Buried Treasure: Japan Part III

Listening Guide

 

The Work

FUKUSHIMA, KAZUO
HI KYO FOR FLUTE, PIANO, STRINGS & PERCUSSION

Severino Gazzelloni, flute
Soloists of Rome Symphony Orchestra
Bruno Maderna, conductor
(RCA Victrola VICS 1313)[NONO]

YUASA, JOJI
COSMOS HAPTIC (1957)

Steffen Schleiermacher, piano
(MDG 613 1365 cd)
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YUASA, JOJI
SCENES FROM BASHO (1980)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

Tokyo Philharmonic
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
(8-Camerata 30CM 79-86 cd)[JAPAN]

TAKEMITSU, TORU
NOVEMBER STEPS (1967)

Toronto Symphony
Seiji Ozawa, conductor
(2 RCA LSC 7051)[MESSIAEN]

TAKEMITSU, TORU
IN AN AUTUMN GARDEN

Tokyo Gagaku Orchestra
(JVC SJX 9548 digital)
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TAKEMITSU, TORU
A FLOCK DESCENDS INTO THE PENTAGONAL GARDEN

Bournemouth Symphony
Marin Alsop, conductor
(Naxos 8.557760 cd)
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TAKEMITSU, TORU
I HEAR THE WATER DREAMING (1987)

Patrick Gallois, flute
BBC Symphony
Andrew Davis, conductor
(DG 453 459 cd)
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TAKEMITSU, TORU
LES YEUX CLOS II (1988)

Kotaro Fikuma, piano
(Naxos 8.570261 cd)
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TAKEMITSU, TORU
FROM ME FLOWS WHAT YOU CALL TIME (1990)

BBC Symphony
Andrew Davis, conductor
(BBC Vol.II No.11 cd)
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ICHIYANAGI, TOSHI
CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN & ORCHESTRA (“CIRCULATING SCENERY”) (1988)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

Paul Zukofsky, violin
Tokyo Philharmonic
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
(8-Camerata 30CM 79-86 cd)[JAPAN]

ICHIYANAGI, TOSHI
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 (“CROSS WATER ROADS”) (1991)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

Kaori Kimura, piano
Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa
Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor
(2-Camerata 25CM-552-3 cd)
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ICHIYANAGI, TOSHI
STRING QUARTET NO. 3 (“INNER-LANDSCAPE”) (1994)

New Arts String Quartet
(2-Camerata 25CM-552-3 cd)

ICHIYANAGI, TOSHI
SYMPHONY NO. 5 (“TIME PERSPECTIVE”)(1997)

1) First movement
2) Second movement

Tokyo Philharmonic
Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor
(2-Camerata 25CM-552-3 cd)

MIYOSHI, AKIRA
CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA (1964)

NHK Symphony
Hiroyushi Iwaki, conductor
(Odyssey 32160152) [MAYUZUMI]

MIYOSHI, AKIRA
VIOLIN CONCERTO

Kishiko Suzumi, violin
NHK Symphony
Yuzo Toyama, conductor
(4CBS 00AC 1432 5)[MOD JAPAN]

MIZUNO, SHUKO
SUMMER (SYMPHONIC POEM) (1988)

Tokyo Symphony
Hideomi Kuroiwa, conductor
(Camerata 28CM-587 cd)
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MIZUNO, SHUKO
SYMPHONY NO. 3 (1997)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

Tokyo Symphony
Kazufumi Yamashita, conductor
(Camerata CMCD 28071)

HAYASHI, HIKARU
SECOND SYMPHONY “CANCIONES”

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement
4) Fourth movement

Yuji Takahashi, piano
Tokyo Philharmonic
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
(8-Camerata 30CM 79-86 cd)[JAPAN]
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ISHII, MAKI
TRANSLUCENT VISION, OP.49

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
S. Yamaoka, conductor
(8-Camerata 30CM 79-86 cd)[JAPAN]

HACHIMURA, YOSHIO
IMPROVISATION FOR VIOLIN & PIANO (1964)

Midori Matsuya, piano
Sascko Gawriloff, violin
(3 Camerata CMT 1091/93)
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HACHIMURA, YOSHIO
DOLCISSIMA MIA VITA (1981)

Aki Takahaski,piano; Sumire Yoshihara
Instrumental Ensembles
Yoshio Hachimura, director
(3 Camerata CMT 1091/93)
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HACHIMURA, YOSHIO
BREATHING FIELD, OP.15 (1981-82)

