{"product_id":"7318590016305","title":"Kobayashi, Mari, Delangle, Claude, Geoffroy, Jean - Japanese Love Songs -Masakazu Natsuda, Toshio Hosokawa, Akira Ifukube, etc \/ Mari Kobayashi(Ms), Claude Delangle(sax), Jean Geoffroy(perc) - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKobayashi, Mari, Delangle, Claude, Geoffroy, Jean\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Westerners Understand? Japanese-Style Expressions of Love\nMari Kobayashi is a mezzo-soprano who has been active in France since graduating from the Tokyo University of the Arts. She has teamed up with French saxophonist Durangle—a Japanophile—to tackle works by Japanese composers and those inspired by Japonisme. The program is packed with highlights, ranging from Akira Ifukube’s masterpiece—accompanied solely by timpani—to Toshio Hosokawa’s composition based on a poem by Izumi Shikibu, and a piece by Ichiro Nohira that demands virtuosic technique. The closing recitation of Toson Shimazaki’s poem about unrequited love is also a highlight. [Comment provided by King International]\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.Poems (2) by Ryokan, for voice, saxophone \u0026amp; percussion: Awayuki no... (Light Snow)\u003cbr\u003e2.Poems (2) by Ryokan, for voice, saxophone \u0026amp; percussion: Interlude (instrumental)\u003cbr\u003e3.Poems (2) by Ryokan, for voice, saxophone \u0026amp; percussion: Yume no yoni (Like a Dream)\u003cbr\u003e4.Love Songs (3), for voice \u0026amp; alto saxophone: 1. Kurai michi (A Dark Road)\u003cbr\u003e5.Love Songs (3), for voice \u0026amp; alto saxophone: 2. Omoide (Memory)\u003cbr\u003e6.Love Songs (3), for voice \u0026amp; alto saxophone: 3. Hotaru (Firefly)\u003cbr\u003e7.Eclogues after Epos Among Aino Races for voice \u0026amp; 4 timpani: Shine onne ekashi kor shinotcha (Song of\u003cbr\u003e8.Duo for voice \u0026amp; soprano saxophone\u003cbr\u003e9.Improvisation No. 1, for alto saxophone\u003cbr\u003e10.Eclogues after Epos Among Aino Races for voice \u0026amp; 4 timpani: Yaishama ne na (Song of a bird dying in\u003cbr\u003e11.Dashu no sho, for voice \u0026amp; alto saxophone\u003cbr\u003e12.Eclogues after Epos Among Aino Races for voice \u0026amp; 4 timpani: Ku-taxkara kusu (Dancing song of a young\u003cbr\u003e13.Matsukaze, for voice, saxophone \u0026amp; percussion\u003cbr\u003e14.Ca va commencer ca commence, for voice \u0026amp; soprano saxophone\u003cbr\u003e15.Kimi ga kokoro wa, poem with percussion accompaniment\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BIS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53595679916321,"sku":"7318590016305","price":3490.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/7318590016305.jpg?v=1790482260","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/7318590016305","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}