15 March 2015

TOKYO PHILHARMONIC CHORUS - CHORAL WORKS OF HIKARU HAYASHI - AFTER THE APOCALYPSE (KING RECORDS, 1961)





A1. Cantata No.1 - Give Water
A2. Gold Rush

B. The Eternal Pegasus


Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor
Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus, chorus

Tamiki Hara, libretto (A1)

Hiroshi Iwata, poetry (A2, B)

Masayuki Takayanagi, guitar (A2)
Ryozo Sugiura, vibraphone (A2)
Masao Yagi, piano (A2)
Masanaga Harada, bass (A2)
Kanji Harada, drums (A2)

Tokyo Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (B)


Recorded in 1958 (A1, B) and 1960 (A2)

King Records, SKF 3006

LP Rip





11 comments:

  1. Loving these Nippon shares… thanks for all your efforts.

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  2. The first piece sounds a little like a mellowed-down Japanese version of György Ligeti, then we have some swingin' something, and then an Orff-ish piece, or is it more Schoenberg-esque? But, it also has some quality that reminds me of Yma Sumac. Kind of a wild mix.

    Thanks, Nick!

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  4. I have to agree with Norm. I not only visit everyday, but multiple times! Thanks, again!!

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  5. This is a fantastic set of music and one of the many, many great things that I've discovered through this site. Huge thanks!

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