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Combine the artistry and brilliant virtuosity of countertenor Drew Minter and ARTEK/458 Strings with a program of vocal and instrumental jewels from 17th century Italy, and you have a recipe for a dynamic recording, bursting with musical fireworks, overflowing with emotion, and splashed with a multitude of colors. This is Drew Minter's debut recording on the Lyrichord Early Music Series and the follow-up of the critically acclaimed first recording by ARTEK, Monteverdi's Orfeo. This is certain to be the countertenor CD of the decade! Drew Minter is considered among the world's premier countertenors, he is also an accomplished stage director. He is especially well-remembered for his portrayal of Tolomeo in Peter Sellars' production of Giulio Cesare, which was also filmed for Decca/London. His more than forty recordings are to be found on the Harmonia Mundi, Hungaroton, Koch, and other labels. This is his first recording for Lyrichord. ARTEK is a musical organization that began in 1986, under the unerring director of Gwendolyn Toth. ARTEK has now grown into one of America's premier early music organizations, and has regularly received high acclaim from critics. Their first compact disc release of Monteverdi's Orfeo on the Lyrichord Early Music Series has garnered rave reviews. The 458 Strings ensemble is made up of the continuo and bass players of ARTEK.
Drum of the Zen service. Hannya Shingo (Heart Sutra), Goeika (Pilgrim Chant), Aki Wasan (Jode Funeral), Choshi (Meian Priests), Shomyo, Temple Bells (Myoshinji) recorded at actual services in the temples of Kyoto, Japan.Recorded at actual services in the temples of Kyoto, Japan Booklet design by Julia Lee Prospero Mastering by DMS Digital Mastering Studios Copyright Lyrichord Discs Inc.
Lyrichord has searched its vast World and Early music catalogs and unearthed some of the most powerful meditation music created by the human race in the last 2000 years. This unique collection includes six separate, ten minute transcendental-music backgrounds that have been specially enhanced and edited to maximum effect when used in conjunction with daily meditation. Recorded in remote locations throughout the world, World Meditation includes monastic Gregorian and Greek Orthodox Chant, Japanese Buddhist Bells, Drums an Chants, a Japanese Shakuhachi meditation, Tibetan poly-tonal ritual chant, and a potent Shaman's frame drum meditation by healing-rhythm specialist Randy Crafton.
This famous bamboo flute, historically the instrument of the Samurai, is here played by the Masters of Meian-ryu, Kimpu-ryu, Tozan-ryu and Kikusui-ryu, at Darumaden of Nanzenji, and Meianji, Kyoto.
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