Hiroshi Koizumi, flute
Yoshiaki Suzuki, clarinet
Sumire Yoshihara, vibraphone
Yasunori Yamaguchi, tubular bells
Aki Takahaski, piano;
(3 Camerata CMT 1091/93)
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NODA, TERUYUKI
SYMPHONY NO. 1, OP. 8 (1966)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor
(Camerata 28CM-633 cd)
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NODA, TERUYUKI
CHORAL SYMPHONY, OP. 9 (1968)

NHK Symphony
Hiroyushi Iwaki, conductor
(Denon 10124N)

NODA, TERUYUKI
CARNAVAL FOR ORCHESTRA (1989)

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor
(Camerata 28CM-633 cd)
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IKEBE, SHIN-ICHIRO
DIMORPHISM FOR ORGAN & ORCHESTRA (1974)

Naomi Matsui, organ
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Kotaro Sato, conductor

IKEBE, SHIN-ICHIRO
SYMPHONY NO.3 (“EGO PHANO”) (1984)

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Kotaro Sato, conductor
(Camerata 30CM-378 cd)

IKEBE, SHIN-ICHIRO
SYMPHONY NO.6 (“ON THE INDIVIDUAL COORDINATES”)(1993)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

New Japan Philharmonic
Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor
(Camerata 30CM-351 cd)

OTAKA, ATSUTADA
FANTASY FOR ORGAN AND ORCHESTRA

Bryan Ashley, organ
Sapporo Symphony
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
(Chandos CHAN 9876 cd)
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NISHIMURA, AKIRA
INTO THE LIGHTS OF THE ETERNAL CHAOS (1990)

Bruckner Orchestra, Linz
Christof Escher, conductor
(Camerata 32CM 199 cd)
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NISHIMURA, AKIRA
BIRDS IN LIGHT (1994)

Metropolitan Symphony
Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor
(Fontec FOCD 3446)

NISHIMURA, AKIRA
VISION IN TWILIGHT (1995)

Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor
(Fontec FOCD 3446)

YOSHIMATSU, TAKASHI
THRENODY TO TOKI, op.12 (1980)

New Japan Philharmonic
Michiyoshi Inoue, conductor/piano
(2-Camerata 30CM-178/9 cd)
[BBC Philharmonic
Sachio Fujioka, conductor
(Chandos CHAN 9438 cd)
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony
Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
(Naxos 8.555071 cd)]
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YOSHIMATSU, TAKASHI
THE AGE OF BIRDS (1986)

Japan Philharmonic
Naoto Ohtomo, conductor
(2-Camerata 30CM-178/9 cd)
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YOSHIMATSU, TAKASHI
SYMPHONY NO. 5, OP. 87 (2001)

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement
4) Fourth movement

BBC Philharmonic
Sachio Fujioka, conductor
(Chandos CHAN 10070 cd)
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HOSOKAWA, TOSHIO
JENSEITS DER ZEIT (TOWARD THE END OF TIME) (1987)

K. Suzumi, violin
NHK Symphony
Y. Toyama, conductor
(8-Camerata 30CM 79-86 cd)[JAPAN]

HOSOKAWA, TOSHIO
MEMORY OF THE SEA (HIROSHIMA SYMPHONY)

Sapporo Symphony
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor 3/25D
(Chandos CHAN 9876 cd) [OTAKA; TAKAMITSU]
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KAWANAMI, TOSHIO
ONDINE FOR SOPRANO AND ORCHESTRA

1) First movement
2) Second movement
3) Third movement

Kiyomi Toyoda, soprano
Tokyo Philharmonic
Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
(2 Camerata CMT 3024/25)[JAPAN]
(8-Camerata 30CM 79-86 cd)[JAPAN]

FUJIEDA, MAMORU
THE NIGHT CHANT III: FALLING CHANT

Makiko Sakurai, shomyo/Buddhist chant
Mamoru Fujieda, computer
(Tzadik )
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TANAKA, KAREN
FROZEN HORIZON

The Azure Ensemble
(New World Records 80683)
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1 comment

  1. I have been listening to a great number of music on you podcast. Thank you for those.

    I have a question to Noda’s first symphony: could you please re-post this? The links are dead, alas.

    Thanks again

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