CLASSIC AL A UDI O NIMBUS ALLIANCE JAPANESE SONGS HANA WA SAKU NI6330 | 710357633027 1 CD | SRP: US $18.99 CA $22.99 COMPOSER: Ikuma Dan • Kozaburo Hirai • Shunji Iwai • Tadayoshi Kamata • Yoko Kanno • Shuichi Katoh • Hakushu Kitahara • Shihoko Kitami • Hidemaro Konoe • Rofu Miki • Yoshinao Nakada • Shuntaro Tanikawa • Kohsaku Yamada ARTIST: Charlotte de Rothschild (soprano) • City of London Sinfonia • Martin Burgess • Kathy Shave • Michael Collins (conductor) TRACK LIST: 01. Akatonbo Red 02. Kirito hanashita 03. Narayama 04. Awate toko ya 05. Haru 06-09. Kaze ni yosete utaeru haru no uta 10. Chin chin chidori 11. Sakura yoko cho 12. Hana wa saku 13. Natsu no omoide 14. Karatachi no hana 15. Tampopo 16. Jogashima no ame 17. Ta-anki po-onki 18. Akikaze yo 19. Karamatsu • This delightful program of Japanese song is presented by renowned soprano Charlotte de Rothschild, joined by the City of London Sinfonia. • Charlotte was first introduced to the beauty of Japanese music during her first visit to Japan in 1991. She learned Karatachi no hana (Quince flower) by Kohsaku Yamada for use as an encore piece, and the reaction she received from the audience led her to take on further Japanese repertoire exploration. • “…I discovered the joys of kakyoku- their version of art song and of dou-you- a kind of traditional song. I know that the wonderful orchestration created for these songs, which were original written with piano accompaniment, lifts them to a whole new level…” (Charlotte de Rothschild) ALSO AVAILABLE: NI6190 710357619021 RELEASE DATE: 10/14/16 DISTRIBUTED BY NAXOS OF AMERICA | NAXOS OF CANADA | NEW RELEASE 81