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Recordings featuring traditional Japanese instruments.

Album CoverMedia TitleMedia TypeArtistMedia LabelCatalog NumberDateSynopsis
 Koten Sōkyoku no Shinzui Volume 2 Koten Sōkyoku no Shinzui Volume 2 LP Various CBS Sony SOJL 5 - 6 1968
Anthology of Modern Koto Music Anthology of Modern Koto Music CD Gotō Sumiko Victor VXCD-2010

Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto Art of the Japanese Bamboo Flute and Koto CD Stagg, Richard ARC Music Int. EUCD 1248 1993
Art of the Koto - The music of Japan Played by Kimio Eto Art of the Koto - The music of Japan Played by Kimio Eto LP Etō Kimio Elektra Records EKL-234

Art of the Koto - Volume I Art of the Koto - Volume I CD Yoshimura Nanae Celestial Harmonies CD 0 1371 13186 2 3
This recording brings together five representative pieces from the classical repertoire for the Japanese koto, composed between the mid–17th and mid–19th century.
Art of the Koto - Volume II Art of the Koto - Volume II CD Yoshimura Nanae Celestial Harmonies CD 0 1371 13187 2 2
This recording comprises six pieces ranging from the core classical repertoire of the 17th century to new works composed in the first decades of the 20th.
Developments of Japanese Traditional Music Works Interpreted by Yonin no Kai - Vol 1 Developments of Japanese Traditional Music Works Interpreted by Yonin no Kai - Vol 1 CD Various Toshiba TA-9306 1971
Fascination of the Koto 1 Fascination of the Koto 1 CD Yonekawa Toshiko King Record Co., Ltd KICH 2054 1997
Fascination of the Koto 2 Fascination of the Koto 2 CD Yonekawa Toshiko King Record Co., Ltd KICH 2055 1997
Fascination of the Koto 3 Fascination of the Koto 3 CD Yonekawa Toshiko King Record Co., Ltd KICH 2056 1997
Fascination of the Koto 4 Fascination of the Koto 4 CD Yonekawa Toshiko King Record Co., Ltd KICH 2057 1997
Fascination of the Koto 5 Fascination of the Koto 5 CD Yonekawa Toshiko King Record Co., Ltd KICH 2058 1997
Fujii Kunie Sokyoku Jiuta No Sekai 1 Fujii Kunie Sokyoku Jiuta No Sekai 1 CD Fujii Kunie Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-7896 1991
Fujii Kunie Sokyoku Jiuta No Sekai 4 Fujii Kunie Sokyoku Jiuta No Sekai 4 CD Fujii Kunie Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-7899 1991
Fujii Kunie Sokyoku Jiuta No Sekai 5 Fujii Kunie Sokyoku Jiuta No Sekai 5 CD Fujii Kunie Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-7900 1991
Fukami Satomi - Sokyoku Jiuta Shu - 1 Fukami Satomi - Sokyoku Jiuta Shu - 1 CD Fukami Satomi Crown CRCM-60043
Kinutamono and Danmono
Fukami Satomi - Sokyoku Jiuta Shu - 2 Fukami Satomi - Sokyoku Jiuta Shu - 2 CD Fukami Satomi Crown CRCM-60044
Kokingumi
Fukuda Chieko Fukuda Chieko CD Fukuda Chieko JVF VZCG-149

Ganjo no Matsu - performance study Ganjo no Matsu - performance study CD Various Matsumura Sound Collection


Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 3 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 1 (LP 1) Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 3 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 1 (LP 1) LP Various Victor VP-3010 1970 Volume 3 of a multi-volume set representing many traditional Japanese musical genres
Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 3 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 1 (LP 2) Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 3 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 1 (LP 2) LP Various Victor VP-3011 1970 Volume 3 of a multi-volume set representing many traditional Japanese musical genres
Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 4 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 2 (LP 1) Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 4 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 2 (LP 1) LP Various Victor VP-3012 1970 Volume 4 of a multi-volume set representing many traditional Japanese musical genres
Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 4 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 2 (LP 2) Hōgaku Taikei Vol. 4 - Sōkyoku - Shakuhachi 2 (LP 2) LP Various Victor VP-3013 1970 Volume 4 of a multi-volume set representing many traditional Japanese musical genres
Hozumi Tsurezure Volume 1 Hozumi Tsurezure Volume 1 CD Yamaguchi Hozumi Matsumura Sound Collection none

