Japanese Classics series

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Hayasaka: Piano Concerto, etc.

Hayasaka:

Piano Concerto

Ancient Dances on the Left and on the Right

Overture in D


Hiromi Okada (piano)

Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557819

(CD)

$6.99

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Takemitsu: Spirit Garden, etc.

Takemitsu:

Spirit Garden

Solitude Sonore

Three Film Scores for String Orchestra: Music of Training and Rest (from José Torres); Funeral Music (from Black Rain); Waltz (from Face of Another)

Dreamtime

A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden


Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Marin Alsop

“Takemitsu’s music is essentially sensuous and evocative; one might almost count him a Japanese Debussy.” The Penguin Guide

“A beguiling collection of early and late Takemitsu works.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2006

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557760

(CD)

$6.99

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Ohzawa: Piano Concerto No. 2, etc.

Ohzawa:

Piano Concerto No. 2

Ekaterina Saranceva (piano)

Symphony No. 2

Scored for a large orchestra including triple winds, celesta and a variety of percussion, the Symphony No. 2 has the character of a Concerto for Orchestra. The highly original second movement is made up of four independent parts: two arias and two toccatas, played alternately, with each part requiring a soloist or soloists


Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

World Première Recordings

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8570177

(CD)

$6.99

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Sugata: Peaceful Dance of Two Dragons, etc.

Sugata:

Peaceful Dance of Two Dragons

World Première Recording

Symphonic Overture

World Première Recording

The Rhythm of Life

World Première Recording

Dancing Girl in the Orient


Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra, Kazuhiko Komatsu

Isotaro Sugata’s compositions may be viewed as a synthesis of several different kinds of Western music, as well as incorporating elements of traditional Japanese imperial music. Inspired by Hindemith, the polyphonic Symphonic Overture is virtually a single-movement symphony. Calling for an orchestra with triple winds and Japanese traditional percussion, Peaceful Dance of Two Dragons is a free and powerful paraphrase of Nasori, a Gagaku dance. Dancing Girl in the Orient, taken from “Sketches of the Desert” is written in the manner of Rimsky-Korsakov and Ketelbey. The ballet music The Rhythm of Life is an idiosyncratic piece in a primitivistic style, where fragments from Stravinsky’s Le sacre du printemps are combined with Japanese melodies.

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8570319

(CD)

$6.99

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Abe, Komei: Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1951), etc.

Abe, Komei:

Divertimento for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (1951)

World Première Recording

Symphony No. 1 (1957)

World Première Recording

Sinfonietta (1964)


Aleksey Volkov (alto saxophone)

Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

Komei Abe was one of the finest pupils trained at the Tokyo Music School (now the Tokyo University of Fine Arts and Music) in the 1930’s. His musical language is characterized by crisp melodies, structural clarity and, in the composer’s own words, ‘rhythmic ostinato by the steam locomotive’. Written during his vintage years, the Symphony No. 1 and the Sinfonietta are scored for a large orchestra, including a wide variety of percussion.

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557987

(CD)

$6.99

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Takemitsu - Piano Music

Takemitsu - Piano Music


Takemitsu:

Romance

Lento in due movimenti (1950)

Pause ininterrompue

(Uninterrupted Rest Nos. 1-3)

Piano Distance

For Away

Inspired by Indonesian gamelan music.

Les yeux clos I & II

Rain Tree Sketch I & II

Two Piano Pieces for Children (Breeze & Clouds)

Litany

(recomposition of Lento in due movimenti) (1989)


Kotaro Fukuma (piano)

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8570261

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Yamada, Kosaku: Nagauta Symphony ‘Tsurukame’ (1934), etc.

Yamada, Kosaku:

Nagauta Symphony ‘Tsurukame’ (1934)

Sinfonia ‘Inno Meiji’ (1921)

Choreographic Symphony ‘Maria Magdalena’ (1916-18)


Touon Tetsuo Miyata, Touon Toshimitsu Muraji, Touon Taro Yamaguchi, Touon Jun Ajimi, Touon Keizo Miyata (Nagauta vocalists), Touon Toru Ajimi, Touon Takehisa Takahashi, Touon Shiro Minoda, Touon Yutaka Miyata, Touon Gojiro Sakamoto (Shamisen), Sataro Mochizuki, Satatoshiro Mochizuki, Tatsuyuki Mochizuki, Roei Tosha, Toru Fukuhara (Hayashi) & Yumiko Mizoiri (Hichiriki)

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557971

(CD)

$6.99

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Fukai: Chantes de Java, etc.

Fukai:

Chantes de Java

Création

Quatre mouvements parodiques


Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

"Yablonsky and his Russian orchestra seem to believe in Fukai’s music… they deliver playing that is clean, direct and bold” (American Record Guide)

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557688

(CD)

$6.99

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Mayuzumi: Mandala Symphony, etc.

Mayuzumi:

Mandala Symphony

Symphonic Mood

Bugaku - Court Dance Music

Rumba Rhapsody


New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Takuo Yuasa

“a delicate balance of surface and form.” Gramophone

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557693

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$6.99

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Ifukube: Sinfonia Tapkaara, etc.

Ifukube:

Sinfonia Tapkaara

Ritmica Ostinata

Symphonic Fantasy No. 1


Ekaterina Saranceva (piano)

Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky

Naxos Japanese Classics - 8557587

(CD)

$6.99

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