Miki, Minoru

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9; Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne; Miki: Symphony for Two Worlds / Moser, Lang, Schreier, Adam

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Siegfried Thiele: Gesänge an die Sonne, for chorus; Recorded Sound: [Applause]; Minoru Miki: Kyu-No-Kyoku "Symphony for Two Worl...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Eisenberg, Matthias; Lang, Rosemarie; Moser, Edda; Schreier, Peter
Conductors: Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: ; Pro Musica Nipponia; St. Thomas Choir, Leipzig

To mark Kurt Masur's 85th birthday, this two-CD set features the 1981 live recording of the opening concert from the new Gewandhaus in Leipzig, never...continue...
Recording information: Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig....continue...

O Duo / Music for Percussion Duo

1 CD / Champs Hill Records / 2011-02-22

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46; Stephen McNeff: Baristas, for percussion; Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita no 1, BWV 825; Prelude and Fugue no 6...
Performers: Cox, Oliver [Percussion]; Gunnell, Owen

O Duo are Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox, two percussionists who bring an eclectic and charistmatic approach to the music on this CD. Well-known pieces...continue...

Fragilia / Janne Malinen, Miki, Harvey and Rees

1 CD / Pilfink Records / 2011-02-08

Works: Minoru Miki: A Young Sprout, for guitar; Dusan Bogdanovic: Balkan Miniatures (6) "For World Peace"; Carlo Domeniconi: Variations on an Anatolian Folksong, for guitar; Jonathan Harvey: Sufi Dance, for...
Performers: Malinen, Janne [Guitar]

Finnish guitarist Janne Malinen studied at the Savonlinna Music Institute and the Sibelius Academy. He also did postgraduate work at the London Royal Academy of...continue...
Recording information: Juuka Chruch (05/20/2006); Savonlinnasali (05/20/2006); Juuka Chruch (06/27/2005-06/28/2005); Savonlinnasali (06/27/2005-06/28/2005)....continue...

Albeniz, Hildebrand, Abe / Hildebrand, Roderburg

1 CD / Cybele / 2009-05-07

Works: Isaac Albéniz: Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7; Rolf Hildebrand: Holzwege, for 2 marimbas; Keiko Abe: Wind in the Bamboo Grove; Akira Yuyama: Divertimento for marimba & alto sa...
Performers: Blarr, Oskar Gottlieb; Hildebrand, Rolf; Read, Hugo; Roderburg, Christian

Dreams of the Spirit - Linda Maxey

2 CD / Equilibrium / 2007-09-01

Works: Minoru Miki: Marimba Spiritual for marimba & 3 percussionists; Nebojsa Jovan Zivkovic: Uneven Souls, for marimba & 3 percussionists, Op. 22; Michael Udow: Coyote Dreams for marimba & 3 percussionists
Performers: Braun, Roger; Maxey, Linda; Sanza, Anthony di; Udow, Michael

Marimba virtuoso Linda Maxey has performed hundreds of concerts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. She is the recipient of two Fulbright Awards, and...continue...

Seventh Sense - Takemitsu, Brouwer, et al / Eskelinen, et al

1 CD / Alba / 2006-09-01

Works: Arvo Pärt: Fratres; Peteris Vasks: Vientulibas Sonate Die Sonate der Einsamkeit; Luca Francesconi: Alborada per Chitarra solo; Minoru Miki: Ballade for Koto no 2 "Nuori verso / A Young Sprout"; ...
Performers: Eskelinen, Ismo
Conductors: Kangas, Juha
Ensemble: Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

Guitarist Ismo Eskelinen points out that in contrast to his first two discs, which centered on Mexican and Spanish repertoire, the keyword for this new...continue...

