Jiuta no Iroha - Kyushu Kei Jiuta to Kamigata Jiuta no Kyoen -

[Machine Translation] The "Competition of Kamigata Jiuta and Kyushu-style Jiuta" at Kioi Hall on December 12, 2020, which ended in great success, will be further upgraded! New recording at Victor Aoyama Studio on February 4, 2020! The best CD filled with the charm and true value of jiuta! The best performance by Akiko Fujimoto and Yuji Kikuo, who are the best performers of both Kyushu jiuta and Kamigata jiuta, and other performers! Listen to the differences between the Kyushu and Kamigata styles in "Kurogami" and "Yuki". The technique of "Naniwa Juzugetsu", a piece of art. The taste of the old piece "Namba Shishi". Pine, bamboo, and plum" is performed by the ultimate ensemble of five parts: sangen, koto, shakuhachi, and shakuhachi. And the sound of Nogawa Shamisen, the beloved sangen of Hase Kenkaku, the founder of Kyushu-style jiuta, which has been passed down through the centuries.... This is a long-awaited album to learn and love jiuta. Akiko Fujimoto won the Grand Prize in the Record Division of the 75th Bunka-Cho Arts Festival in 2020 for VZCG-828 "Yukiboku" and the Grand Prize in the Music Division. She is one of the most popular hogaku performers in Japan today. Performers: Akiko Fujimoto (song, sangen), Yuji Kikuo (song, sangen), Terumi Obaseki (song, sangen), Shintaro Okamura (song, koto), Minako Kikuzu (song, koto), Dozan Fujiwara (shakuhachi) / All lyrics, commentary and English commentary included / Author(s): Kazuko Tanigakiuchi (Japanese music scholar), Mihoko Nogawa (Japanese music scholar and lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts) Translation: Rotoshi Uechi

大好評に終わった2020年12月12日紀尾井ホールでの「上方地歌と九州系地歌の競演」をさらにグレードアップ!! 2020年2月4日ビクター青山スタジオで新録音!! 地歌の魅力と真価を詰め込んだ最高のCD!! 九州系地歌と上方地歌の共に最高峰の実力者である藤本昭子と菊央雄司ほかの演奏による聴き比べ!! 九州系と上方の違いを聴く「黒髪」、「雪」。作物「浪花十二月」の技巧。古曲の「難波獅子」の味わい。三弦・箏・尺八五パート究極の合奏による「松竹梅」。そして、百年の時を経た、九州系地歌の芸祖・長谷検校遺愛の三弦・野川三味線の音色・・・。地歌を知る、好きになる、待望のアルバム。藤本昭子は、令和2年度第75回文化庁芸術祭レコード部門VZCG-828「雪墨」において大賞受賞、音楽部門において大賞受賞というW受賞の快挙!! 今最も注目される邦楽演奏家。 ●演奏者: 藤本昭子 (歌・三弦)、菊央雄司 (歌・三弦)、尾葉石輝美 (歌・三弦)、岡村慎太郎 (歌・箏)、菊珠三奈子 (歌・箏)、藤原道山 (尺八) ●全詞章・解説・英文解説付 ●執筆者 (曲目解説ほか): 谷垣内和子 (邦楽研究家)、野川美穂子 (邦楽研究家・東京藝術大学講師) ●翻訳: 上地呂敏