Piano Concertos by Japanese composers
Hisato Ohzawa (1907-53) - Piano Concerto No.3 "Kamikaze" (1938)
1. Larghetto maestoso - Allegro assai (0:00)
2. Andante cantabile (10:23)
3. Allegro moderato - Allegro vivace (18:22)
Pf. - Ekaterina Saranceva
Cond. - Dmitry Yablonsky
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra
Rec. - 2003
(This Concerto is not related to Japanese special attack units of WW2.)
[26:23]
Akira Ifukube (1914-2006) - Ritmica Ostinata for piano and orchestra (1961)
Pf.- Hitoshi Kobayashi
Cond. - Hiroshi Wakasugi
Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra
Rec. - 1971
Akio Yashiro (1929-76) - Piano Concerto (1967)
1. Allegro animato (47:47)
2. Adagio misterioso (1:00:12)
3. Allegro - Andante - Vivace molto capriccioso (1:07:44)
Pf. - Hiromi Okada
Cond. - Takuo Yuasa
Ulster Orchestra
Rec. - 2001
Teizo Matsumura (1929-2007) - Piano Concerto No.2 (1978)
I. (1:14:35)
II. (1:26:40)
Pf. - Minoru Nojima
Cond. - Hiroyuki Iwaki
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
Rec. - January 30, 1992 / Suntory Hall, Tokyo (Live Recording)
Takashi Yoshimatsu (1953-) - Piano Concerto "Memo Flora", Op. 67 (1997)
1. Flower: Andante tranquillo - Allegro (1:46:47)
2. Petals: Andante (2:01:17)
3. Bloom: Allegro (2:12:00)
Pf. - Kyoko Tabe
Cond. - Sachio Fujioka
Manchester Camerata
Rec. - 1998
