Contemporary Japanese Piano Music

1. Sonatine for piano
Composed by Hisatada Otaka
with Miwa Yuguchi

2. The Phoenix Hall and 8 Putto-Figures worshipping the Sacrifice Ceremony in the Clouds, for piano
Composed by Sonoo Terauchi
with Miwa Yuguchi

3. Cloud Atlas for piano
Composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi
with Miwa Yuguchi

4. Cloud atlas II for piano
Composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi
with Miwa Yuguchi

5. Cloud atlas III for piano
Composed by Toshi Ichiyanagi
with Miwa Yuguchi

6. Litany (recomposition of "Lento"), for piano
Composed by Toru Takemitsu
with Miwa Yuguchi

7. Uninterrupted Rest I, for piano
Composed by Toru Takemitsu
with Miwa Yuguchi

8. Sonata for piano
Composed by Akio Yashiro
with Miwa Yuguchi

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Average customer rating: Relaxing CD

James Galway - Serenade Franz Schubert , Claude Debussy , Johann Sebastian Bach , Domenico Cimarosa , Frédéric Chopin , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Franz Liszt , Aram Khachaturian , Jules Massenet , Heitor Villa-Lobos , Tamezo Narita , Sergey Rachmaninov , Gabriel Faure , Riccardo Drigo , James Galway , Myung-Whun Chung , Charles Dutoit , Charles Gerhardt , Hiroyuki Iwaki , David Measham , Marisa Robles , Chamber Orchestra Europe , Phillip Moll , Ayako Shinozaki , and Kazuhito Yamashita Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Cimarosa, Domenico | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Fauré, Gabriel | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Khachaturian | Khachaturian, Aram | ( K ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Schubert | Schubert, Franz | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Villa-Lobos, Heitor | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Concertinos | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Villa-Lobos, Heitor | Composers | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Ballets & Dances | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Flute | Reeds & Winds | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Galway, James | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Solo Instrumental | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: James Galway ~ Meditations James Galway - Greatest Hits James Galway - Dances for Flute The Wind Beneath My Wings The Legendary James Galway: Man With the Golden Flute ASIN: B000003EUV Release Date: 1989-06-28

Tracks:

1. Serenade / Standchen, D. 957
2. Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 in E - Flat
3. Reverie
4. Serenade: Largo
5. Suite No. 3: Air
6. La Fille aux cheveux de lin
7. Concerto for Flute and Harp, K. 299
8. Consolation No. 3
9. Adagio Of Spartacus & Phrygia
10. Meditation
11. Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria
12. Song Of The Seashore
13. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
14. Fantaisie
15. Serenade
16. La plus que lente

Customer Reviews:

Relaxing CD.......2000-06-12

If you enjoy James Galway, you should get this CD. It is wonderful easy listening music for when you are doing something else like reading. It is not as exciting as some of his other CDs but just as good. All the songs are beautiful and will be greatly appreciated.

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Seasons Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Grieg, Edvard | ( G ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Massenet | Massenet, Jules | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Vivaldi | Vivaldi, Antonio | ( V ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Incidental Music | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Galway, James | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B000003FMA Release Date: 1993-10-12

Tracks:

1. Peer Gynt: Morning
2. Concerto In E: Spring - Largo
3. Come To My Garden
4. Sakura (Cherry Blossom)
5. Down By The Sally Gardens
6. Over The Sea To Skye
7. Concerto In G Minor: Summer - Adagio
8. Song Of The Seashore
9. The Last Rose Of Summer
10. La vie en rose
11. The Rowan Tree
12. Concerto In F: Autumn - Adagio molto
13. Song Of The Deep Forest
14. The Enchanted Forest
15. Misty Moon Night
16. Clair de lune
17. The Dark Island
18. Concerto In F Minor: Winter - Largo
19. Thais: Meditation
20. Suo Gan

Average customer rating: Eastern Music for Western Listeners

Song of the Seashore & Other Melodies of Japan Manufacturer: RCA ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Galway, James | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Contemporary Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | Folk | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Folk Songs | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music General | Celtic | International | Styles | Music Classical Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Classical Instrumental Music | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Opera & Vocal | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Enchanted Forest: Melodies of Japan ASIN: B000003EMV Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Sunlight Shining Through the Trees (Introduction)/The Moon on the ...
2. Song of the Seashore
3. Lullaby
4. Sunlight Shining Through the Trees (Coda)
5. Red Dragonfly
6. Cherry Blossom Time
7. Evening Primrose
8. Song of the Seashell
9. My Homeland
10. Cherry Blossoms (Introduction)
11. Port of Habu
12. Coconut Shell
13. Misty Moon Night
14. Cherry Blossoms

Customer Reviews:

Eastern Music for Western Listeners.......2006-02-10

From a musicology perspective, this CD would probably not be considered a good representation of traditional Japanese music. On that same note (no pun intended), it's really hard to fault it's efforts. James Galway is a brilliantly trained classical flautist (or flutist, depending on whom you ask) who on occassion has delved into - shall we say, lesser? - forms of music, ie pop songs arranged for studio orchestra and his solo flute stylings, that can barely be considered one step up from salon or elevator music. No one can fault his musicianship, but occassionally, listening to him can be akin to listening to a rock star past his (or her) prime doing stuff they really shouldn't be anymore. In this case, however, he has selected a number of extremely accessible Japanese folk songs and had them arranged so any listener can appreciate them. There is nothing showy in his playing, the orchestra never over-powers or overshadows the material, and the whole CD rarely reaches forte, or even mezzo-forte. It is excellent music for a drive in the country (with the window open only part-way, that is), or a lazy summer afternoon out on the deck, or a low-key dinner party. In fact, I have used it several times in all such occassions. And after (literally) years of occassional listening, it never seems to get old. From a man who clearly wants to be something more than just "background music", he has done a damn fine job of creating some exceptionally relaxing music here. In case you're turned off by the prices of the available copies here on Amazon, you might want to check out his more recent Japanese-themed CD "The Enchanted Forest" which is just as relaxing as this one, but utilizes electronic accompaniment, and as a result is more unique and varied, and probably easier to find.

Average customer rating:

A New Aspect Of Japanese Contemporary Music-9 Manufacturer: Camerata ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Caprices | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000001ZHD Release Date: 1995-12-28

Tracks:

1. Piano Concerto
2. Eclogue, For Flute And Piano
3. Trois Developpements, For Piano
4. ODE Capricious, For Piano
5. Serenade I
6. Poem I
7. Poem II

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Contemporary Japanese Piano Music Manufacturer: Thorofon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Takemitsu | Takemitsu, Toru | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000045AG Release Date: 1996-09-17

Tracks:

1. Son: Allegretto Moderato
2. Son: Adagio Recitativo
3. Son: Allegro Vivace
4. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: Prld, The Phoenix Hall
5. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: With A Canopy
6. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: Dancing Figure
7. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: With A Closed Lotos Blossum In Her Hand
8. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: Dancing Figure
9. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: Playing The Flute
10. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: With The Rattle
11. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: With The Lotus Blossum
12. Hoodo To Unchu Kuyo Bosatsu Hattai: With The Drumstick
13. Cloud Atlas I, II, III: I. Andante Con Moto
14. Cloud Atlas I, II, III: II. Tempo 1 (1/4nt = 44), 2 (1/4nt = 52), 3 (1/4nt = 72)
15. Cloud Atlas I, II, III: III. Vivace
16. Litany: Adagio
17. Litany: Lento Misterioso
18. Uninterrupted Rests: Slowly, Sadly And As If To Converse With
19. Uninterrupted Rests: Quietly And With A Cruel Reverberation
20. Uninterrupted Rests: A Song Of Love
21. Son: Agitato-Adagio
22. Son: Allegro Ritmico
23. Son: Theme Et Variations (Lento)

Track Listings:

1. Copland: Chamber Music
2. D'Art et d'amour
3. Debussy: Children's Corner/Tchaikovsky: Album For The Young, Op.39/Schumann: Album For The Young, Op.68
4. Decameron Negro
5. Dietrich Erdmann: Musik für Saxophon
6. Duo Capriccioso
7. Duo Capriccioso, Vol. 2
8. Duo Reine Elisabeth
9. Durante: Miserere in Cm; Beatus vir in C
10. Durufle: Requiem Op. 9 / Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48

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Jukes

Reference Classics

Perry Como [Box set] [Import]

Music: Modulate

Rampotanza Ronil Grodo Remplente

Perfect Peace: Songs For The People

Rise Up

Piano Cto 1 E Minor Op 11 / 2 in F Minor Op 21

Place I Call Home

Mi Tesoro

New Morning + 2 (Limited UK)

No Sleep 'till Bedtime [Import]

Pure Relaxation: Movement of Time [Import]

Nielsen: Orchestral Works

Straight Outta Ca$hville