My Japanese Heart / Various

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Label
Winter & Winter
Release Date
August 7, 2020
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • PERFORMER
      Masako Ohta
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      August 07, 2020
    • UPC
      025091026425
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      910264-2
    • LABEL
      Winter & Winter
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Melodia II

      Composer: Toshio Hosokawa

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    2. I. Adagio espressivo

      Composer: Kengyo Yatsuhashi

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    3. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Kengyo Yatsuhashi

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    4. III. Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Kengyo Yatsuhashi

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    5. IV. Allegro vivace

      Composer: Kengyo Yatsuhashi

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    6. Ame no ki sobyo (Rain Tree Sketch)

      Composer: Tōru Takemitsu

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    7. Ame no ki sobyo II (Rain Tree Sketch II), "In memoriam Olivier Messiaen"

      Composer: Tōru Takemitsu

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    8. Haru no umi (The Sea in Spring) (arr. for piano)

      Composer: Michio Miyagi

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    9. Chidori no Kyoku (Song of Plovers) (arr. for piano)

      Composer: Kengyo Yoshizawa

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    10. Kagome-Variation

      Composer: Kiyoshige Koyama

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    11. Hibusi

      Composer: Fumio Yasuda

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    12. Toushin Do-i - Tinsagu nu Hana (improvisation by Masako Ohta)

      Composer: Traditional

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    13. I. Adagio (con rubato)

      Composer: Tōru Takemitsu

      Performer: Masako Ohta

    14. II. Lento misterioso

      Composer: Tōru Takemitsu

      Performer: Masako Ohta


Masako Ohta retreats into the silence of the Waldhaus Grandsberg in the Bavarian Forest to dedicate herself to Japanese masterpieces in deep concentration and solitude. The Munich-based pianist takes us on a musical journey through time and invites us to experience extraordinary compositions from four centuries from the land of the rising sun. Thanks to Japan's temporary isolation and special island position, cultural characteristics are preserved that are still present in contemporary music. Sound creations of great Japanese composers such as Kengyo Yatsuhashi from the 17th century, Kengyo Yoshizawa from the 19th century, Toru Takemitsu from the 20th century as well as Toshio Hosokawa and Fumio Yasuda from the present are telling us about springtime at the sea, the rain tree, the singing of birds and dances of distant islands.