The first CD was “Dai ni Gakusho: Hiroshima” (1997) and features poems written by the survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. The background music is all well-known classical pieces (Michiru Oshima arranged two tracks). The third CD was “Dai ni Gakusho: Okinawa” (2006) with poems on the theme of a bloody 1945 land battle. The music features the lute and drums, accompanied by the sound of waves. The latest CD (2015) is “Dai ni Gakusho: Fukushima” where Yoshinaga reads poems written by victims of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster (earthquake and devastating tsunami). The musical accompaniment is a simple bamboo flute.
More of interest to fans of Michiru Oshima is this CD, “Dai ni Gakusho: Nagasaki,” the second in the series. Like the “Hiroshima” release, this one features poems about the aftermath of an atomic bomb. But it also has a lovely and tender orchestral score composed by Oshima. Tracks 1-7 are the poems, with Yoshinaga’s soft and introspective voice over Oshima’s music. Track 8 is a gorgeous, silky vocal by countertenor Yoshikazu Mera. The music used under the poems reappears as pure instrumentals in tracks 9-13.
Yoshinaga continues to lobby for peace, taking part in various conferences and poetry readings. She is also a big fan of baseball.
13 tracks on Victor Entertainment CD #VICL-60398. Released in 1999.
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