This collection features twenty-one songs that have long been popular in Japan, chosen for their ability to capture a mood with a simple cadence.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album highlights that popular songs, rooted in folk-song tradition, express something significant about a people or nation, rather than just individual genius.
Performer Biography
Yoshikazu Mera, the countertenor, has won several awards, including the highest prizes at the eighth Early Music competition Yamanashi in 1994 and the sixth Tochigi Music Festival Award.
Performer Biography
Yoshikazu Mera, the countertenor on this album, changed his principal subject from tenor to countertenor during his third year in college.
Performer Biography
Natsuko Uchiyama, the pianist, won prizes at the Senigallia International Piano Contest in Italy in 1983, including the Best Chamber Music Award.
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