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Best of Japanese Contemporary Classical

The most popular Japanese Contemporary Classical songs on Spotify • Featuring Ryuichi Sakamoto, Toru Takemitsu, Yoshihiro Kanno, Somei Satoh, Toshio Hosokawa, Dai Fujikura, Akira Miyoshi, Akira Nishimura, Karen Tanaka, Shin’ichirō Ikebe, Jun Nagao, Yuji Takahashi & Mamoru Fujieda • By volt.fm
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Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceRyuichi Sakamoto / Jaques Morelenbaum / Everton Nelson
DreamRyuichi Sakamoto

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Romanze V for Oboe and PianoNagako Konishi / Matthew Thompson / Alex Hayashi
Bone +Keiko Harada / Fanny Vicens
Nach Bach: X Hommage a MikariKeiko Harada / Yumiko Meguri
Prelude to the New York DanceHiroyuki Yamamoto / Kumi Uchimoto
Danse Relief ProjectHiroyuki Yamamoto / Hokkaido University of Education Super Winds / Ken-ichi Watanabe

All Songs

1
Merry Christmas Mr. LawrenceRyuichi Sakamoto / Jaques Morelenbaum / Everton Nelson
4:46
2
DreamRyuichi Sakamoto
1:24
3
Piano Pieces for Children: No. 2. CloudsToru Takemitsu / Kotaro Fukuma
1:39
4
Saegirarenai kyusoku (Uninterrupted Rest): III. A song of loveToru Takemitsu / Kotaro Fukuma
1:21
5
Angel's Egg: PreludeYoshihiro Kanno / Noriko Ogawa
3:25
6
BifuSomei Satoh / Hilary Hahn / Cory Smythe
4:58
7
Birds In Warped Time IISomei Satoh / Anne Akiko Meyers / Li Jian
10:24
8
Spring and Asura (Jin Kazama Version)Dai Fujikura / Mao Fujita
6:12
9
2 Japanese Folk Songs for Guitar: No. 2. Komoriuta (Lullaby)Toshio Hosokawa / Shin-ichi Fukuda
3:16
10
5 Poèmes: No. 1. ChampsAkira Miyoshi / Shin-ichi Fukuda
1:44
11
KalaAkira Nishimura / Keiko Abe / Kroumata Percussion Ensemble
10:31
12
Hosokawa: 2 Japanese Folksongs: II. Itsuki no komori utaToshio Hosokawa / Emmanuel Pahud / Christian Rivet
4:05
13
Northern LightsKaren Tanaka / Signe Bakke
1:13
14
吹奏楽のための 《クロス・バイ マーチ》Akira Miyoshi / Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra / 大井剛史
4:03
15
「影武者」メインタイトルShin’ichirō Ikebe / Taizo Takemoto / Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
4:15
16
3 Wishes for a Rose (arr. Akira Nishimura for violin and orchestra)Akira Nishimura / Huang Zi / Takako Nishizaki & 2 more
5:35
17
トリトン・エムファシスJun Nagao / 明浄学院高等学校吹奏楽部
7:42
18
The Remains of the Light III, "Angel's Ladder"Yoshihiro Kanno / Noriko Ogawa
19:17
19
Wandering FireYuji Takahashi / Masahiko Togashi
5:33
20
Gymnopedie No. 1Yuji Takahashi
3:02
21
Night BirdKaren Tanaka / Gerard McChrystal
8:16
22
Paganini LostJun Nagao / Nicolas Prost / Jean-Yves Fourmeau & 1 more
7:54
23
Spy Sorge: Theme of KatjaShin’ichirō Ikebe / Shin-ichi Fukuda
3:53
24
Spring and Asura (Akashi Takashima Version)Dai Fujikura / Kotaro Fukuma
6:03
25
Walk (1976)Jo Kondo / Ensemble L´art pour l´art
6:27
26
For LilyMaki Ishii / Haruka Fujii / Rika Fujii & 2 more
12:11
27
Patterns of Plants, 8th Collection: Pattern BMamoru Fujieda / 西山まりえ
3:07
28
