{"product_id":"4589538756147","title":"Ikebe Shinichiro - Hashimoto: Symphony No.1 . Heavenly Maiden and Fisherman - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIkebe Shinichiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKunihiko Hashimoto was a leading figure in the Japanese music world before World War II. He studied composition at the Graduate School of the Tokyo School of Music and established his reputation with several art songs he released in the late 1920s. In the 1930s, commissioned by the Ministry of Education, he studied abroad in Vienna, where he studied under Egon Velles and actively embraced new musical styles. During World War II, he was involved in a wide range of activities, including composing numerous wartime songs; however, after resigning from his teaching position following the war, his works were all but forgotten. His “Symphony No. 1” from 1940 was composed as a “Celebration of the 2,600th Year of the Imperial Era”; its second movement, featuring melodies evocative of a longing for the South, is particularly striking. This album marks its world premiere recording. The symphonic suite “The Celestial Maiden and the Fisherman,” based on the “Legend of the Feathered Robe” and also making its world premiere recording here, was composed before Hashimoto traveled to Europe. It is an ambitious work born from the fusion of modern French music and traditional Japanese culture. Performed by the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Ryuzen Numajiri. *The liner notes and performer profiles are reprinted from the booklet of the previously released product [8.555881J].\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Naxos","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53414261293345,"sku":"4589538756147","price":1980.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538756147.jpg?v=1788096408","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4589538756147","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}