Contact: A Journal for Contemporary Music (1971-1988) http://contactjournal.gold.ac.uk

Citation

Hall, Robert. 1974. ‘Discography of Contemporary Japanese Music’. Contact, 8. pp. 15-19. ISSN 0308-5066.

discography of contemporary • • Japanese mus1c ,: ·!

. .. .. The list of recordings of medern Japanese music below is partly as an appendix to Robert Hall's article on conternporary music in Japan in CONTACT 7. ·· It' was originalfy 'prepared by the author j,n 1972 for the ICES Festival (International Carnival of Experimental Sound) in London and actually forms only a very small part of a whole discography of avant -'garde music throughout the world. (It is intended to publish ''further, updated extracts from this in future · issues of CONTACT.) ·

Very few of these records are easily obtainable in this country:'the three records (all of music by Toru Tukemitsu). in the GRAMOPHONE CATALOGUE (December 1973: . the latest fssue available at the time of going to press) are marked with an asterisk. Sources consulted the preparation of the list are as follm,,s: ·

JAPAN PHONOGRAPH RECORD

8-9-2 Chome Tsukiji, Tokyo 3 Jap.an . 7 '; . . . . . i ONGAKU NO TOMO SHA CORPORATION 'Kagurazaka 6-30, Shinju-ku, Tokyo, Japan:

TOYAMA MUSIC LIBRARY 4-19-6 Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan

GRAMOPHONE CLASSICAL RECORD CATALOGlJE

SCHWANN RECORD

PETERS EDITION 119-125 Wardour Streetj Londont tnv 4DN This list does not claim to be complete or up to date.. Further information and/or .corrections wouid be much welcomed and should be sent to the editor at the address on page 1 of this issue. 16

COMPANY NUMBER COMPOSER TITLE FORCES

CBS/SONY SONC-16019 Kazuo Fukushima Mei Flute(s) " " Shun-San " Yoritsune Soma-Ksah " Matsudaira Yori-aki Rhymes for Severrirt " Matsudaira Gazzelloni If Joji Yuasa Interpenetration " Toru Takemitsu Masque " Co1ul!lbia NCC-8004N Henwe 11 Tercui t Variations from 'Odoru Katachi' Stomu Yamash' ta Hi to

11 NCC-8015N (Leo Brouwer) (Exaedros) Stomu Yamash'ta Nenbutsu " Uzu " OS-10055J Toshiro Mayuzumi Pieces for Prepared Piano and Strings Yuj i Takahashi Rosace No. 2 Piano Joji Yuasa Projection Esemplastic Pianos Sin-Ichi Spectra No. 1 Piano Matsushita Toshi Ichiyanagi Music for Piano

11 OS-10123-N Yuji Takahashi Orphika Orchestra Maki Ishii Kyoso 11

11 OS-10124 Teruyuki Noda Choral Symphony Hirayoshi Symphonic Variations Orchestra

Crown SHS-1-2 Ke:ijiro Satoh Calligraphy Piano Toru Takernitsu Corona ! 1 Hakoto Shinohara " Yoshiro Irino Music for 2 Pianos Haruna Miyake Piano Sonata No. 3 Sin-Ichi Spectre Piano Matsushita Maki Ishii KlavierstUck Piano and page-turner Kazuo Fukushirna A Ring of the Wind Piano Yuj i Takaha.shi Metathesis " Motohiko Adachi Monodia H Ten Kora Rezitativ Teruyuki Noda Trois " 17 ' '

Decca Head 4 Toru,. Takemitsu Corona(London Version) Keyboards (Headline) " For AlU!Y Piano 11 l! Piano Distance 11 11 " Undisturbed Rest (Available from March 29 1974.)

EMI-J\ngel Maki Ishii Sogii No. 2 Gagaku and Orchestra .' Toru Takemitsu Cassioneiar. ·:•;; Percussion and Orch.

King SLC(J)358 Stomu Yamash'ta Red Buddha 11 " As Expanding As L'Oiseau DSL0-1* Takemitsu Seasons Percussion Lyre (Fete r M:a:xWell (Turris Campanarum ll Davies) Sonantium) (Hans '-lerner (Prison Song) " I-fenze)

Husicolour YTlOOl-2 Toshi Ichiyanagi For Yadanori Yokoo Opera

Philips SFX-7R63 Hasaaki Hayakawa Requiem 'Santi' Shakuhachi, Makoto Moroi Chi-Kurai Gosho Keto- Hozan Yarnam6t;:o Space Unknown Ensemble

Phonogram 6500-086* Toru Take!!litsu Orchestra Group (Olivier (Et expecto resurrec- - " tionem mortuorum)

Polydor MG-2139 Takemitsu Stanza No. 1 Electronics t! " Sacrifice and I! I! Ring Instruments " "' Valeria Private Joji Yuasa Projections for Kotos Label and Orchestra

RCA SB-6814* Tcru Takel1"itsu Astcrism Piano and Orchestra 11 11 ·' . , .,- ... Dorian Horizon Orchestra 11 g · Green for Orchestra 'i } . . ." . (November · Steps 11) 11 " Requiem for String Orchestra

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RCA Victor JRZ-2501 Toru Takemi tsu Crossing Voices and , Orchestra Yuj i Takahashi. Egen Hoodwinds and Object Instruments (Iannis Xenakis) (Hibiki . (Electronics and Orch.)

·,. 11 " SJV-1501 Toru Takeoitsu Arc Piano and Orchestra Yuji Takahashi Chromamorphe II Piano Toshi Ichiyanagi Life Music Modulators, Tape & Orch. Joji Yuasa. Interpenetration 2 Flutes

If fl SJV-1503/6 Toru Takemitsu Arc Piano and Orchestra If " Pause Uninterrupted Piano 11 il Piapo Dist:ance ii 11 I! Eclipse. Biwa and Shakuhachi 11 J.Ja.t.er Music Electronics " " Vocalism Ai 11 " ,; .Kwaidan " 11 Son-Calligraphie No. 1 Piano " Son-Calligraphie No. 3 11 11 Requiem Strings " 11 .The Do:dan Horizon Strings " " SJV-1509. Toru .Takemitsu Eclipse Biwa and M. Matsumoto Poetry of Tree and Stone Shakuhachi l-!ichio Hamiya M'!,lsic 4 Kotos ',; ' " " SJV-1513 Motohiko Adachi Concerto Grosso Strings (GyHrgy Ligeti) (Atmospheres) (Orchestra) ( l ?nni s Xenaki s) (Strategie) (2 Orchs.) (John Cage) (Honde-rful l\'idow of 18 (Voice and Springs) Piano) · (Roger Reynolds) (Ambage) (Flute) " " SJX-1003 Toshiro Mayuzurni Variations sur 7 Electronics and Makoto ·Moroi Toru Takemitsu Sky, Horse and Death " Joji Yuasa Projection Esemplastic Noise .. . .Toshi ro Mayuzumi Campanology Multi-Piano Toshi J:chiyanagi Situation Multiplier and Instr. Ensemble Maki Ishii Hamon Ripples Electronics and Instr. Ensemble 19

RCA Victor SJX-1026 Teizo Matsumurn As paras Orchestra & chorus " " Poem Koto and Shakuhachi 11 Space for the Past Orchestra & Voices

Toshiba TA-7002 Akira Miyoshi Ondine Narrator, chorus, Orch. & Electronics " TA-8040 Isao Tomita Global Vision Rock Band and Orch.

Columbia OS-10121 Maki Ishii Music for Piano and Shakuhachi Joji Yuasa Projection Esemplastic Piano Shuko Mizuno Tameno Piano

ROBERT HALL