Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor), Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra - Symphonies Nos.4, 5, 6, Orchestral Works - Japan 4 CD

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Kazuyoshi Akiyama (conductor), Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra

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Master Conductor Kazuyoshi Akiyama's Elegant Tchaikovsky! Fruition with the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, for which he serves as Honorary Conductor for Life! Tchaikovsky by the master Akiyama, a master of elegance, dignity, and neatness, is now at the peak of his maturity. This is a collection of humanistic masterpieces performed with the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra, with whom he has formed a strong friendship. It is easy to describe Tchaikovsky as musical violence. Akiyama spun the beauty of the melody as if it were carefully embroidered, cleanly and painstakingly. The power radiated by the silence of Symphony No. 4. The stoic style of the Fifth Symphony, which forbids sweet drama, symbolizes the rigor of an artist disciplining himself. In the "Pathétique," the drama is full of blood and seeps into the heart. Of special note is the string ensemble version of "Memories of Florence," which is not only rare in that it is rarely performed by an orchestra, but is also a masterful expression, a model of counterpoint comparable to that of a symphony. This is the kind of performance that makes sense when you hear it.The inclusion of the rare "Overture to the Celebration with the Danish National Anthem" is also appreciated, and I naturally bow down to Kazuyoshi Akiyama, who speaks to us sincerely and without pedantry or condescension, even to these secret pieces. Tobu Shoji Co.