Credits:

Tetsuji Honna (conductor), Tanaka Yoshikazu

Description:

Akira Ifukubes Long-Lost Composition Finally Released! The First-Ever Live Recording of Arctic Forest in Japan!All tracksincluding a major work by Shiro Fukai, who is currently undergoing a revivalare being released on CD for the first time!August 8, 2010, was a long-awaited day for Ifukube fans. The Japanese premiere of Akira Ifukubes Polar Forestlong considered a lost workfinally took place! This piece was commissioned by the State of Manchukuo in 1944 and premiered in Manchuria in 1945. For a long time, the only existing score was in Beijing, making performances impossible; however, in 2007, another autograph score was discovered at the composers home, leading to this Japanese premiere. As a representative work from Akira Ifukubes early career, it will surely remain an important historical document for years to come. Composed around themes characteristic of Ifu