© 2004 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title AKIRA IFUKUBE COMPLETE CLASSICAL VOCAL WORKS:
YUMI AIKAWA VOCAL RECITAL
CD Label Futureland
CD Number LD32-5078
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Number of tracks 12
Running time 61:03
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture June 24,1989

REVIEW

March 12, 2004

This Futureland recital is made up of vocal tracks sung by Yumi Aikawa and composed by Akira Ifukube. I found Ms. Aikawa's voice a bit harsh and hard to take. Most of the vocals here sound very similar to opera music. I am not a big fan of opera so didn't care much for these vocal stylings. However if you are an opera fan then I think you would find this CD very entertaining. The orchestration here is also very sparse with most accompaniment done with just a lone piano.

AKIRA IFUKUBE COMPLETE CLASSICAL VOCAL WORKS: YUMI AIKAWA VOCAL RECITAL
Translations courtesy of Jolyon Yates

    I Gilyaak Old Patriarch Chant

  1. Ai Ai Gomteyla
  2. Peach Gathering Womens' Song
  3. River to Them
  4. Send-off Song to The Bear Festival

    5. II Sahalin Islanders' Three Lullabies

  5. Blue Blue (Kirin Family/Tribe)
  6. Bubbun Lu (Gilyaak Family/Tribe)
  7. Umburi Yaya (Orokko Family/Tribe)
  8. III Sea of Ohotsk
  9. IV Shiritoko Peninsula Fishermens' Song

    10. V Ainu Shepherds' Ballads

  10. I An Old-timer's Song
  11. II Song of the Death of a North Sea Bird
  12. III Mother-in-law's Dance Song