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Hashimoto: Symphony No. 2 - 3 Wasan
Naxos

Hashimoto: Symphony No. 2 - 3 Wasan

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Composer
HASHIMOTO, QUNIHICO
Artist
Fukushima, Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia, Yuasa
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Jul 31, 2012
Catalog #
8572869
UPC
747313286973

About

Qunihico Hashimoto was one of the leading Japanese composers in the first half of the twentieth century. His synthesis of Japanese and European musical forms was founded on two years of study and travel in the West. Symphony No. 2 was commissioned to celebrate Japan's new postwar Constitution, but combines jubilation with an introspective nostalgia. Three Wasan sets Buddhist texts which describe the beauty of 'pure land' or heaven, merging traditional chant with bel canto expressiveness. Innovative for it's time, the early Scherzo con sentimental melds Japanese music with Western neo-classicism. Hashimoto's Symphony No. 1 can be heard on 8.555881. Takuo Yuasa regularly performs throughout Europe and the Far East. In Japan he has held the position of Principal Conductor with the Gumma Symphony Orchestra and in the United Kingdom he has been Principal Guest Conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and of the Ulster Orchestra in Northern Ireland.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro moderato 20:29
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    20:29
    Composer
    Kunihiko Hashimoto
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Takuo Yuasa
  2. 2 II. Finale 13:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Finale
    Duration
    13:10
    Composer
    Kunihiko Hashimoto
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Takuo Yuasa
  3. 3 No. 1. The delicate, wondrous sounds of jewel-trees in the jewel-forests 05:35
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 1. The delicate, wondrous sounds of jewel-trees in the jewel-forests
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Kunihiko Hashimoto
    Performer
    Akiya Fukushima
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Takuo Yuasa
  4. 4 No. 2. Pure winds blow in the jewel-trees 04:55
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 2. Pure winds blow in the jewel-trees
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Kunihiko Hashimoto
    Performer
    Akiya Fukushima
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Takuo Yuasa
  5. 5 No. 3. Shine brilliantly from within each flower 05:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 3. Shine brilliantly from within each flower
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Kunihiko Hashimoto
    Performer
    Akiya Fukushima
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Takuo Yuasa
  6. 6 Scherzo con sentimento 16:12
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scherzo con sentimento
    Duration
    16:12
    Composer
    Kunihiko Hashimoto
    Ensemble
    Tokyo Geidai Philharmonia
    Conductor
    Takuo Yuasa