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BBC Philharmonic - Honda, Takemitsu, Yoshimatsu

BBC Philharmonic under Yutaka Sado in Toshiyuki Honda: Concerto du vent. Takemitsu: Twill by Twilight. Takashi Yoshimatsu: Saxophone Concerto (soloist: Nobuya Sugawa).

Orchestral music by three Japanese composers. Two concertos commissioned by saxophonist Nobuya Sugawa frame Takemitsu's elegy in memory of the American composer Morton Feldman.

Toshiyuki Honda: Concerto du vent for alto saxophone and orchestra
Toru Takemitsu: Twill by Twilight
Takashi Yoshimatsu: Saxophone Concerto Op.93 (Albireo mode)
Nobuya Sugawa - Saxophone
BBC Philharmonic
Yutaka Sado - Conductor.

1 hour

Last on

Sun 15 Feb 2015 23:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Toshiyuki Honda

    Concerto du vent for alto saxophone and orchestra

    Performer: Nobuya Sugawa. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: Yutaka Sado.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Twill by twilight

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: Yutaku Sado.

  • Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Concerto Op.93 (Albireo mode) for soprano saxophone and orchestra

    Performer: Nobuya Sugawa. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic. Conductor: Yutaka Sado.

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Performer BBC Philharmonic

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