Duo 2

[Machine Translation] The album "DUO" was produced in 2015 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Hakuju Guitar Festa, which is held at the Hakuju Hall, a space and acoustics perfect for the guitar, and has been well received for its new theme each year, allowing the audience to enjoy the charm of the guitar. The album was a big hit because it was the first time that two guitar masters Kiyoshi Shomura and Shinichi Fukuda, with their different personalities, performed together. Five years have passed since then, and the festival was about to celebrate its 15th anniversary this year when it had to be canceled to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection. With performance opportunities for artists being restricted and the hall where the muse dwells becoming more and more immobile, the next generation of masters Daisuke Suzuki and Koji Ohagi, who are also very active as soloists, have joined forces to bring together what they can do now and what they can leave behind on a single disc to keep the light of music alive. The bonus tracks include a "Guitar for All" and a "Guitar for All". The bonus tracks include two karaoke tracks, one for beginners and the other for intermediate guitarists, so that anyone can enjoy a duo performance with the masters of the classical guitar world anytime, anywhere.

2015年、ギターに最適な空間と音響をもつハクジュホールを会場に、毎年新しいテーマでギターの魅力を堪能できると好評のHakujuギター・フェスタの10周年記念として制作したアルバム『DUO』はギター界の巨匠荘村清志と福田進一の個性の異なる二人が初の共演録音ということで大きな話題に。それから5年の月日が経ち、今年、15周年を迎えようとしていた同フェスタは、新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染拡大防止のためやむを得ず中止・・・。アーティストたちのパフォーマンスの機会が制限され、ミューズが宿るホールが不動となりつつある昨今、ソリストとしても大活躍中の鈴木大介と大萩康司の次世代巨匠も加わり、音楽の灯を絶やさぬために、クラシックギター界のスター4名が今できることを、今残せることを1枚に集束。ボーナストラックには、誰でもいつでもどこでも、クラシックギター界の巨匠とDUOが楽しめる、セカンドギターだけを録音したカラオケを初級編と中級編の2曲を収録。