Memory of the WoodsAkemi Naito / William Moersch
9:29
29
Beyond a Distance, Op. 41Maki Ishii / Mieko Takizawa
5:51
30
Marimba Concerto "The Crossed Sonar of Dolphins": II. Shoals and Ocean Currents. LargoTakatomi Nobunaga / Fumito Nunoya / Benyamin Nuss & 2 more
7:15
31
Patterns of Plants, 16th Collection: Pattern A (Version for Harp)Mamoru Fujieda / 西山まりえ
4:15
32
MeditationRyōhei Hirose / Dan Laurin
9:30
33
An Elder's Hocket (1979)Jo Kondo / Ensemble L´art pour l´art / Michael Schröder
4:02
34
Marimba Concerto "The Crossed Sonar of Dolphins": III. The Quest for the Horizon. Allegro risolutoTakatomi Nobunaga / Fumito Nunoya / Benyamin Nuss & 2 more
7:32
35
Pannier clothing, AestheticAkiko Yamane / Tatsuki Narita / mumyo
3:10
36
SuishorenSawako Tamaru / Kayako Matsunaga
8:52
37
SuishorenSawako Tamaru / Mieko Takizawa
11:15
38
Toy BoxYori-aki Matsudaira / Kayako Matsunaga
7:51
39
Z-ParaphraseHirohisa Shono / Torleif Thedéen / Noriko Ogawa
10:15
40
The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War (arr. H. Shono)Hirohisa Shono / Gustav Holst / Ensemble Nouveau & 2 more
9:18
41
Arabesque IIIIchiro Nodaira / Claude Delangle / Odile Delangle
11:55
42
En plein air: II. La marcheIchiro Nodaira / Nobuko Imai
5:03
43
MirageShinya Sugimoto / Trever Hagen
5:39
44
From HereShinya Sugimoto / Trever Hagen
8:42
45
carta marina more No. 3Makiko Nishikaze
8:59
46
carta marina more No. 2Makiko Nishikaze
8:13
47
Through Life and Death, a Chainless Soul, Scene 1: To Imagination (Live)Akemi Naito / Jessica Bowers / Marilyn Nonken
6:32
48
An den WassernAkiko Kawanaka / Matthew Thompson / Alex Hayashi
1:58
49
Idyll - Arr. for Flute QuartetRyōhei Hirose / Flanders Recorder Quartet / Bart Spanhove & 3 more
8:09
50
Suite: On the Waters' Edge, Op. 70: VI. Water Gushing OutKeiko Fujiie / Gerhard Oppitz
2:31
51
Suite: On the Waters' Edge, Op. 70: X. A Pond with a HeronKeiko Fujiie / Gerhard Oppitz
3:25
52
4 Mental Images of Poems by Michizo Tachihara: No. 3, To Summer (Live)Hiroaki Takaha / Plover Pure Blueberry / Keishi Ito & 1 more
4:09
53
4 Mental Images of Poems by Michizo Tachihara: No. 2, After the Dream (Live)Hiroaki Takaha / Plover Pure Blueberry / Keishi Ito & 1 more
1:49
54
ふるさとの石桁真礼生 / 五郎部 俊朗 / 岡田知子
1:44
55
鎮魂詞 Requiem石桁真礼生 / 服部芳樹 / 田村幸代 & 1 more
12:45
56
Symphony "Au-delà du temps": II. — (Live)Atsutada Otaka / Junichi Hirokami / Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
8:35
57
Symphony "Au-delà du temps": III. — (Live)Atsutada Otaka / Junichi Hirokami / Japan Philharmonic Orchestra
11:30
58
Water DropsTami Nodaira / Shin-ichi Fukuda
4:53
59
Danse Relief ProjectHiroyuki Yamamoto / Hokkaido University of Education Super Winds / Ken-ichi Watanabe
10:20
60
Prelude to the New York DanceHiroyuki Yamamoto / Kumi Uchimoto
2:23
61
Nach Bach: X Hommage a MikariKeiko Harada / Yumiko Meguri
1:28
62
Bone +Keiko Harada / Fanny Vicens
12:38
63
Romanze V for Oboe and PianoNagako Konishi / Matthew Thompson / Alex Hayashi
5:50

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