Kuwabara explores the energy of the Japanese language through her compositions. Her works, such as Bai and Dharani and Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk, blend Western classical influences with traditional Japanese elements. Kuwabara's research in traditional arts fuels her innovative approach, capturing the fluidity of "awai" - the in-between state of being.

    Performers on this recording:

    Marco Fusi,Hidejiro Honjoh,Shungo Mise,Awai-Za

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Yu Kuwabara: Bai and Dharani (2020-2021) for solo violin
      • 2. Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) (2014-2015/2019) for solo violin
      • 3. Falling Dusk (2014) for solo shamisen
      • 4. Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk (2020) for solo viola d'amore

      Disc 2

      • 1. Three Voices (2016) for string trio
      • 2. Lotus Pedestal (2011/2018) for shamisen, violin, and cello
      • 3. Shadowless (2017) for solo violin and eight musicians
      • 4. figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse (2018) for solo shamisen and seven musicians