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Japanese Koto Music - Old and New

BBC Radio 3
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played on the traditional instruments of Japan by the SAWAI KOTO ENSEMBLE, a 15-piece ensemble led by TADAO AND KAZUE SAWAI.
Yatsuhashi Kengyo (1614-85) Midare for solo koto
Minezaki Kohto (1781-1800)
Zangetsu for voice, shamisen and koto
Isao Matsushita Azusayumi (1987)
10.10* Interval Reading
10.15* Masanori Fujita Nagi II (1987)
Tadao Sawai Sanka (1978) for koto solo; Homura (1979) BBC Manchester (R)

Contributors

Unknown:
Kazue Sawai.
Unknown:
Yatsuhashi Kengyo
Unknown:
Minezaki Kohto
Unknown:
Isao Matsushita Azusayumi
Unknown:
Masanori Fujita Nagi
Unknown:
Tadao Sawai Sanka
Source: Radio Times

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