tangotreats
09-27-2014, 11:02 PM
A Herr Salat / Tangotreats Co-Production
DOWNLOAD THIS RIGHT NOW - it's FANTASTIC.
SENIOR CONCERT �78
Featuring music by: W. A. Mozart, F. Chopin, M. Oshima, Y. Tanaka, H. Satoh, and Y. Hirabe
Osaka Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Yamaha Orchestra
Kosuke Onozaki, Hiroshi Koizumi (conductors)
Fumiko Kawai, Yumiko Katoh, Yayoi Hirabe, and Roman Kaieda (piano)
Michiru Oshima, Yumiko Tanaka, and Hiromi Satoh (GX-1 Synthesizer)
Total playing time: 1 hour, 36 minutes, 16 seconds. WARNING - BIG. Download size 485mb.
FLAC @ Mega.co.nz - https://mega.co.nz/#!A5QykYoR!I6Fy2rU1AI4C2pDF5WoBsjYMT-IJtBWDQq2kzhzTprc
MP3 (LAME -V0) @ Mega.co.nz - https://mega.co.nz/#!hlQjBCDL!MI9JUmLzLq48yC5yiVz-Cs-gp-VnunaQAyt-04G0enU
My transfer from Herr Salat's vinyl collection. FLAC at Level 8. LOG/CUE requests will, as ever, be attended to with the aid of a funnel, a box of pissed off bot flies, a large and sturdy carrot, a cricket bat, and a roll of duct tape. In that order. ;)
Scans included. No scan of the back cover as it is completely blank except for the following text printed along the bottom: "PRODUCED BY Genichi Kawakami PRESENTED BY Yamaha Music Foundation 3-24-22 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 19-259 STEREO"
Most people who follows our posts will know that Herr Salat sends me stuff every now and again. Sometimes, what comes out of the box makes me cry with joy. Sometimes it confuses and worries me. On this occasion, the effect was fascination and excitement, mixed in with just a little slight sadism-oriented curiosity at just how this fellow manages to find these things; not just RARE things, but things that you didn�t even realise EXISTED. Around this point when posting our collaboration projects, I always get tied up in knots trying to think of different ways to say the same thing � namely, �thank you� � so I�ll keep it simple this time:
Herr Salat, my friend � thank you.
From what I can piece together from the (Japanese) sleeve notes, this is a recording of a concert sponsored and funded by the Yamaha Music Foundation in 1978. It features students� original compositions as well as student performances of classical standards.
Brief technical notes:
Another album almost forty years old but in genuinely mint condition. My usual restoration/remastering regime has been applied. The original recording is absolutely beautiful, but affected by tape hiss (the original analogue master) which I have made a conscious decision to reduce only slightly - allowing the natural, airy sound of the concert to be heard. Oshima�s piece featured close-up brass and castanets, both of which confuse noise reduction algorithms, so it was restored with a lighter manual process � slight and occasional instances of click and crackle may be audible. Additionally, throughout the recording are the typical sounds of a live performance � audience shuffling in their seats, coughing, squeaking music stands, creaking chairs, etc. I have not touched these natural atmospheric sounds at all. They represent the reality of a live concert performance and in my view should be preserved unless they are loud or otherwise obtrusive to the extent that they compromise listenability.
Finally, these LPs were cut hot and absolutely stuffed to capacity. Minor high frequency degradation near the end of tracks 3, 5, 7, and 8 is present and is just another facet of glorious old vinyl. Can't be helped!
On Side A and the first track of Side B, Mozart�s 20th Piano Concerto in D Minor and Chopin�s Grande Polonaise are both delightful performances by pianist and orchestra alike, although they�re unlikely to become your reference recordings. Also on Side B, our very own Michiru Oshima, aged just seventeen, performs her own piece �La Alegria� for GX-1 synthesizer and instrumental ensemble. It�s a lovely, bouncy piece that demonstrates just how well planted the seeds of Oshima�s compositional genius were, so early in her life.
Though Oshima�s name is undoubtedly the most well-known today, I don�t think her piece is the highlight of the album. The really good stuff appears on the second LP of the set.
On Side A is Yumiko Tanaka�s (aged 19) �A Chapter For GX-1 and Orchestra - The Boundless Plaine� � a thirteen minute tone poem which features a Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer performing with a full orchestra. The composer performs the synthesizer part accompanied by the Osaka Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hiroshi Koizumi.
Also on Side A, Hiromi Sato�s (aged 20) �Essay For GX-1 and Wind Instruments � Hymn To The Earth� � another tone poem that expertly blends synthesizer with the traditional orchestra. The composer performs the synthesizer part, accompanied by the Yamaha Orchestra, conducted by Kosuke Onozaki.
Side B is given over to one piece � Yayoi Hirabe�s (aged 19) fully acoustic (no synthesizers at all in here) �Symphony for Piano and Percussion Instruments�.
These pieces are JUST BRILLIANT. The maturity, melodic gift, and orchestral technique demonstrated by these young composers � all but one still in their teens � is jaw-dropping. All three are completely tonal (unabashedly, exuberantly so) - stuffed with great tunes, orchestral acrobatics, and a remarkable sense of structure and form. They�re not just showing-off pieces, although they certainly are that; they all bear the hallmark of young geniuses overwhelmed with happiness at the opportunity to write for a full-sized professional symphony orchestra� More than that, they�re artistically sound, and musically interesting. The use of the synthesizer is mostly pitch-perfect; although some people will find their sound extremely dated, I am of the opinion that the music is so good it just doesn�t matter. These pieces were written � from the ground up � with the synthesizer in mind.
All in all, this is a genuinely FANTASTIC album � 96 minutes of musical excellence, 50 minutes of which are unique, virtually completely unheard pieces by contemporary, living Japanese composers.
