The Hundred Poems By One Hundred Poets

[Machine Translation] This is a joint CD featuring various pieces by Hideki Togi, a gagaku (Japanese ancient court music) master, mainly using gagaku instruments such as Hichiriki and Sho, and recitations by Kazuyo Mita, an actress. The CD features a story about a woman who conveys her feelings through the 100 poems of the Japanese poet, and along the storyline, songs are selected for each season (spring, summer, fall, and winter), and for each category (love, travel, and life), and are woven into the story. Hideki Togi's performance is composed of songs appropriate to the scenes and sentiments of the songs, including shoka, Japanese songs, classical gagaku, pop music, and original compositions, and through them, depicts the "beautiful spirit of Japan," which has remained unchanged since the beginning of time. The performance is richly varied, with Togi's performance overlaid on Mita's rich narration and recitation, as well as music alone, classical gagaku, piano performance, and more. The waka poems featured are introduced in a booklet.

雅楽師・東儀秀樹の篳篥や笙などの雅楽器を中心にした様々な楽曲と、女優・三田和代の朗読によるジョイントCD。ひとつの物語軸 (百人一首に託して、思いを伝える一人の女性の物語)を設けて、その流れに沿って、春夏秋冬の季節ごと、及び、恋、旅愁、人生という項目ごとに、歌を分けて選び、物語に織り込み、紹介。そして、その歌の情景、情感に相応しい唱歌、日本の歌、古典雅楽、ポップス、オリジナル曲など、東儀秀樹の演奏楽曲を構成し、それを通じて、今も昔も変わらない"美しき日本の心"を描き上げる。三田の味わい深い語り、朗読に重ねての東儀の演奏、楽曲だけの演奏、古典雅楽、ピアノ演奏なども交え、バリエーション豊かに展開。また、取り上げる和歌はブックレットで紹介。