Korea - Land of the Morning Calm: A Selection of Kayagum Pieces
presented by Peter Duffy (11 May 2003)

The kayagum is one of Korea's most treasured instruments and dates back to about the 6th century. Traditionally the kayagum was constructed with 12 strings but modern versions of the instrument can include up to 25 strings. This presentation features a collection of contrasting pieces including a number of contemporary compositions which illustrate some of the modern performance techniques which have been developed recently in Korea's music culture.

Playlist:
1. Sae-Taryong (Bird Melody) - Kayagum byong-chang. "Selections of Korean Music", Jigu Records, Seoul
2. Sae-Taryong (Bird Melody) - Kayagum solo. "Korean Traditional Music", YDGC-2005, KBS Media, Seoul
3. Boat Song Variations (Hwang Eui-Jong). "The First Kayagum Solo Performance by Ko Yeon-Jeong", TOPCD-052, Jigu Records, Seoul, South Korea
4. Ryu for 22-stringed Kayagum (Kim Young-Jae). "Kim Nam Soon's Kayagum", 1999, SRCD-1484, Seoul Records Inc., Seoul
5. Sounds of the Night (Hwang Byungki). "Kayagum Masterpieces Volume 4: Spring Snow", 2001, CNLR 0106-2, C&L Music Inc., Seoul, South Korea
6. Kayagum Sanjo. "Selections of Korean Music", Jigu Records, Seoul

Links:
www.korea.net