Vivo Mandolino

[Machine Translation] The Meiji University Mandolin Club was founded under the leadership of Professor Masao Koga, and is celebrating its 97th anniversary this year. Under the leadership of Prof. Yasufumi Kai, who succeeded Prof. Koga, the club is now an unprecedented amateur orchestra that performs twice a year in regular concerts and other concerts throughout Japan. As a mandolin orchestra, they have many fans because of their one-of-a-kind style that actively incorporates drums, electric guitar, and other rhythm sections. The title of this piece, "Vivo," means "lively" in Italian. As the word implies, the students will perform 19 newly recorded masterpieces from the East and West, all arranged by the orchestra's permanent conductor and music director, Yasufumi Kai. In addition, 16 popular pieces from the past series, which are currently difficult to obtain, and which are still frequently performed at concerts, are selected and included in <Disc-2>.

明治大学マンドリン倶楽部は古賀政男先生が中心となって創立し、今年創立97年を迎える。現在は古賀先生の後を継いだ甲斐靖文先生の指導の下、年2回の定期演奏会をはじめ、全国各地で公演を行うアマチュア楽団としては例を見ない団体。マンドリンオーケストラとしてもドラム、エレキギターといったリズムセクションを積極的に取り入れる唯一無二のスタイルでファンも多い楽団。今作品はタイトルの「ヴィーヴォ (Vivo)」とはイタリア語で"快活な、生き生きとした"という意味を持つ言葉。その言葉の通り、学生たちによるフレッシュな演奏により、古今東西の名曲19曲を新録音し、アレンジはすべて常任指揮者・音楽監督の甲斐靖文先生が担当。さらに、現在入手が難しい過去のシリーズから、今でも公演で多く演奏される、人気の高い曲を16曲セレクトして＜Disc-2＞として収録。