Not your everyday koto album
Joanna Daneman | Middletown, DE USA | 01/01/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"This isn't really an album of traditional Japanese music, though the koto is the quintessential Japanese instrument--more recognizable and associated with Japan than the shakuhachi flute. Elizabeth Falconer opens the album "Deep Pool" with a very traditional-sounding Japanese composition but then moves into more expressionistic, meditative and modern compositions that showcase the koto but have little to do with Japanese music. That's what makes this album unique. Falconer takes full advantage of her skill with the koto and creates water sounds, bird sounds, and some very nice original compositions.This is just what you'd like to have being played while having a massage or while meditating or just relaxing. If you are a massage therapist, you will really want this album. If you like something to chill out the kids before naptime or to go to sleep by, you might find that falling into "Deep Pool" is just the thing. I like it a lot for creating a restful mood."
Very scenic music!
Joanna Daneman | 07/13/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This is beautiful -- what a wonderful instrument. As an amateur guitar player, I especially appreciate the way the pitches can bend and blend. The music seems to effortlessly flow from one musical "picture" to the next. I will treasure this for a long time."