NIPPONFLUTES, by Véronique Piron, Kohei Nishikawa*

NIPPONFLUTES

by Véronique Piron, Kohei Nishikawa*

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1.	Otachi Zake 03:42	info	buy track
2.	Yachiyo Jishi* (Lion de 8000 ans/Lion of 8000years) 09:20	info	buy track
3.	Tsuru no Sugomori (Grues au Nid/Nesting Cranes) 10:11	info	buy track
4.	Finis-Terrae (V.Piron, 2008) 07:32	info	buy track
5.	Shika no Tône* (Brâme des Cerfs/Distant Call of Deers) 10:33	info	buy track
6.	San'An (Naissance/Birth) 08:41	info	buy track
7.	Trillium (E.Brown, 1999) 04:44	info	buy track
8.	San'Ya Sugagaki* (3 vallées/valleys) 08:33	info	buy track
9.	Nagamochi uta 06:07	info	buy track

about

This recording of bamboo flutes from Japan has a program composed of pieces from DIFFERENT STYLES and PERIODS mainly belonging to the repertoire of the shakuhachi:

- shakuhachi solos
- three duets (with flute player Kohei Nishikawa : Yachiyo-Jishi, Shika no Tône, San'Ya Sugagaki) which we have adapted and arranged for those different bamboo flutes
Of classical tradition (HONKYOKU, JIUTA/NAGAUTA) or popular (MINYÔ) among which some great standards of the shakuhachi.

- TRILLIUM
a CONTEMPORARY PIECE for flute, inspired by the language of the shakuhachi, of the American composer Elisabeth Brown met in 2008 in Sydney at the World Shakuhachi Festival
- FINIS-TERRAE
a ORIGINAL COMPOSITION of mine for shakuhachi inspired by the Breton and Celtic traditions, my roots
The booklet starts with a poem about bamboo as introduction, generously translated from the Japanese by Gunnar Jinmei Linder.

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released December 1, 2010

Enregistré et mixé par Pierre Daniel
studio Siam, Bretagne, France
Véronique Piron production

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Véronique Piron Brittany, France

Playing shakuhachi since 1992, Véronique Piron is a master-performer in the style transmited by famous Katsuya Yokoyama.
From traditional to contemporary music, as a soloist and in duets with Japanese and Western artists.
From improvisation to creation, Véronique Piron explores different playing techniques and styles of expression to enrich a new repertory with creative musicians and composers. ... more

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