Credits:

Multi-Piano Ensemble, Dmitri Yablonski, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

Description:

In 1935, the first prize at the Tchelepnin Competitionwhose jury included renowned French composers such as Roussel and Ibertwas awarded to a 21-year-old unknown named Akira Ifukube. Living in Hokkaido, he had come into contact with the Ainu people and was deeply influenced by their way of life and culture. His debut work, Japanese Rhapsodywhich fully reflected the vitality of the Ainu peoplewon first prize, and Akira Ifukubes name quickly became known throughout the Japanese music world. Since then, Ifukube has continued to exert an immense influence on the Japanese music world as an outstanding teacher and as a master of film music, best exemplified by his work on the movie *Godzilla*. This album features Sinfonia Tapkara, inspired by Tapkara, a form of Ainu dance; Ritmica Ostinata, which focuses on repetition (ostinato) and seeks to fi