Hozumi Tsurezure Volume 2 Hozumi Tsurezure Volume 2 CD Yamaguchi Hozumi Matsumura Sound Collection None

Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 01 (上) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 01 (上) CD Miyagi Kazue Victor VICG-5051 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 01 (下) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 01 (下) CD Miyagi Kazue Victor VICG-5052 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 02 (上) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 02 (上) CD Miyagi Kiyoko Victor VICG-5053 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 02 (下) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 02 (下) CD Miyagi Kiyoko Victor VICG-5054 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 03 (上) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 03 (上) CD Miyagi Kazue Victor VICG-5055 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 03 (下) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 03 (下) CD Miyagi Kazue Victor VICG-5056 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 04 (上) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 04 (上) CD Miyagi Kazue Victor VICG-5057 1990
Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 04 (下) Ikuta Ryu Sokyoku Senshu Volume 04 (下) CD Miyagi Kiyoko Victor VICG-5058 1990
Ikuta Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 4 - Sasa no Tsuyu Ikuta Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 4 - Sasa no Tsuyu LP Araki Kodō V CBS Sony 18AG 39 1976 Three classic Sōkyoku/Jiuta pieces
Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku - Nana Komachi/ Sato no Akatsuki/ Hachidan no Shirabe Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku - Nana Komachi/ Sato no Akatsuki/ Hachidan no Shirabe LP Matsuo Keiko King SKK-5020 1967 Three classic ensemble pieces
Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku - Shiki no Nagame/ Sode Kōro/ Sono no Aki Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku - Shiki no Nagame/ Sode Kōro/ Sono no Aki LP Matsuo Keiko King SKK-5044 1968 Three classic sōkyoku works.
Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 4 Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 4 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba EMI TH-60046 1977 Four classic Ikuta-style ensemble works.
Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 5 Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 5 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba EMI TH-60047 1978 Three classic Ikuta-style ensemble pieces.
Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 7 Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 7 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba EMI TH-60049 1978 Four classic Ikuta-style ensemble pieces
Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 9 Ikuta-Ryū Sōkyoku Senshū - volume 9 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba EMI TH-60051 1978 Two classic ensemble pieces.
Japan - Courtly Songs Japan - Courtly Songs CD Chida Etsuko Buda 1987862


Japan - Splendour of the Koto CD Various Playa Sound PS 65131

Japanese Koto Music with Shamisen and Shakuhachi Japanese Koto Music with Shamisen and Shakuhachi LP Various Lyrichord LLST 7131

Japanese Koto Orchestra Japanese Koto Orchestra LP Various Lyrichord LLST 7167

Jiuta no Sekai - 3 Jiuta no Sekai - 3 CD Tomiyama Seikin I Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10015 1992
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 10 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 10 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-14 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 11 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 11 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-15 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 18 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 18 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-22 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 19 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 19 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-23 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 20 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 20 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-24 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 21 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 21 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-25 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 22 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 22 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-26 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 4 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 4 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-8 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 5 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 5 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-9 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 6 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 6 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-10 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 7 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 7 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-11 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 8 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 8 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-12 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 9 Kikuhara Hatsuko Zenshu vol. 9 LP Kikuhara Hatsuko CBS Sony 00AG-13 1976 22-LP boxed set of Sokyoku and Jiuta from Kikuhara Hatsuko.
Kimio Eto - Koto Master Kimio Eto - Koto Master LP Etō Kimio World Pacific Records WP-1428 1963
Kimio Eto - Koto Music Kimio Eto - Koto Music LP Etō Kimio World Pacific Records WP-1278 1959
Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 Kinko Ryū Shakuhachi Sankyoku Meikyoku Sen - Dai Ichi Shū - Vol 1 LP Yamaguchi Gorō Sony 36AG 68 1976
Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) Kinko-Ryū Shakuhachi / Yamaguchi Gorō no Sankyoku (Yamada-Ryū Hen) LP Yamaguchi Gorō Toshiba EMI TH-60076-77 1979 Seven classic Yamada-style ensemble pieces
Kokin Kumi Kyoku (Kokin Suite) vol. 2 (古今組曲 第二集) Kokin Kumi Kyoku (Kokin Suite) vol. 2 (古今組曲 第二集) LP Various Teichiku Records NL-2036 1963 Two classic pieces from Yoshizawa Kengyō, Aki no Kyoku and Fuyu no Kyoku.
Koto Koto CD Hiratsuka Yoshio Toshiba EMI PCDZ-6001 1990
Koto - Keiko Nosaka Koto - Keiko Nosaka CD Nosaka Keiko Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10384 1992
Koto - Kinu no Kai Koto - Kinu no Kai CD Various Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10887 1993
Koto - Music of the One-String Ichigenkin Koto - Music of the One-String Ichigenkin LP Satō Fuzan Folkways Records FW 8746 1967
Koto Images Koto Images CD Muramoto, Shirley Kazuyo Murasaki Productions BW-2815 1994 Classical koto pieces.
Koto Music Collections Composed by Katsuhiko Yoshizaki Koto Music Collections Composed by Katsuhiko Yoshizaki CD

