Seagulls [Blu-spec CD2] [Regular Edition]

[Machine Translation] Kanji Ishimaru will take on a new challenge this time with "Seagulls," a masterpiece of unaccompanied choral music. The original was composed in 1987 by Makiko Kinoshita, a contemporary music composer and a star in the choral world, based on a poem by poet Tatsuji Miyoshi published just after the end of the war. The song has been passed down through the generations as a well-known song in the choral world. This time, Kanji Ishimaru sings it solo as a song of hope to light the light of freedom in the hearts of those who are suffering from the feeling of entrapment caused by the Corona disaster. The album includes a version with piano accompaniment and an orchestral accompaniment version that composer Kinoshita arranged for Kanji Ishimaru and performed for the first time at the 30th anniversary orchestra concert. The coupling song is "Ai no Hymn (French version)," which has been airing in the Kizakura "Karakuchi Ikken" commercial since September 1. The French version of the song will bring a new charm to Kanji Ishimaru's singing.

石丸幹二が今回新たな挑戦として、無伴奏合唱曲の名作「鴎」に取り組む。原曲は、詩人の三好達治が終戦直後に発表した詩を、現代音楽の作曲家で合唱界のスター的な存在である木下牧子が1987年に作曲したもので、自由を手に入れた解放感をテーマに歌い上げる詩、そして歌いやすいメロディゆえに人気は高まり、合唱界において誰もが知る名曲として歌い継がれている。今回コロナ禍で閉塞感に苦しむ人々の心に自由への光を灯す希望の歌として、石丸幹二がソロで歌い上げます。ピアノ伴奏版と今回作曲家の木下氏が石丸幹二のためにアレンジし、30周年記念オーケストラ・コンサートで初披露したオーケストラ伴奏版を収録。カップリングには9月1日から黄桜"辛口一献"のCMでOA中の「愛の讃歌 (french version)」を収録。フランス語歌唱による石丸幹二の新たな魅力が広がる。