{"product_id":"4988065095130","title":"Kazumasa Watanabe - Othello - Japan CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKazumasa Watanabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFounded in 1923, the ensemble was renamed the “Osaka City Music Ensemble (Osaka City Music)” in 1946 as a wind orchestra for the citizens. April 2010 marked exactly 50 years since its first regular concert in April 1960, making it the longest-running series of regular performances by a professional wind orchestra in Japan. In that sense, the 101st regular concert held on November 2, 2010, at The Symphony Hall marked an important and memorable first step for the Osaka City Music Corps as it looks toward the next 50 years. This CD features a live recording of that 101st regular concert.\nThe program for that evening, titled “The Potential of Wind Music,” was truly fitting for that first step. Centered on original wind band compositions and featuring two world premieres, the program offered a rich variety of works—ranging from Leroy Anderson’s Piano Concerto, rarely performed in Japan, to “Othello,” one of Alfred Reed’s masterpieces and a standard of 20th-century wind band repertoire. Furthermore, for the piano concerto, the conductor—who is also a talented pianist—took on the role of soloist himself, delivering a performance in perfect harmony with the Ichinomiya City Wind Orchestra.\nFontec\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fontec","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53414289506593,"sku":"4988065095130","price":2934.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4988065095130.jpg?v=1788096556","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4988065095130","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}