T. hosokawa^stefan hussong^mayumi miyata –

Deep silence

Music," says Toshio Hosokawa, "is the place where notes and silence meet." This identifies his aesthetic concept as a genuinely Japanese one. It is found both in Japanese landscape painting and in the music, such as the courtly gagaku, in which audible sound always stands in relation to nonsound, i.e. to silence. In their rhythmic proportions Hosokawa's compositions are oriented around the breathing methods of Zen meditation, with their very slow breathing in and very slow breathing out: "Each breath contains life and death, death and life." Mayumi Miyata (sho - the instrument of the universe or of tradition) and Stefan Hussong (accordion - the human or contemporary instrument) are among the most important interpreters of Hosokawa's music, which here is framed by four traditional gagaku pieces."

Country of Pressing	US
Artist	T. Hosokawa^Stefan Hussong^Mayumi Miyata
Released	2004
Music Genre	Classical
Label	WERGO GERMANY
Condition	New
UPC	4010228680126
SKU	al-4010228680126

1.1 Banshikicho No Choshi
1.2 Cloudscapes - Moon Night
1.3 Oshikicho No Choshi
1.4 Sen V
1.5 Hyojo No Choshi
1.6 Wie Ein Atmen Im Lichte
1.7 Ichikotsucho No Choshi