Credits:

Ikebe Shinichiro

Description:

This is the first installment in Naxoss landmark Japanese Composers Series. It brings together representative Japanese orchestral works that, while possessing the quality to appeal to a global audience, have rarely received international recognition. Every piece on this album sublimates the energy of the people, the elegance of the court, the aesthetics of meticulous detail, and the emotional resonance woven from lyricism and melancholy through imaginative orchestration. Conductor Ryuzen Numajiri, entrusted with the baton, delivered a spirited performance alongside the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. The first installment in the series, themed around Japanese nationalism, has become a highly anticipated album that showcases Japans presence in 20th-century music history to the world. Includes liner notes by series editor Morihide Katayama. *The liner notes and performer profiles are r