Since you are interested in Saxophone Concerto / Symphony No 3, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
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Symphony No. 5, Op. 87 / Atom Hearts Club Suite No. 2, Op. 79a / Prelude to the Celebration of Birds, Op. 83 BBC Philharmonic / Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 2/Jun/2003 ] The latest release from Chandos of the complete orchestral works of in-house composer,Takashi Yoshimatsu. |
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Symphony No.1 / Ode BBC Philharmonic / Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2000 ] 'Good performances, good sound. If you want to sample Yoshimatsu's music, this is a good place to start'. Fanfare |
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Symphony No 4, Trombone Concerto 'Orion Machine' etc Ian Bousfield (trombone) / BBC Philharmonic, Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos Classics / CD - released 17/Nov/2001 ] ***** Five Stars BBC Music Magazine (March 2002) |
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Piano Concerto 'Memo Flora'; While an Angel Falls into a Doze . . .,; etc John Barrow flute, Joe Houghton oboe, Kate Wilson harp, Jonathan Price cello, Kyoko Tabe piano, Manchester Camerata. Sachio Fujioka [ Chandos New Direction / CD - released 10/Jul/2005 ] Takashi Yoshimatsu was born in Tokyo in 1953, at a time when Japanese composers had embraced the trend towards avant-garde techniques. While absorbing these, Yoshimatsu opposed the general fashion, returning to popular rhythms and romantic melody and... |
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Saxophone Concertos Nobuya Sugawa (saxophone) / BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Yutaka Sado [ Chandos / CD - released 5/Jun/2008 ] "Nobuya Sugawa plays wonderfully throughout. The sheer beauty of his sound is simply superb, and his flawless technique clearly matches his musicality which is never at fault. The BBC Philharmonic plays beautifully." (MusicWeb August 2008) |