SHO-1011

Koto Music of Japan Koto Music of Japan LP
Olympic Records OL-6147

Koto Music of Japan, The Koto Music of Japan, The LP
Elektra Records HS-72005
This album presents six representative styles of the traditional koto music of Japan.
Koto no Kyoshu Nihon no Merodi-shu Koto no Kyoshu Nihon no Merodi-shu CD Various CTA SHC-23

Koto no Miryoku - Disk 1 Koto no Miryoku - Disk 1 LP Yamauchi Kimiko Yupiteru Ongaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japan YL-2059

Koto no Miryoku - Disk 2 Koto no Miryoku - Disk 2 LP Yamauchi Kimiko Yupiteru Ongaku Kogyo Co., Ltd. Japan YL-2060

Koto to Jushichigen no Sekai Koto to Jushichigen no Sekai CD Ishigaki Kiyomi Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-9149 1991
Koto uta Koto uta CD Iseki Kazehiro Bamboo BCD-018 1997
Kou Kou LP Aoki Reibo II



Melody of Japan - Brightness of Summer Melody of Japan - Brightness of Summer CD Nipponia, Pro Musica King Record Co., Ltd KICH 2128 1992
Midare - Kazue Sawai Plays Koto Classics Midare - Kazue Sawai Plays Koto Classics CD Sawai Kazue Kyoto Records KYCH-2005

Miyako no Haru / Ōmi Hakkei Miyako no Haru / Ōmi Hakkei LP Nakanoshima Kin'ichi Victor SLR-531 1964 Two Yamada-Ryū classic sōkyoku pieces. (This is a 10" LP.)
Musical Cosmos of Yonekawa Toshiko 1 Musical Cosmos of Yonekawa Toshiko 1 CD Yonekawa Toshiko Victor VICG 40104

Musical Cosmos of Yonekawa Toshiko 2 Musical Cosmos of Yonekawa Toshiko 2 CD Yonekawa Toshiko Victor VICG 40105

Musique Traditionnelle du Japon Musique Traditionnelle du Japon LP Kikusui Kofū Disques Vogue CLVLX 326

Nakanoshima Kin'ichi no Koto - Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Nakanoshima Kin'ichi no Koto - Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku LP Nakanoshima Kin'ichi Victor Records SJL-2068
Four classic Sankyoku pieces
New Koto Music with Koto and Shakuhachi (箏と尺八による新箏曲) New Koto Music with Koto and Shakuhachi (箏と尺八による新箏曲) LP Nakamura Sōyō Toshiba TH-7016

Nihon no Shirabe -  Sō-Shamisen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Nihon no Shirabe - Sō-Shamisen-Shakuhachi ni yoru LP Various Minoruphone HC-3008 1974 A mix of classic and modern ensemble music
Rokudan Rokudan CD Miyagi Michio Victor VDR-1090

Rokudan Koto no Meikyoku Rokudan Koto no Meikyoku CD
Victor VDRY-30020 1989
Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites Rokudan no Shirabe - Koto Favorites CD Nakashima Yasuko CBS Sony 32DG 68 1986
Sagano no Shirabe Sagano no Shirabe CD Various Matsumura Sound Collection None

