OHKI: Japanese Rhapsody / Symphony No. 5, 'Hiroshima'

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
October 31, 2006
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      OHKI
    • PERFORMER
      Yuasa, New Japan Po
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 31, 2006
    • UPC
      747313283927
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8557839
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Japanese Rhapsody

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    2. I. Prelude

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    3. II. Ghosts: It was a prosession of ghosts

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    4. III. Fire: Next moment fire burst into flames

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    5. IV. Water: People wandered around seeking for water

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    6. V. Rainbow: All of a sudden black rain poured over them and then appeared a beautiful rainbow

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    7. VI. Boys and Girls: Boys and girls died without knowing any joy of human life and calling for their parents

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    8. VII. Atomic Desert: Boundless desert with skulls

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa

    9. VIII. Elegy

      Composer: Masao Ohki

      Ensemble: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Takuo Yuasa


Masao Ohki' Symphony No. 5, introduced to world-wide audiences by Arvid Janson's and Leopold Stokowski, was one of the first of many Japanese works to be dedicated to the tragedy of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945.