© 1999 Lawrence Tuczynski
| Title | The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 1 TAN - AKIRA IFUKUBE ORCHESTRAL WORKS |
| CD Label | King Records |
| CD Number | KICC 175 |
| Music composed by: | Akira Ifukube |
| Music conducted by: | Jyunichi Hirokami |
| Music performed by: | Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra |
| Music recorded: | August 22-24, 29-31, September 1, 1995 SESSION SUGINAMI HALL, TOKYO |
| Number of tracks | 7 |
| Running time | 43:18 |
| Number of discs | 1 |
| Year of release/manufacture | 1995 |
| REVIEW |
January 28, 2000 This is a great sounding CD of Akira Ifukube's music as performed by the Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. It was a pleasure to listen to and had a good mix of slow and fast paced music. The Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra performs very well on all 5 discs in this series. Most of this music will be new to people who have only listened to Ifukube's monster movie scores. This disc has the shortest running time of the five in the series but you get so wrapped up in the music that it seems to go even faster and is over before you know it. I can heartily recommend this CD, especially if your taste in music leans to the classical side. |
English Title: The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 1 - TAN - AKIRA IFUKUBE ORCHESTRAL WORKS JAPANESE RHAPSODY (1935) 1. Nocturne 2. Fete TRIPTYQUE ABORIGENE (1937) 3. Payses Tempo di JIMKUU 4. TIMBRE nom regional 5. PAKKAI Chant d'AINO BALLATA SINFONICA (1943) 6. Prima Ballata: Allegro capricciosa 7. Seconda Ballata: Andante rapsodico |