Ikuma Dan, a leading Japanese opera composer, gained fame with his first opera "Yuzuru" (The twilight heron), which received several awards.
Composition History
Ikuma Dan's "Six Songs for Children," composed in 1945, was a memorable work that gave new hope to the chaotic Japanese musical world after World War II.
Composer Biography
Yoshinao Nakata, one of Japan's foremost composers of solo vocal music, began his compositional activities in 1946, the year after Japan's defeat in World War II.
Composer Biography
Fumio Hayasaka, a composer who strived for Japanese nationalistic music, taught himself composition and piano and is well-known for his film scores, including "Rashomon" and "The Seven Samurai."
Performer Biography
Yoshikazu Mera, the countertenor on this recording, changed his principal subject from tenor to countertenor during his third year of college.
Performer Biography
Kikuko Ogura, the pianist on this recording, won the fortepiano prize at the International Old Instruments Competition in Bruges in 1995 and was the third soloist in nine years to receive the Special Audience Prize.
Composition History
Kosaku Yamada's song cycle "Song of AIYAN" was composed in just three days in May 1922 and published in August of the same year.
You might also enjoy...
een
Berio: The Great Works for Voice
All My Heart: Deborah Voigt Sings American Songs
Lourié: Songs and Choruses
Where the Music Comes From
Invitation au voyage
Stiller Garten - där blomsterängar stå
Kondor: Song and Comment / Song Exercises / Hastieres Settings / Old Bockhampton Tunes
Korngold: Songs and Chamber Music
Beach, A.: Rendezvous
Reynaldo Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet
