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Best of Japanese Classical

The most popular Japanese Classical songs on Spotify • Featuring Joe Hisaishi, Akira Kosemura, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nobuo Uematsu, Yasunori Mitsuda, Yoko Kanno, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Toru Takemitsu, Akihiko Matsumoto, Shinichi Suzuki, Michiru Oshima, Rentaro Taki & Hikaru Hayashi • By volt.fm
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Popular Artists

Popular artists in this playlist.
Joe HisaishiNobuo UematsuRyuichi SakamotoAkira Kosemura

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Popular Songs

Popular songs in this playlist.
Merry-Go-Round of Life - from 'Howl's Moving Castle'Joe Hisaishi
KioqueAkira Kosemura
Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceRyuichi Sakamoto / Jaques Morelenbaum / Everton Nelson
A Town with an Ocean ViewJoe Hisaishi
The Revenant Main ThemeRyuichi Sakamoto / alva noto
Evening LightAkira Kosemura

Hidden Gems

Songs you might not have heard before.
Kagome VariationKiyoshige Koyama / Yoko Suzuki
The Remains of the Light III, "Angel's Ladder"Yoshihiro Kanno / Noriko Ogawa
Piano Concerto No. 3 in A-Flat Major, "Kamikaze": II. Andante cantabileHisato Ohzawa / Ekaterina Saranceva / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
Jogashima No AmeTadashi Yanada / Marc Grauwels / Ingrid Procureur
「影武者」メインタイトルShin’ichirō Ikebe / Taizo Takemoto / Japan Philharmonic Orchestra

All Songs

1
Merry-Go-Round of Life - from 'Howl's Moving Castle'Joe Hisaishi
5:11
2
KioqueAkira Kosemura
2:10
3
Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceRyuichi Sakamoto / Jaques Morelenbaum / Everton Nelson
4:46
4
A Town with an Ocean ViewJoe Hisaishi
3:00
5
The Revenant Main ThemeRyuichi Sakamoto / alva noto
2:41
6
Evening LightAkira Kosemura
2:21
7
ZanarkandNobuo Uematsu
3:04
8
One​-​Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII)Nobuo Uematsu
4:25
9
Corridors of TimeYasunori Mitsuda
3:03
10
Lullaby Of Birdland <featuring 手嶌葵>Yoko Kanno / Aoi Teshima
3:06
11
Secret of the ForestYasunori Mitsuda
4:56
12
プレイアデス舞曲集 第 IV集 ''秋の舟唄'' Op. 71 5.Takashi Yoshimatsu / パスカル・ロジェ
1:35
13
Piano Pieces for Children: No. 2. CloudsToru Takemitsu / Kotaro Fukuma
1:39
14
Wind Color Vector: I. LeewardTakashi Yoshimatsu / Craig Ogden
4:57
15
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star VariationsShinichi Suzuki / Takako Nishizaki / Terence Dennis
2:31
16
ラクエンYoko Kanno
3:03
17
The Summer WarsAkihiko Matsumoto
1:52
18
兄弟Michiru Oshima
4:06
19
L'Ile neuHikaru Hayashi
3:26
20
Theme de l'eauHikaru Hayashi
2:06
21
栄の活躍Akihiko Matsumoto
3:09
22
Allegro in A MajorShinichi Suzuki / Takako Nishizaki / Terence Dennis
0:36
23
The Moon on the Ruined Castle (Arr. Cello & Piano)Rentaro Taki / Lynn Harrell / Bruno Canino
1:13
24
Angel's Egg: PreludeYoshihiro Kanno / Noriko Ogawa
3:25
25
Godzilla Title / [Godzilla]Akira Ifukube
1:30
26
Saegirarenai kyusoku (Uninterrupted Rest): III. A song of loveToru Takemitsu / Kotaro Fukuma
1:21
27
Song of TwilightYoshinao Nakada / Caroline Almonte
1:37
28
夕方のうたYoshinao Nakada / Rintaro Akamatsu
1:34
29
虹色の夢へMichiru Oshima / Emiri Miyamoto
3:54
30
Godzilla Appears / [Terror Of Mechagodzilla]Akira Ifukube
1:22
31
Kojo no tsuki (Moon at a desolate castle) (version for flute): Koojo No TsukiRentaro Taki / Marc Grauwels
1:51
32
BifuSomei Satoh / Hilary Hahn / Cory Smythe
4:58
33
IkiruFumio Hayasaka
2:07
34
Chin Chin ChidoriHidemaro Konoye / Marc Grauwels / Ingrid Procureur
3:08
35
No. 3 Miero vuotti uutta kuuta from Five Finnish Folk Songs - Edited VersionMichio Mamiya / Yo-Yo Ma
1:58
36
WindchimeMichio Miyagi
4:52
37
Birds In Warped Time IISomei Satoh / Anne Akiko Meyers / Li Jian, Piano
10:24
38
Sarashifu TegotoMichio Miyagi
8:32
39
The Dream BoatAkio Yashiro / Doremi Takahashi / Kaoru Jitsukawa
3:19
40
Seven SamuraiFumio Hayasaka
11:20
41
Ave MariaToshio Hosokawa / Kirsten Drope / SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart & 1 more
10:52
42
Matsushima-Ondo - InstrumentalKosaku Yamada / Yo-Yo Ma / Michio Mamiya
3:01
43
Chugoku-chiho no komoriuta (Lullaby from the Chugoku District): Chuugokuchiho No KomoriutaKosaku Yamada / Marc Grauwels / Ingrid Procureur
2:40
44
2 Japanese Folk Songs for Guitar: No. 2. Komoriuta (Lullaby)Toshio Hosokawa / Shin-ichi Fukuda
3:16
45
Hamabe No Uta (Song of the Seashore)Tamezo Narita / Mischa Maisky / Daria Hovora
3:36
46
Spring and Asura (Jin Kazama Version)Dai Fujikura / Mao Fujita
6:12
47
5 Poèmes: No. 1. ChampsAkira Miyoshi / Shin-ichi Fukuda
1:44
48
Jogashima No AmeTadashi Yanada / Marc Grauwels / Ingrid Procureur
4:45
49
吹奏楽のための神話 ~天岩屋戸の物語によるHiroshi Ohguri / 関西の吹奏楽
7:32
50
Chiran Bushi - InstrumentalMichio Mamiya / Yo-Yo Ma
4:30
51
KalaAkira Nishimura / Keiko Abe / Kroumata Percussion Ensemble
10:31
52
Chin Chin ChidoriHidemaro Konoye / Marc Grauwels / Ingrid Procureur
3:08
53
DefuneHaseo Sugiyama / Yo-Yo Ma / Michio Mamiya
5:02
54
Rhapsody for OrchestraYuzo Toyama / Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra / Ryusuke Numajiri
7:16
55
Dream of the Cherry BlossomsKeiko Abe / Katarzyna Mycka
4:56
56
NTVスポーツテーマ(スポーツ行進曲)Toshiro Mayuzumi
1:24
57
Nara-Yama - InstrumentalKozaburo Hirai / Yo-Yo Ma / Michio Mamiya
5:01
58
Triptyque: I. AllegroYasushi Akutagawa / Tonkünstler-Orchester / Yutaka Sado
3:40
59
Song of the Seashore (Hamabe No Uta)Tamezo Narita / James Galway / Hiroyuki Iwaki & 1 more
2:53
60
Marimba Spiritual IIMinoru Miki / Safri Duo
16:39
61
Oroku-Musume - InstrumentalKunihiko Hashimoto / Yo-Yo Ma / Michio Mamiya
3:18
62
Music for Symphony Orchestra: AllegroYasushi Akutagawa / Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra / Ryusuke Numajiri
5:05
63
Chansons d'Hiroshima (Songs of Hiroshima - Hiroshima no Uta): III. Con sentimentoYuzo Toyama / Ryo Kojima / Keigo Mukawa
3:03
64
Cloud Atlas: I. Andante con motoToshi Ichiyanagi / Yukie Nagai
2:53
65
Xylophone Concertino (arr. Simon Su Leong Kong for xylophone and Chinese orchestra): III. PrestoToshiro Mayuzumi / Simon Su Leong Kong / Evelyn Glennie & 2 more
2:34
66
Takarajima (Treasure Island) [Arr. T. Mashima] [Live]Toshio Mashima / Hirotaka Izumi / Tokyo Geidai Wind Orchestra & 1 more
4:03
67
3 Notes of Japan: II. The Snowy RiverToshio Mashima / North Texas Wind Symphony / Eugene Migliaro Corporon
5:03
68
「影武者」メインタイトルShin’ichirō Ikebe / Taizo Takemoto / Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
4:15
69
Jogashima No AmeTadashi Yanada / Marc Grauwels / Ingrid Procureur
4:45
70
Piano Concerto No. 3 in A-Flat Major, "Kamikaze": II. Andante cantabileHisato Ohzawa / Ekaterina Saranceva / Russian Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
7:58
71
The Remains of the Light III, "Angel's Ladder"Yoshihiro Kanno / Noriko Ogawa
19:17
72
Kagome VariationKiyoshige Koyama / Yoko Suzuki
5:16

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