classical music: Minoru Miki

classical music: Minoru Miki

classical music:

Minoru Miki

Requiem, the Mole's Tale
Minoru Miki, Kenchiro Kobayashi, ...

Camerata, 1999

The Art of the Koto, Volume 3: Works for Nijugen

Minoru Miki, Katsutoshi Nagasawa, ...

Celestial Harmonies, 2003

Return of the King of all Koto CDs
Good things come in 3's, I guess. Like its two predecessors, this is really an excellent CD of koto music, making for an incredible trilogy. Once again, the sound quality is crystal clear, the performances inspired and superb, and the music itself very beautiful--in a ...

Explorer Series: East Asia/Japan - Kabuki & Other Traditional Music
Fujita Kichiji, Minoru Miki, ...

Nonesuch, 2007

Much as with the art of Japanese cuisine, each element in the performance of this often centuries-old music has symbolic importance, from the type and shape of the instrument being used to the sound of a player's breath before he or she moves on to the next note. Each is an essential part of an exquisite greater whole. The same can be said for ...

Thirteen Drums
Toshi Ichiyanagi, Maki Ishii, ...

Bis, 2005

Isshin - Emerging: Music for Japanese Koto

Elizabeth Falconer, Minoru Miki, ...

Koto World, 2005

Elizabeth Falconer...
This is my first CD featuring the Koto. Not knowing what to expect, I took a chance, and, I must say, I am quite pleased with the disc. Ms. Falconer possesses a great talent for the instrument. I dare say that she makes it talk and tell stories (very well I might ...

Works for Percussion

Fuzzy (Jens Wilhelm Pedersen), Anders Koppel, ...

Chandos, 1994

Percussion with Attitude!
I feel that this is one of the best available percussion works on the planet! Their best CD to date. If you love percussion and master works this is a great buy. Each selection on this disk is an art form. See these guys play live and you will want to own this disk ...

Last Night of the Proms: The 100th Season

Bryn Terfel, Thomas Arne, ...

Elektra / Wea, 1995

A Powerful Performance of Belshazzar's Feast
The performance made of Belshazzar's Feast at this Prom concert is the best I have heard. Having played in a performance of this work, I can attest to its difficulty, yet the BBC Symphony, Singers, Chorus, Bryn Terfel, and Andrew Davis make it sound effortless. The ...

Marimba Spiritual

Ney Rosauro, Matthias Schmitt, ...

Audite, 2000

Katarzyna Mycka's first Masterpiece
Katarzyna Mycka has the best sound of any marimbist I've ever heard. Her musical interpretation is extremeley well thought out and I would recommend this, and the other 3 albums she has recorded, since to anyone who enjoys marimba music.

Wind In The Bamboo Grove

Evelyn Glennie, Keiko Abe, ...

RCA, 1995

Marimba Magic
This is a fine CD that comes from one of the most prominent solo percussionests. Evelyn Glennie makes percussion music of this caliber seem easy to perform. Glennie shows her talent of improvisation in the first selection, titled "Michi". This is my favorite piece ...

Stick Attack Percussion Art Quartett

John Cage, Minoru Miki, ...

Thorofon, 2004

Wrong CD?
When I ordered this CD through Amazon, I received instead a 1991 Thorofon CD titled STICK ATTACK on which the same group (the Percussion Art Quartet) plays Cage's 3rd Construction, Miki's Marimba Spiritual, Fink's Tangents, and Rosauro's 5-movement Mitos Brasileiros. ...

A Secret Place
Isaac Albeniz, David Mancini, ...

Doyen Records UK, 2007

Soundscapes

Keiko Abe, Minoru Miki, ...

Equilibrium Records, 2000

Excellent
This is a must buy if you are looking for a great marimba CD! Mayumi Hama does excellent job on Kaiko Abe's music. Also her Marimba spiritual is the best of all!