Shakuhachi - Japon
Yamaguchi Gorō
Japan Victor H.M.V. - AV 6508
1984
| Track | Title | Kanji | Length | Artist | |
1  |
Kokū Reibo | 虚空鈴慕 | 21'22 |
Shakuhachi: Nōtomi Judō I | |
| Koku means "the empty sky". This is a religious work, composed to express the supernatural feelings experienced on hearing the beautiful bells in the sky and the aspiration towards these bells. | |||||
| 2 |
Mukaiji Reibo | 霧海箎鈴慕 | 25'42 |
Shakuhachi: Yamaguchi Gorō | |
| the Chinese characters mu, kai and ji mean mist, sea, and flute. This piece was composed by a famous disciple who dreamt in a temple that he was on a boat on the open sea, in the mist, and that he had heard wonderful tunes on the flute, without knowing where they came from. | |||||