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Takashi Asahina - Wind Ensemble & March Collection (Mastered in 2025) - Japan 2 SACD Hybrid Limited Edition
Takashi Asahina - Wind Ensemble & March Collection (Mastered in 2025) - Japan 2 SACD Hybrid Limited Edition
Hybrid SACD
Classical Music
Conductor
24 dicembre 2025
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Catalog No.: OVEP00037
JAN/ISBN: 4526977320379
Number of Discs: 2
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Credits:
Takashi Asahina
Description:
<The 25th anniversary of Takashi Asahina's death (2026) The first SACD release of the rare and precious wind band masterpieces left by Takashi Asahina, a master musician. Includes new manuscript by Yuichi Iwano (& commentary on DISC1) and commentary on DISC2 when it was first released. Newly mastered by Tomotosook Ezaki for this reissue. Limited Edition Rare sound recordings by Takashi Asahina, who will celebrate the 25th anniversary of his death in 2026, are finally available as SACD hybrids! This is a collection of "Takashi Asahina Elgar: Dignity and Majesty" recorded in 1976 & 1977, released by Canyon Classics, and "The Memorial Live" with Osaka City Music Troupe, recorded from 1972-83, released by Octavia Records in 2003. The two-disc set includes a varied and enjoyable repertoire of classical music, new works, and wind band masterpieces. Asahina's music is full of energy and vitality, and he conducts with a commanding presence that even brings the famous bar to mind. The final piece, "Meistersinger," with its slowed-down tempo and magnificent coda, is a must-listen.New manuscript by Yuichi Iwano, green label specification, and newly re-released on SACD for the first time with new mastering in 2025 by Tomosook Ezaki, this is truly a disc to be intoxicated by the master's supreme art! (1/2)
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