Mother's Songs - Japanese Popular Songs

1. The Evening Primrose
Composed by Ohno Tadasuke
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

2. I Found a Tiny Autumn
Composed by Yoshinao Nakada
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

3. Being Scolded
Composed by Ryutaro Hirota
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

4. Songs (6) for Children, for voice & piano, No. 3, "Autumn fields"
Composed by Ikuma Dan
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

5. Aka Tonbo (Red Dragonfly), folk song, for voice & piano
Composed by Kosaku Yamada
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

6. Autumn in a Village
Composed by Minoru Kainuma
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

7. I Talked with the Fog
Composed by Yoshinao Nakada
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

8. Being Kept Waiting in Vain
Composed by Kosaku Yamada
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

9. An Outgoing Ship
Composed by Haseo Sugiyama
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

10. Lullaby
Composed by Ikuma Dan
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

11. Flowery Town
Composed by Ikuma Dan
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

12. Mother's Song
Composed by Kunihiko Hashimoto
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

13. Plover
Composed by Ryutaro Hirota
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

14. Rain in Johga-Sima
Composed by Sada Yanada
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

15. Over There, Over Yonder
Composed by Yoshinao Nakada
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

16. Dried Gourd Shavings
Composed by Fumihiko Fukui
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

17. That Child, This Child
Composed by Kozaburo Hirai
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

18. Suzhou Nocturne
Composed by Ryoichi Hattori
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

19. An Old Road
Composed by Megumi Oanka
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

20. Komoronauru kojo no Hotori, for voice & piano
Composed by Ryutaro Hirota
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

21. The Over a Ruined Castle
Composed by Rentaro Taki
with Yoshikazu Mera , Natsuko Uchiyama

Mother's Songs - Japanese Popular Songs,Ikuma Dan,Fumihiko Fukui,Kunihiko Hashimoto,Ryoichi Hattori,Kozaburo Hirai,Ryutaro Hirota,Minoru Kainuma,Yoshinao Nakada,Megumi Oanka,Haseo Sugiyama,Ohno Tadasuke,Rentaro Taki,Kosaku Yamada,Sada Yanada,Yoshikazu Mera,Natsuko Uchiyama,Bis,20th/21st Century Music for Voice and Keyboard,Classical,Classical Artists,Classical Music,Classical Vocals,Miscellaneous,Miscellaneous Music,V/a Compilations,Vocal,Vocal Music

Average customer rating: just beautiful Not very eastern -- at all ..a little more information Lovely

Mother's Songs - Japanese Popular Songs Manufacturer: Bis ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Japan | Far East & Asia | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Nightingale: Japanese Art Songs Oyasumi: Japanese Lullabies and Restful Melodies Famous Japanese Songs Japanese Melodies Traditional Japanese Music ASIN: B0000016PZ Release Date: 2000-08-07

Tracks:

1. Evening Primrose
2. I Found A Tiny Autumn
3. Being Scolded
4. Autumn Field
5. Red Dragonfly
6. Autumn In A Village
7. I Talked With The Fog
8. Being Kept Waiting In Vain
9. An Outgoing Ship
10. Lullaby
11. Flowery Town
12. Mother's Song
13. Plover
14. Rain In Johga-Sima
15. Over There, Over Yonder
16. Dried Gourd Shavings
17. That Child, This Child
18. Suzhou Nocturne
19. An Old Road
20. Strolling Around An Old Castle In Komoro
21. The Moon Over A Ruined Castle

Customer Reviews:

just beautiful.......2007-05-12

When I first bought this CD I was addicted for a while. The singing is beautiful and the music is too. I had hoped for more traditional japanese instruments but it is still beautiful.

Not very eastern -- at all.......2003-07-25

Well, this is very beautiful, and it is very relaxing. I'm sure the quality of the voice work done on this disc is excellent, though I'm not an expert.

The problem is, it is not Japanese, except for the songs themselves. The instrumentation is completely western, and the arrangements of the songs tend to downplay the eastern sound of the compositions. Maybe I just didn't understand what this would be: I didn't expect koto music or anything, but I did expect to expose my children to a different type of musical structure.

..a little more information.......1998-08-15

Mera is a male countertenor from Japan. He appears to be quite young and may be just starting his career. Whereas most countertenors I've heard have a boy-soprano, brassy sound, Mera has a mellow, mezzo sound with a nice vibrato. I've never heard a male voice like it.

All songs on the album are sung in Japanese. There are no translations of the songs, but there are summaries which give you an idea of what the song is about. The Japanese lyrics are included, so if you can read/translate them, you'll know more than I do. (If you do translate them, please contact me. I'd like to have copies.)

Lovely.......1998-08-04

Mera has the most beautiful voice I've heard in a long time. Sounds like a female mezzo but with a little mellower sound. Anyway, this album has lighter fare than his Japanese art songs album, but it's still lovely to listen to. He sings some familiar and some not so familiar folk songs.

If you like this album, you might try his other album "Nightengale" (Japanese art songs).

Average customer rating:

Mother's Songs: Japanese Popular Songs Yoshikazu Mera-counter tenor , and Natsuko Uchiyama-piano Manufacturer: Grammofon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000MCYVF6

Product Description

1. Evening Primrose~~~2. I Found a Tiny Autumn~~~3. Being Scolded~~~4. Autumn Field~~~5. Red Dragonfly~~~6. Autumn in a Village~~~7. I Talked with the Fog~~~8. Being Kept Waiting in Vain~~~9. An Outgoing Ship~~~10. Lullaby~~~11. Flowery Town~~~12. Mother's Song~~~13. Plover~~~14. Rain in Johga-Sima~~~15. Over There, Over Yonder~~~16. Dried Gourd Shavings~~~17. That Child, This Child~~~18. Suzhou Nocturne~~~19. An Old Road~~~20. Strolling Around an Old Castle in Komoro~~~21. The Moon Over a Ruined Castle.

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