Mizuho - The International Shakuhachi Society

Mizuho

"Andrew MacGregor with Haruko Watanabe"

Andrew MacGregor
Japan World Music - JWM04
2003

Track	Title	Kanji	Length	Artist
1	Mizuho no Uta	みずほのうた	07'55	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Koto: Watanabe Haruko
	The rice fields are gren and expectations for the harvest high. Summer warms the water attracting dragonflies and water striders. Graceful golden waves of ripened ric. Sunrise over a distant mountain range.
2	Banshu Sankei	晩秋三景	04'40	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Koto: Watanabe Haruko
	Scene 1. A boy plays his flute after the harvest. He is engrossed, and the sound from the flute is somehow healing, penetrating the soil and rice stubble. The stooks of rice silently listen to the music.
3	Sagari Ha (Nezasa Ha)	下り葉 (根笹)	04'44	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor
	In northern Japan the first snowfalls of autumn have arrived. Chill winds herald the coming winter, and the swirling snow and falling leaves form spirals and eddies.
4	Kagero	かげろう	06'57	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Koto: Watanabe Haruko
	When spring comes, young leaves sprout and the budding feelings of hope and longing fill us with emotion, shimmering like a heat wave.
5	Kumoi Jishi	雲井獅子	06'08	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Koto: Watanabe Haruko
	This ancient rhythmic melody is a favourite amongst shakuhachi players and to play it with koto is a joy.
6	Kibitaki no Mori	キビタキの森	07'20	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Koto: Watanabe Haruko
	Morning mist disappears; along the mountain path, birds stir with the rain; raindrops, sunlight streaming through the leaves, rustling leaves and flying birds, birds call, along the mountain path, farewell to the forest.
7	Ichijo	一定	11'42	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor
	Life can be joyous one moment and unexpectedly, feelings can suddenly plunge to those of deep sadness and despair. The composer expresses answers to his questions about such vagaries of life.
8	Kitakaze no Toki	北風のとき	07'41	Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Shakuhachi: Andrew MacGregor Koto: Watanabe Haruko
	In the season of the North wind. The roots of the grass lie under the ground. The breath of spring is saved for now. The shakuhachi blows the cold north wind and the bass koto describes the warmth lying dormant below the surface of the ground.