Sankyoku - Hagi no Tsuyu / Sōkyoku - Godan Kinuta Sankyoku - Hagi no Tsuyu / Sōkyoku - Godan Kinuta LP Matsuo Keiko King SKK-5007 1965 Two classic ensemble pieces
Sankyoku Ensembles For The Shakuhachi Of The Kinko-School Vol II Sankyoku Ensembles For The Shakuhachi Of The Kinko-School Vol II LP Yamaguchi Gorō Toshiba Records TH-60136-37 1980
Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū  #11 - Nakajima Yasuko Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #11 - Nakajima Yasuko CD Various Victor Japan VZCG-78 1997
Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū  #7 - Tateyama Noboru Seiha Hōgaku-kai Sōkyoku Meisaku-shū #7 - Tateyama Noboru CD Various Victor Japan VICG-5203 1991
Selections from Koto, Shamisen and Shakuhachi Selections from Koto, Shamisen and Shakuhachi CD Various King Records KC 6002 1964
Shakuhachi no Shinzui-Sankyoku Gasso - 04 Shakuhachi no Shinzui-Sankyoku Gasso - 04 CD Yamaguchi Gorō Japan Victor Foundation VZCG-8081 1999/08/21
Shakuhachi Tokusen - Araki Kodo III Shakuhachi Tokusen - Araki Kodo III AC Araki Kodō III Victor VCK-30200

So - Japanese Traditional Music So - Japanese Traditional Music CD Yonekawa Toshiko King Record KICH 2006

Sō - Meikyoku no Shirabe (Koto music of Japan) Sō - Meikyoku no Shirabe (Koto music of Japan) LP Various Victor SJL-2055 1968 Miyagi family members play classics
Sō - Shamisen - Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū Sō - Shamisen - Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba TH-7038
A collection of Sōkyoku masterpieces for Koto, Shamisen, and Shakuhachi.
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 1 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 1 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3035
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 2 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 2 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3037
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 3 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 3 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3039
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 4 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 4 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3041
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 5 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 5 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3043
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 6 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 6 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3045
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 7 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 7 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3047
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 8 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 8 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3048
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 9 Sō no Shiori (Ikuta Ryū) vol 9 LP Various Polydor (Japan) MN 3049
Koto Guide (Ikuta style)
Sōkyoku (Ikuta-Ryū) - Koten no Shirabe volume 10 Sōkyoku (Ikuta-Ryū) - Koten no Shirabe volume 10 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba EMI TH-9124 1973 Five classic ensemble pieces
Sōkyoku (Ikuta-Ryū) - Koten no Shirabe volume 2 Sōkyoku (Ikuta-Ryū) - Koten no Shirabe volume 2 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba TH-9022 1972 Four classic ensemble works.
Sōkyoku (Ikuta-Ryū) - Koten no Shirabe volume 5 Sōkyoku (Ikuta-Ryū) - Koten no Shirabe volume 5 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba TH-9057 1972 Ikuta-style pieces featuring Matsuo Keiko.
Sōkyoku - Haru no Kyoku / Usu no Koe Sōkyoku - Haru no Kyoku / Usu no Koe LP Nakanoshima Kin'ichi Victor LR-532 1959 Two sōkyoku classics
Sōkyoku - Koten Meikyoku Sen - Chidori no Kyoku/ Miyama Jishi/ Midare/ Shiki no Sōkyoku - Koten Meikyoku Sen - Chidori no Kyoku/ Miyama Jishi/ Midare/ Shiki no LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba EMI TH-9012 1971
Sōkyoku - Nebiki no Matsu / Sankyoku- Uji Meguri Sōkyoku - Nebiki no Matsu / Sankyoku- Uji Meguri LP Matsuo Keiko King SKK 5012 1966 Two classic ensemble pieces
Sokyoku Jiuta Sokyoku Jiuta CD Yonekawa Toshiko Nippon Columbia 28CF-2879

Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 1) Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 1) CD Araki Kodō V KHMT KHMT 001 2005 Disc 1 of a four-CD boxed set featuring classic Ikuta-Ryū sankyoku pieces.
Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 2) Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 2) CD Araki Kodō V KHMT 002 2005 Disc 2 of a four-CD boxed set featuring classic Ikuta-Ryū sankyoku pieces.
Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 3) Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 3) CD Araki Kodō V KHMT 003 2005 Disc 3 of a four-CD boxed set featuring classic Ikuta-Ryū sankyoku pieces.
Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 4) Sōkyoku Jiuta Gassō-shū (disc 4) CD Araki Kodō V KHMT 004 2005 Disc 4 of a four-CD boxed set featuring classic Ikuta-Ryū sankyoku pieces.
Sōkyoku Jiuta Saku Shūsei 25 (Collection of Koto/Shamisen Songs vol. 25) Sōkyoku Jiuta Saku Shūsei 25 (Collection of Koto/Shamisen Songs vol. 25) LP Abe Keiko Victor SLR-534 1965 Two Jiuta classics, Azuma Jishi and Miyama Jishi. A rare recording of Kawase Junsuke II.
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 03 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 03 LP Various Victor SJ-1053 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 04 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 04 LP Various Victor SJ-1054 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 05 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 05 LP Various Victor SJ-1055 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 06 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 06 LP Various Victor SJ-1056 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 07 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 07 LP Various Victor SJ-1057 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 08 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 08 LP Various Victor SJ-1058 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 09 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 09 LP Various Victor SJ-1059 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta Compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 38 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 38 LP Various Victor SJ-1088 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 39 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 39 LP Various Victor SJ-1089 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 40 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 40 LP Various Victor SJ-1090 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 41 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 41 LP Various Victor SJ-1091 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 42 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 42 LP Various Victor SJ-1092 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 43 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 43 LP Various Victor SJ-1093 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 44 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 44 LP Various Victor SJ-1094 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 45 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 45 LP Various Victor SJ-1095 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 46 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 46 LP Various Victor SJ-1096 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 47 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 47 LP Various Victor SJ-1097 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 48 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 48 LP Various Victor SJ-1098 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 49 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 49 LP Various Victor SJ-1099 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 50 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 50 LP Various Victor SJ-1100 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 51 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 51 LP Various Victor SJ-1101 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 52 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 52 LP Various Victor SJ-1102 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 53 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 53 LP Various Victor SJ-1103 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 54 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 54 LP Various Victor SJ-1104 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 55 LP Various Victor SJ-1105 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 56 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 56 LP Various Victor SJ-1106 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 57 LP Various Victor SJ-1107 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 58 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 58 LP Various Victor SJ-1108 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 59 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 59 LP Various Victor SJ-1109 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 60 Sokyoku Jiuta Taikei 60 LP Various Victor SJ-1110 1987 Sokyoku and Jiuta compilation
Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 1 Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 1 LP Various Toshiba TH-7047
Featuring performances from Inoue Mina (Chikushi Ryū), Sanada Shin (Yatsuhashi Ryū), Matsuo Keiko (Ikuta Ryū), Takahashi Eisei II and Itō Shōchō I (Yamada Ryū)
Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 2 Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 2 LP Various Toshiba TH-7048
Featuring performances from Inoue Mina (Chikushi Ryū), Sanada Shin (Yatsuhashi Ryū), Matsuo Keiko (Ikuta Ryū), Takahashi Eisei II and Itō Shōchō I (Yamada Ryū)
Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 3 Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 3 LP Various Tochiba TH-7049
Featuring performances from Inoue Mina (Chikushi Ryū), Sanada Shin (Yatsuhashi Ryū), Matsuo Keiko (Ikuta Ryū), Takahashi Eisei II and Itō Shōchō I (Yamada Ryū)
Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 4 Sōkyoku Koten Meikyoku no Hikaku Kenkyū (Comparative study of koto classics) 4 LP Various Toshiba TH-7050
Featuring performances from Inoue Mina (Chikushi Ryū), Sanada Shin (Yatsuhashi Ryū), Matsuo Keiko (Ikuta Ryū), Takahashi Eisei II and Itō Shōchō I (Yamada Ryū)
Sōkyoku: Yamada-ryū - Meikyoku no Shirabe (vol. 4) Sōkyoku: Yamada-ryū - Meikyoku no Shirabe (vol. 4) LP Various Toshiba TH-9050

