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The Sound of Japanese Contemporary Classical

“The Sound of Japanese Contemporary Classical” offers a comprehensive dive into the diverse and nuanced world of modern Japanese classical music. Blending minimalist textures, avant-garde structures, and traditional Japanese influences, the playlist features works by some of the most distinctive voices in the genre. From the delicate piano musings of Toru Takemitsu's “Clouds” to the vibrant marimba-led journey in Takatomi Nobunaga’s “The Crossed Sonar of Dolphins,” there’s a wide range of sonic approaches represented.

The list spans airy flute pieces like Karen Tanaka's “Night Bird” and atmospheric guitar compositions by Akira Miyoshi and Shin-ichi Fukuda, to orchestral moods like Yuji Takahashi's experimental “Insomnia” and Toshio Hosokawa’s cinematic “Lotus Under the Moonlight.” Each piece reflects a unique intersection between the past and present, blending Western instrumentation with Japanese aesthetics. Ideal for listeners curious about contemporary classical through a Japanese lens, this set explores texture, tone, and silence in innovative ways.

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Akemi Naito 3 tracks
Akiko Kawanaka 1 track
Akiko Yamane 2 tracks
Akira Miyoshi 3 tracks
Akira Nishimura 3 tracks
Alex Hayashi 3 tracks
Andrea Dieci 1 track
Anne Akiko Meyers 1 track
Atsutada Otaka 2 tracks
Bart Spanhove 1 track
Benyamin Nuss 1 track
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Bryan Ashley 1 track
Carin Levine 1 track
Christian Rivet 1 track
Christian Rivet 1 track
Claude Delangle 1 track
Cory Smythe 1 track
Dai Fujikura 3 tracks
Diego Campagna 1 track
Eberhard Blum 1 track
Emmanuel Pahud 1 track
Ensemble L´art pour l´art 1 track
Ensemble Nouveau 1 track
Ensemble PVD 1 track
Eugene Migliaro Corporon 1 track
Flanders Recorder Quartet 1 track
Fumiharu Yoshimine 1 track
Fumito Nunoya 1 track
Gabriel Urgell Reyes 1 track
Gerard McChrystal 1 track
Gerhard Oppitz 2 tracks
Gidon Kremer 1 track
Gumma Symphony Orchestra 2 tracks
Gustav Holst 1 track
Gyochi Yoshida 1 track
Haruka Fujii 2 tracks
Henry Shek 2 tracks
Hilary Hahn 1 track
Hiroaki Takaha 2 tracks
Hirohisa Shono 2 tracks
Hirokazu Hiraishi 1 track
Hiroyuki Yamamoto 2 tracks
Hokkaido University of Education Super Winds 2 tracks
Huang Zi 1 track
Ichiro Nodaira 3 tracks
Irina Mejoueva 1 track
Japan Air Self-Defense Force Central Band 1 track
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra 1 track
Jerome Laran 1 track
Jo Kondo 3 tracks
Johannes Schlaefli 1 track
Joris Van Goethem 1 track
Jun Nagao 3 tracks
June Han 1 track
Junichi Hirokami 1 track
Junko Ueda 1 track
Karen Tanaka 3 tracks
Keiko Abe 1 track
Keiko Fujiie 2 tracks
Keiko Harada 2 tracks
Keishi Ito 1 track
Ken-ichi Watanabe 2 tracks
Koriyama High School 1 track
Kotaro Fukuma 2 tracks
Kroumata Percussion Ensemble 1 track
Kumi Uchimoto 5 tracks
Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester 1 track
Li Jian 1 track
Maki Ishii 3 tracks
Makiko Nishikaze 2 tracks
Malmö Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Mamoru Fujieda 3 tracks
Mao Fujita 1 track
Margherita Berlanda 1 track
Marin Alsop 1 track
Masanori Oishi 1 track
Masao Yamashita 1 track
Masataka Matsuo 1 track
Matthew Thompson 3 tracks
Michaël Ertzscheid 1 track
Mieko Takizawa 2 tracks
Mito Chamber Orchestra 1 track
Miyuji Kaneko 1 track
Momo Kodama 1 track
Motoharu Kawashima 2 tracks
Mutsuko Fujii 1 track
Nagako Konishi 1 track
Naoko Yoshino 1 track
Naoto Ohmasa 1 track
Naoto Yoshida 1 track
Noriko Ogawa 2 tracks
North Texas Wind Symphony 1 track
Odile Delangle 1 track
Paul Van Loey 1 track
Plover Pure Blueberry 1 track
Richard Yongjae O'Neill 1 track
Rika Fujii 1 track
Robert Thompson 1 track
Ryuichi Sakamoto 3 tracks
Ryōhei Hirose 2 tracks
Sachiyo Tsurumi 1 track
Sanae Yoshida 1 track
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra 1 track
Satoko Inoue 2 tracks
Sawako Tamaru 1 track
Seiichi Inagaki 1 track
Seiji Ozawa 1 track
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music Wind Ensemble 1 track
Shin-ichi Fukuda 5 tracks
Shin’ichirō Ikebe 3 tracks
Somei Satoh 3 tracks
Steffen Schleiermacher 1 track
Swedish Recorder Quartet 1 track
Tadaaki Otaka 1 track
Taizo Takemoto 1 track
Takako Nishizaki 2 tracks
Takashi Tokunaga 1 track
Takatomi Nobunaga 1 track
Tami Nodaira 1 track
Tara Helen O'Connor 1 track
Tokyo Contemporary Soloists 1 track
Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra 1 track
Tomoko Hirabayashi 1 track
Torleif Thedéen 1 track
Toru Takemitsu 3 tracks
Toshio Hosokawa 3 tracks
Toshiro Saruya 1 track
Traditional 2 tracks
Yasunoshin Morita 1 track
Yoichi Sugiyama 1 track
Yoko Tanaka 1 track
Yori-aki Matsudaira 1 track
Yoshihiro Kanno 1 track
Yuji Itoh 1 track
Yuji Takahashi 3 tracks
Yukie Nagai 1 track
Yumi Saiki 1 track
フィルハーモニック・ウインズ 大阪 1 track
三瀬俊吾 1 track
三瀬和朗 1 track
中務晴之 1 track
増本伎共子 1 track
大井剛史 1 track
大岡信 1 track
大竹くみ 1 track
大谷研二 1 track
室生犀星 1 track
岸本祐有乃 1 track
弦楽オーケストラ 1 track
早稲田大学交響楽団 1 track
明浄学院高等学校吹奏楽部 1 track
星英一 2 tracks
服部芳樹 1 track
東京工業大学混声合唱団 コール・クライネス 1 track
松平 敬 1 track
橋本晋哉 1 track
正富明日香 1 track
水科克夫 2等空佐 1 track
洗足学園音楽大学アンサンブル・ヌーボー・スペリオル 1 track
渡辺研一郎 1 track
田中雅彦 1 track
田村幸代 1 track
石桁真礼生 1 track
福島県立安積黎明高等学校合唱団 2 tracks
篠﨑史子 1 track
藤井宏樹 1 track
西山まりえ 3 tracks
鈴木あずさ 2 tracks
鈴木輝昭 3 tracks
高橋悠治 1 track
高橋悠治(ピアノ) 1 track
鷹羽弘晃 1 track