Hana wa saku: Flowers Will Bloom

Featuring

Michael Collins
Charlotte de Rothschild
City of London Sinfonia
Kosaku Yamada
Yoshinao Nakada
Kozaburo Hirai

Ikuma Dan
Hidemaro Konoye
Yoko Kanno
Kunihiko Hashimoto
Hideo Kobayashi

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Performer Biography

Charlotte de Rothschild was one of the first foreigners to record classical Japanese songs in the native tongue, an experience she titled 'A Japanese Journey'.

Cultural Impact

The song 'Hana wa saku' (Flowers will bloom) is a song of sorrow and hope written after the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March 2011.

Recording & Production

The orchestrations for this album, which were originally written with piano accompaniment, were created in 2016 by David Matthews, Yui Kakinuma, and Stuart Calvert.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For the Japanese, the poet is often considered more important than the composer, which is why the poet's name typically comes first in song titles.

Performer Biography

Michael Collins, the conductor of the City of London Sinfonia, is also a leading clarinetist and is considered one of the most complete musicians of his generation.

Performer Biography

Michael Collins has significantly expanded the clarinet repertoire, giving world and local premieres of works by composers such as John Adams and Elliott Carter.

Performer Biography

Charlotte de Rothschild, the soprano on this album, has a wide knowledge of song repertoire from different eras, countries, and genres, and has created many themed programs.