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TOSHIO HOSOKAWA: Works for Saxophone

Catalogue No.: 
0022040KAI
EAN Code: 
9120010286407
Recording Date: 
10 Sep 2021, 8 Sep 2022, 8 Sep 2023
Recording Venue: 
Echizen City Cultural Center, Echizen-shi, Fukui/Japan
Release: 
April 2024

"The music of Toshio Hosokawa invites us on a poetic journey of knowledge he has made throughout his life by bringing the cultures of East and West into dialogue.” (Paco Yáñez) From his fascination with the dynamic soundscapes of European orchestras to his immersion in the serene and intricate tapestries of traditional Japanese music, this album reflects Hosokawa’s very unique music. Marked by its lyrical beauty and reverence for nature, he transforms the saxophone into a voice that transcends geographical and temporal boundaries, creating a dialogue between light and darkness, silence and sound.

Toshio Hosokawa
Three Essays (2016/2019) for soprano saxophone solo
1.
I
03:19
2.
II
02:43
3.
III
03:56
4.
Mei-an – Light and Darkness (2020/2021) for shō and tenor saxophone
11:12
Three Love Songs (2006) for soprano and alto saxophone
5.
A Dark Pass
04:21
6.
Memory
03:20
7.
Firefly
05:59
8.
Arc Song (1999/2015) for soprano saxophone and harp
07:03
9.
Vertical Time Study II (1993/1994) for tenor saxophone, piano and percussion
11:44
Total Time: 
53:54