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Gagok, Pungnyu III - Jeong Ga Ak Hoe
$17.99
(cdRoots# akd-610)
Gakok is a traditional Korean lyric song cycle accompanied by chamber orchestra. The ensemble Jeong Ga Ak Hoe consists of komungo, gayaguem, daeguem, piri, haegeum, dansa and changgo and performs both traditional and newly composed works. This recording is a new composition based on ancient traditional modes, with singer Kim YoonSeo joining the ensemble. Very good explanatory liner notes in English are included.
Daegeum Jajinhannip, Manpajeongsikjigok - JongJin Hong
$17.99
(cdRoots# akd-609)
The Korean daegeum is a large bamboo flute measuring nearly three-feet long. In addition to the six finger holes there is an extra hole covered with a thin membrane called a cheong." This bamboo film membrane gives the daegeum its unique tonal qualities, a piercing attack and mellow, nasal, buzz. Presented here is a program of music from the Jeongak (literally "proper or elegant music) Jeongak is considered the embodiment of Confucian aesthetics: balance, restraint, simplicity and the perfect articulation of every tone; the musical equivalent of calligraphy.
Ajaeng Sanzo - YoungHo Shu
$17.99
(cdRoots# akd-281)
YoungHo Shu performs 3 works for the Ajaeng, a bowed psaltery traditionally played with a thin dowel made of forsythia wood - giving the instrument a distinctive rasping sound. Accompanied by JinChul Yun, (Changgo); HoeWan Jeong, (Daegeum); YeongRan Song, (Gayageum)
Geomungo Sanzo - JoonYoung Kim
$17.99
(cdRoots# akd-202)
A performance on geomungo, a six-string zither of Korean traditional music, accompanied by changgo (drum). The geomungo sanzo is based on vocal traditions, but has developed into a purely instrumental music that uses the human voices unique intonations as it's inspiration.
Gayageum Sanzo - JeongHyun Chu
$17.99
(cdRoots# akd-005)
A masterful performance on the kayagum (gayageum), a Korean zither, accompanied by HoSe Yoon on buk (hour-glass drum), in a performance of Chei OkSam ryu Gayageum Sanzo, composed and performed by Master Chei OkSam during the late 1930s and brought to life in this new recording.
Gayageum Sanzo - SongJa Chee
$17.99
(cdRoots# akd-004)
SongJa Chee (Gayageum) and Man Choi, (Buk). Sanzo (or sanjo) is a style of traditional Korean music, involving an instrumental solo accompanied by a single drum – either the Janggu, an hourglass-shaped drum or the Buk, a barrel drum covered in cowhide. Chee's reconstruction of the Song GeumYeon ryu Sanzo reveals a true masterpiece, expanding and extending the language of the traditional Sanzo with wide-ranging melodies and complex rhythmic patterns - a passionate summation of a life's work.
Kayagum Masterpieces Vol 4 (Sounds of the Night) - Hwang Byung-ki
$11.99
(cdRoots# oo-k)
Korea's foremost composer and kayagum (6-string zither) master performing new works on this ancient instrument that crosses centuries, cultures and traditions. '...lyrical, picturesque, meditative and brief.... authoritatively produced and performed.' FANFARE Magazine (Korean Import)
Kayagum Masterpieces Vol 2 (The Silk Road) - Hwang Byung-ki
$16.99
(cdRoots# oo-j)
Korea's foremost composer and kayagum (6-string zither) master performing new works on this ancient instrument that crosses centuries, cultures and traditions. '...lyrical, picturesque, meditative and brief.... authoritatively produced and performed.' FANFARE Magazine (Korean Import)
Kayagum Masterpieces Vol 3 (The Labyrinth) - Hwang Byung-ki
$16.99
(cdRoots# oo-h)
Korea's foremost composer and kayagum (6-string zither) master performing new works on this ancient instrument that crosses centuries, cultures and traditions. ...lyrical, picturesque, meditative and brief authoritatively produced and performed. FANFARE Magazine (Korean Import)
Kayagum Masterpieces Vol 1 - Hwang Byung-ki
$16.99
(cdRoots# oo-f)
Korea's foremost composer and kayagum (6-string zither) master performing new works on this ancient instrument that crosses centuries, cultures and traditions. ...lyrical, picturesque, meditative and brief authoritatively produced and performed. FANFARE Magazine (Korean Import)
