Various Artists - Kinderszenen (2019)

Artist: Various Artists
Title: Kinderszenen
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: NEOS Music
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 75:22 min
Total Size: 302 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Kinderszenen
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: NEOS Music
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 75:22 min
Total Size: 302 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Kuguhi (Swan Song): I. —
02. Kuguhi (Swan Song): II. —
03. Kuguhi (Swan Song): III. —
04. Kuguhi (Swan Song): IV. —
05. 2 Verses by Du Fu: No. 1, Spring View
06. 2 Verses by Du Fu: No. 2, Facing Snow
07. Quintetto (The Last Interview from Africa)
08. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
09. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 2, Kuriose Geschichte
10. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 3, Hasche-Mann
11. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 4, Bittendes Kind
12. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 5, Glückes genug
13. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 6, Wichtige Begebenheit
14. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 7, Träumerei
15. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 8, Am Kamin
16. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 9, Ritter vom Steckenpferd
17. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 10, Fast zu ernst
18. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 11, Fürchtenmachen
19. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 12, Kind im Einschlummern
20. Kinderszenen, Op. 15 (Arr. Y. Sugiyama for Viola Quartet): No. 13, Der Dichter spricht
The album "Kinderszenen" with music by Yoichi Sugiyama is a portrait CD in the best sense. It not only shows various facets of the composer, but the works also have strong biographical connections. Like many Asian composers of his generation, Sugiyama combines Eastern and Western influences in his music. At times this is readily apparent, as in the work "Kuguhi" for 17-string bass koto (a Japanese zither), or quite subtle, as when he used Schumann's "Kinderszenen" as the initial material for a complex and richly differentiated viola quartet. After growing familiar with the Japanese new music scene – and also influencing it himself, it was Sugiyama's fascination with contemporary Italian composers that led him to travel to Europe. Today he is internationally established as a composer and a conductor.