Mitsuaki Kanno – Suite "FATE" (THE CASTLE OF SAND 40th Anniversary) [cond. Nishimoto]

Featuring music by:
Mitsuaki Kanno (菅野光亮), Yasushi Akutagawa

Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
Tomomi Nishimoto (conductor)
Keisuke Toyama (piano)

Release Date: 23.07.2014
Publisher: Billboard Records
Catalog Number: HBRJ-1013

1. Mitsuaki Kanno – Suite for Piano & Orchestra "FATE" (1974) | 38’03”
For the original 1974 cues in suite form, go here (Thread 162576).

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2. Yasushi Akutagawa – TRIPTYQUE for String Orchestra (1955) | 14’35”
I. Allegro
II. (Berceuse) Andante
III. Presto

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I don’t like it’s the same original ~40 minute suite version. It’s not cohesive enough for me as a concert work (despite the suite being a mix of cues in film order). The 2004 Akira Senju Piano Concert in two movements version conducted by Chosei Komatsu [Kentaro Haneda (pf), Japan Philharmonic Orchestra] is better despite being shorter. nextday has shared it here (Thread 57893) (Tracks 1 and 2. Remaining tracks are cues for the 2004 TV adaptation).

Akutagawa’s TRIPTYQUE is good. Shorter, three strong movements, and not as dragging as FATE.

My wonky rip.

FLAC @ Mega.co.nz – https://mega.co.nz/#!PspzADTA!UuljP-eytdJvkrbH3Y7p3fNNNCUw5yruN1qRRDyPJtw (261 MB)

MP3 (LAME -V0) @ Mega.co.nz – https://mega.co.nz/#!nopn2IbD!b_ggercBFLB_pj38qBgrlvrgVHyLDDQAY_9ESBo A2p0 (122 MB)

ps: if I’m not wrong ‘FATE’ Suite was shared on ‘BIG ORCHESTRAL ACTION MUSIC THREAD’.

It’s wonderful to get a fresh recording of this… even though I do agree with you that Senju’s "condensed" version works much, much better as a coherent concert work. It has a sense of propulsion and direction that this (much, much longer) edition lacks, even though it’s still quite lovely taken on its own merits.

Lovely recording, outstanding presentation, as usual with your posts… Dankeschon! 😀