Soul of the Koto, The Soul of the Koto, The LP
Lyrichord LLST 7218

Tomiyama Seikin - So Tomiyama Seikin - So CD Tomiyama Seikin I Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd. COCF 13837

Tradition and Avantgarde in Japan Tradition and Avantgarde in Japan CD Various col legno WWE 1CD 20057 2001
Uehara Masaki - Number 2 Uehara Masaki - Number 2 CD Uehara Masaki II King Record Company SKK 5021 1967
Yamada - 01 Yamada - 01 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10651 1993
Yamada - 02 Yamada - 02 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10652 1993
Yamada - 03 Yamada - 03 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10653 1993
Yamada - 04 Yamada - 04 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10654 1993
Yamada - 05 Yamada - 05 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10655 1993
Yamada - 06 Yamada - 06 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10656 1993
Yamada - 07 Yamada - 07 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10657 1993
Yamada - 08 Yamada - 08 CD Uehara Masaki II Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. COCF-10658 1993
Yamada Kengyo o Utao Disk 1 Yamada Kengyo o Utao Disk 1 CD Fujii Chiyoga II Toshiba EMI PCDZ-1554 1997
Yamada Kengyo o Utao Disk 2 Yamada Kengyo o Utao Disk 2 CD Fujii Chiyoga II Toshiba EMI PCDZ-1555 1997
Yamada Kengyō wo Utao Disk 3 Yamada Kengyō wo Utao Disk 3 CD Fujii Chiyoga II Toshiba EMI PCDZ-1556 1997
Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu Yamada Ryu Sokyoku Meikyoku-shu CD Nakanoshima Kin'ichi Victor VZCG 20 1989
Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 2 - Okayasu Ginuta (山田流箏曲特選 二ー岡康砧) LP Various CBS Sony 18AG 32 1976 A collection of Yamada Ryū pieces for koto
Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 4 - Kogō no Kyoku (山田流箏曲特選 四ー小督曲) Yamada Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen 4 - Kogō no Kyoku (山田流箏曲特選 四ー小督曲) LP Various CBS Sony 18AG 34 1976 A collection of Yamada Ryū pieces for koto
Yamada-Ryū - Sō no Emaki - Yamada-Ryū - Sō no Emaki - "Shiki" LP Various Polydor MF 5034 1978 Three classic Yamada ensemble pieces
Yamada-Ryū Koto no Kagami Yamada-Ryū Koto no Kagami LP Hagioka Shōin III CBS Sony SOJL-2 1968 Six classic koto pieces played by Yamada-ryū string players from the Hagioka lineage.
Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 10 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 10 LP Various Nippon Columbia CLS-5240 1976 Three classic Yamada-style ensemble pieces.
Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 6 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 6 LP Various Nippon Columbia CLS-5236 1976 Four classic Yamada-style ensemble works.
Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 8 Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku no Shirabe volume 8 LP Various Nippon Columbia CLS-5238 1976 Three classic Yamada-style ensemble works
Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen Yamada-Ryū Sōkyoku Tokusen LP Various King KHA-70 1976 Three contemporary masters of the Yamada-Ryū perform three classics from the repertoire
Yamaguchi Goro - Performance study 3 Yamaguchi Goro - Performance study 3 CD Yamaguchi Gorō Matsumura Sound Collection none

Yonekawa Fumiko - Complete Works vol. 2 Yonekawa Fumiko - Complete Works vol. 2 LP Yonekawa Fumiko I CBS/ Sony 50AG 56-7 1976 Four classic Sōkyoku/ Jiuta pieces.
Yonin no Kai Ensemble - Japan Jiuta Yonin no Kai Ensemble - Japan Jiuta CD Kitahara Kōzan II Ocora Radio France C 580069 HM 79

Yonin no Kai Ensemble - Japan Sankyoku Yonin no Kai Ensemble - Japan Sankyoku CD Kitahara Kōzan II Ocora Radio France C 560070 1995 Honkyoku and sankyoku.
Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 10 Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 10 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba TH-9006 1971 Classic works for koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi.
Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 3 Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 3 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba TH-7043 1973 Four classic ensemble works for koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi.
Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 5 Zoku Sō-Sangen-Shakuhachi ni yoru Mei Senshū - volume 5 LP Matsuo Keiko Toshiba TH-7028 1973 Four classic works for koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi.

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