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197 of 203 people found the following review helpful:
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I am very surprised to knowing about this., March 13, 2004
I am Japanese. Even Japanese, recently such instrument is unpopular. Because of new fashion and music and words..some of Japanese young people is indifferent to old instruments like Shakuhachi. Though I am young yet, I listen to such old instrument many time. Because Shakuhachi have very long history, that is the music played by noblemen(Kyuutei ongaku=palace music) before more than 1000 years.Even now, in Koukyo(Japanese the Imperial Palace), there are professional musician for Shakuhachi. Shakuhachi is very important instrument as much as that in the point of Japanese music history. Off course, some of Japanese feel calmness when listen to the sound. in such sense, I think that feeling for sound is the same even if where is countries. Thank you for reading poor writing.
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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Provocative and Soothing, March 9, 2001
Although I find this music soothing and interesting, some people in my house find it very annoying, due to the abrupt dynamic changes and slow, non-rhythmic pace. It is thought provoking music, and for me conjures vivid imagery while listening. I find it very good to listen to while either relaxing or for critical thinking. I own two shakuhachi albums, this one and also "World Network Vol. 49, Japan: Tajima Tadashi - Master Of Shakuhachi". Since both albums contain some of the same musical selections, they are easy to compare. Of the two, this album is shorter, but I prefer the way the instrument is played, which feels more sensitive and less showy. The CD booklet also contains interesting notes about the shakuhachi and the individual tunes, although the World Network Vol. 49 disc has much better historical notes in the booklet.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
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Smooth Sound Surprises Shakuhachi Skeptic, July 6, 2006
Well, I finally gave in. While I've generally found CDs of international music by Nonesuch to be consistently high quality, and while I love the way Ensemble Nipponia (of which Miyata Kohachiro is a member) does traditional Japanese music, I held off from buying this particular CD...the shakuhachi flute isn't my overall favorite instrument, especially by itself; I've often found it to be monotonous and screechy. This CD proved me wrong, though, I'm happy to say. Each track is different in its own way, ranging from the smooth subtle calm of "Honshirabe" to the virtuoso trilling flights of "Tsuru no Sugomori"--all the while maintaining an austere meditative tone throughout the album. Miyata's performance is superb, handling the tricky parts with great artistry and skill without showing off, and he really brings out a deep, full sound in the shakuhachi that swims over the eardrums wonderfully. I was a skeptical listener, but this CD won me over.
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