Includes program notes.
Includes texts and program notes on insert.
Streaming audio.
Texts to the 1st work by Basho, Buson, and Issa, translated from the original Japanese by Robert Hass.
The 1st work for singing violinist; the 2nd work for harpsichord; the 3rd work for piano, violoncello, and percussion; the 4th work for 11 drums and woodblock (1 player); the 5th work for 2 clarinets; the 6th work for viola, clarinet, and horn; the 7th work for bass clarinet; the 8th work for violin, violoncello, and piano.
Title from image of compact disc cover on Web page (viewed Nov. 21, 2008)
Recorded at Hertz Hall, University of California Berkeley, and at Bay Records.
The 1st work in English.