In the heart of 21st-century Japan, Yu Kuwabara emerges as a composer of remarkable versatility and resilience.

In the heart of 21st-century Japan, Yu Kuwabara emerges as a composer of remarkable versatility and resilience. Inspired by Japanese mythology, Buddhist chants, and Edo songs, Kuwabara explores the energy of the Japanese language through her compositions. Her works, such as Bai and Dharani and Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk, blend Western classical influences with traditional Japanese elements. Kuwabara's research in traditional arts fuels her innovative approach, capturing the fluidity of 'awai' - the in-between state of being.

Track Listing

• Bai and Dharani (2020–2021) for solo violin
• Mizu no Koe (Water Voice) (2014–2015/2019) for solo violin
• Falling Dusk (2014) for solo shamisen
• Toward the Brink of Water Or the Verge of Dusk (2020) for solo viola d'amore　

• Three Voices (2016) for string trio
• Lotus Pedestal (2011/2018) for shamisen, violin, and cello
• Shadowless (2017) for solo violin and eight musicians
• figure and ground, image and margin, obverse and reverse (2018) for solo shamisen and seven musicians

Additional Details

Label: Kairos

Genre: Classical

Run Time: 93:15 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 08/09/24

UPC: 9120010284021