TITLE : Insomnia
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 456 016-2
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : July 1999
 
WORKS
Miyagi: Haru ni umi (arr. Mamoru Miyagi) for violin and harp
Kaija: Nocturne for violin solo
Takemitsu: Stanza II for harp and tape
Takahashi: Insomnia for violin, voices and kugo
Satie/Takemitsu: Le fils des étoiles - Prélude du 1er acte "La Vocation" for violin and harp (orig. flute and harp)
Françaix: Cinque piccoli duetti for harp and violin (orig. harp and flute)
R. Strauss: Daphne - Etude for violin solo
Cage: Six Melodies for violin and harp (orig. violin and keyboard)
Pärt: Spiegel im Spiegel for violin and harp (orig. violin and piano)
Rota: II Padrino for harp
Schnittke: Suite in the old style for violin and harp (orig. violin and piano)
 
ARTISTS
Naoko Yoshino: harp; kugo & voice
Gidon Kremer: violin & voice
 
RECORDING INFORMATION
Japanese harpist Naoko Yoshino here teams up with the great Gidon Kremer. They perform a highly original, eclectic collection of contemporary music.

Many of these pieces have their first recording here. Kremer's great reputation for introducing wider audiences to unknown contemporary music, as well as Yoshino's stature as one of today's greatest harp virtuosos, give this remarkable recital album a special distinction.

Don't be frightened by the list of 20th century composers, this is a CD full of easy listening music, including the beautiful, haunting and very popular theme to "The Godfather".

 
LATEST RELEASES
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