Yoshinao Nakada - Japanese Festival (1955)

Описание: “Japanese Festival”, 17 pieces for piano, is a set of pedagogical compositions by the Japanese composer Yoshinao Nakada (“中田喜直”). Originally composed in 1955 and published in 1956 in Japan under the title of “Piano Pieces for Children” (“こどものピアノ曲”), the composition was released in the United States as “Japanese Festival”. The 17 pieces blend various styles, such as the neoclassical, the neoromantic, and the modern 20th century, from the Western canon with traditional Japanese idioms.


Date: 1955

Order:
No. 1 - Alone (“ひとりぽっち”): 0:12
No. 2 - Butterfly Fluttering (“ひらひらちょうちょう”): 1:43
No. 3 - A Short Story (“みじかいおはなし”): 2:32
No. 4 - A Green Caterpillar and a Butterfly (“いもむしとちょうちょう”): 3:30
No. 5 - Lively Children (“げんきなこども”): 5:02
No. 6 - The Song of Twilight (“夕方のうた”): 5:47
No. 7 - The Ballet by the Little Flower (“小さなお花のバレー”): 7:22
No. 8 - The Sad Waltz (“悲しいワルツ”): 8:09
No. 9 - The Gear-Wheels of a Watch (“時計のはぐるま”): 9:39
No. 10 - Children’s Song (“わらべうた”): 10:28
No. 11 - Etude Moderato (“エチュード・モデラート”): 11:50
No. 12 - Dance of the Aborigines (“土人のおどり”): 13:09
No. 13 - Japanese Festival (“おまつり”): 14:06
No. 14 - Children in the Mountain (“山のこども”): 16:13
No. 15 - The Speedy Car (“スピード自動車”): 17:48
No. 16 - A Story in My Dream (“夢のおはなし”): 19:08
No. 17 - Etude Allegro (“エチュード・アレグロ”): 22:45

Performers: Alan Huckleberry on piano


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