As always, enjoy! :)
TT
DOWNLOAD THIS RIGHT NOW - it's FANTASTIC.
SENIOR CONCERT �78
Featuring music by: W. A. Mozart, F. Chopin, M. Oshima, Y. Tanaka, H. Satoh, and Y. Hirabe
Osaka Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Yamaha Orchestra
Kosuke Onozaki, Hiroshi Koizumi (conductors)
Fumiko Kawai, Yumiko Katoh, Yayoi Hirabe, and Roman Kaieda (piano)
Michiru Oshima, Yumiko Tanaka, and Hiromi Satoh (GX-1 Synthesizer)
Total playing time: 1 hour, 36 minutes, 16 seconds. WARNING - BIG. Download size 485mb.
FLAC @ Mega.co.nz - https://mega.co.nz/#!A5QykYoR!I6Fy2rU1AI4C2pDF5WoBsjYMT-IJtBWDQq2kzhzTprc
MP3 (LAME -V0) @ Mega.co.nz - https://mega.co.nz/#!hlQjBCDL!MI9JUmLzLq48yC5yiVz-Cs-gp-VnunaQAyt-04G0enU
My transfer from Herr Salat's vinyl collection. FLAC at Level 8. LOG/CUE requests will, as ever, be attended to with the aid of a funnel, a box of pissed off bot flies, a large and sturdy carrot, a cricket bat, and a roll of duct tape. In that order. ;)
Scans included. No scan of the back cover as it is completely blank except for the following text printed along the bottom: "PRODUCED BY Genichi Kawakami PRESENTED BY Yamaha Music Foundation 3-24-22 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 19-259 STEREO"
Most people who follows our posts will know that Herr Salat sends me stuff every now and again. Sometimes, what comes out of the box makes me cry with joy. Sometimes it confuses and worries me. On this occasion, the effect was fascination and excitement, mixed in with just a little slight sadism-oriented curiosity at just how this fellow manages to find these things; not just RARE things, but things that you didn�t even realise EXISTED. Around this point when posting our collaboration projects, I always get tied up in knots trying to think of different ways to say the same thing � namely, �thank you� � so I�ll keep it simple this time:
Herr Salat, my friend � thank you.
From what I can piece together from the (Japanese) sleeve notes, this is a recording of a concert sponsored and funded by the Yamaha Music Foundation in 1978. It features students� original compositions as well as student performances of classical standards.
Brief technical notes:
Another album almost forty years old but in genuinely mint condition. My usual restoration/remastering regime has been applied. The original recording is absolutely beautiful, but affected by tape hiss (the original analogue master) which I have made a conscious decision to reduce only slightly - allowing the natural, airy sound of the concert to be heard. Oshima�s piece featured close-up brass and castanets, both of which confuse noise reduction algorithms, so it was restored with a lighter manual process � slight and occasional instances of click and crackle may be audible. Additionally, throughout the recording are the typical sounds of a live performance � audience shuffling in their seats, coughing, squeaking music stands, creaking chairs, etc. I have not touched these natural atmospheric sounds at all. They represent the reality of a live concert performance and in my view should be preserved unless they are loud or otherwise obtrusive to the extent that they compromise listenability.
Finally, these LPs were cut hot and absolutely stuffed to capacity. Minor high frequency degradation near the end of tracks 3, 5, 7, and 8 is present and is just another facet of glorious old vinyl. Can't be helped!
On Side A and the first track of Side B, Mozart�s 20th Piano Concerto in D Minor and Chopin�s Grande Polonaise are both delightful performances by pianist and orchestra alike, although they�re unlikely to become your reference recordings. Also on Side B, our very own Michiru Oshima, aged just seventeen, performs her own piece �La Alegria� for GX-1 synthesizer and instrumental ensemble. It�s a lovely, bouncy piece that demonstrates just how well planted the seeds of Oshima�s compositional genius were, so early in her life.
Though Oshima�s name is undoubtedly the most well-known today, I don�t think her piece is the highlight of the album. The really good stuff appears on the second LP of the set.
On Side A is Yumiko Tanaka�s (aged 19) �A Chapter For GX-1 and Orchestra - The Boundless Plaine� � a thirteen minute tone poem which features a Yamaha GX-1 synthesizer performing with a full orchestra. The composer performs the synthesizer part accompanied by the Osaka Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Hiroshi Koizumi.
Also on Side A, Hiromi Sato�s (aged 20) �Essay For GX-1 and Wind Instruments � Hymn To The Earth� � another tone poem that expertly blends synthesizer with the traditional orchestra. The composer performs the synthesizer part, accompanied by the Yamaha Orchestra, conducted by Kosuke Onozaki.
Side B is given over to one piece � Yayoi Hirabe�s (aged 19) fully acoustic (no synthesizers at all in here) �Symphony for Piano and Percussion Instruments�.
These pieces are JUST BRILLIANT. The maturity, melodic gift, and orchestral technique demonstrated by these young composers � all but one still in their teens � is jaw-dropping. All three are completely tonal (unabashedly, exuberantly so) - stuffed with great tunes, orchestral acrobatics, and a remarkable sense of structure and form. They�re not just showing-off pieces, although they certainly are that; they all bear the hallmark of young geniuses overwhelmed with happiness at the opportunity to write for a full-sized professional symphony orchestra� More than that, they�re artistically sound, and musically interesting. The use of the synthesizer is mostly pitch-perfect; although some people will find their sound extremely dated, I am of the opinion that the music is so good it just doesn�t matter. These pieces were written � from the ground up � with the synthesizer in mind.
All in all, this is a genuinely FANTASTIC album � 96 minutes of musical excellence, 50 minutes of which are unique, virtually completely unheard pieces by contemporary, living Japanese composers.
As always, enjoy! :)
TT