Time for Marimba - Miki, Takemitsu, etc / Daniella Ganeva

1 CD / Signum UK / 2005-05-01

Works: Minoru Miki: Marimba Spiritual for marimba & 3 percussionists; Time; Keiko Abe: Dream of the Cherry Blossoms, for marimba; Toru Takemitsu: Rain-Tree, for 3 percussionists; Akira Yuyama: Divertimento ...
Performers: Cole, Graham; Ganeva, Daniella; Haram, Simon; Instrall, Graham; Kettel, Gary; McDonagh, Gillian

Thirteen Drums - Ishii, Miki, etc / Mika Takehara

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 2005-04-01

Works: Yasuo Sueyoshi: Mirage; Maki Ishii: Thirteen Drums for Percussion solo; Akira Miyoshi: Ripple; Hideki Kozakura: Johali; Toshi Ichiyanagi: Portrait of a Forest; Minoru Miki: Time
Performers: Takehara, Mika

Soundscapes - Abe, Udow, et al / Hama, Michigan Percussion

1 CD / Equilibrium / 2000-06-01

Works: Keiko Abe: Variations on Japanese Children's Songs, for marimba; Wind Sketch, for solo marimba; Memories of the Seashore, for marimba; Dream of the Cherry Blossoms, for marimba; Michael Udow: Coyote ...

Miki: Selected Works Vol 6 / Katsube, Kobayashi, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 1999-04-20

Works: Minoru Miki: Requiem; The Mole's Tale
Performers: Kato, Kuniko; Katsube, Futoru; Kurokawa, Masahiro
Conductors: Kobayashi, Ken-Ichiro; Hori, Shunsuke
Ensemble: Tokyo Liedertafel 1925; Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Five Pieces for Shakuhachi Chikurai / Kifu Mitsuhashi

1 CD / Camerata / 1999-01-01

Works: Makoto Moroi: Pieces (5) for Shakuhachi Chikurai; Traditional: Reibo "Longing for the Bell"; Teizo Matsumura: Poem I for Shakuhachi and Koto; Poem II for Shakuhachi solo; Minoru Miki: Autumn Fantasy
Performers: Mitsuhashi, Kifu; Yoshimura, Nanae

Marimba Spiritual - Rosauro, Schmitt, et al / Mycka, et al

1 CD / Audite / 1997-01-01

Works: Ney Rosauro: Concerto for Marimba and Percussion Ensemble; Matthias Schmitt: Ghanaia; Keiko Abe: Variations on Japanese Children's Songs; Dream of the Cherry Blossoms; David Maslanka: My Lady White; ...
Performers: Bach, Franz; Biao, Li; Dreher, Klaus; Keltsch, Thomas; Mycka, Katarzyna; Schüller, Michael; Wulf, Ineke

"Marimba music holds the spotlight in 'Marimba Spiritual', a collection of contemporary pieces played with verve and sensitivity by Katarzyna Mycka. Again, the pieces are...continue...

Miki: Selected Works Vol 1 / Tamura, Pro Musica Nipponia

1 CD / Camerata / 1995-06-01

Works: Minoru Miki: Danses Concertantes No 1 "Four Seasons"; Hote; Wa
Conductors: Tamura, Takuo
Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia

New Direction - Music for Percussion / Safri Duo

1 CD / Chandos Records / 1994-11-01

Works: Anders Koppel: Toccata for vibraphone & marimba; Fuzzy: Fireplay, for percussion & electronics; Per Norgård: Echo Zone l - lll (Resonances, Re-Percussion, Reminder), for 2 percussionists; Andy P...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Safri Duo

Miki: Selected Works Vol 2 / Nosaka, Sakata, Tamura, et al

1 CD / Camerata / 1994-10-01

Works: Minoru Miki: Concerto Requiem; Hanayagi; Autumn Fantasy; Venus in Spring; Venus in Autumn
Performers: Nosaka, Keiko; Sakata, Seizan
Conductors: Tamura, Takuo
Ensemble: Pro Musica Nipponia

Miki: Selected Works Vol 4

2 CD / Camerata / 1994-09-01

Works: Minoru Miki: Jo no kyoku; Ha no kyoku; Kyu no kyoku
Performers: Mitsuhashi, Kifu; Yoshimura, Nanae; Yumiko, Tanaka
Conductors: Wakasugi, Hiroshi; Yamaoka, Shigenobu; Masur, Kurt
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra; Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Kroumata and Keiko Abe

1 CD / BIS (Sweden) / 1900-01-11

Works: Akira Nishimura: Kala, for marimba & 6 percussionists; Akira Miyoshi: Rin-Sai, for marimba & 6 percussionists; Toru Takemitsu: Rain-Tree, for 3 percussionists; Isao Matsushita: Airscope II, for marim...
Performers: Abe, Keiko; Kroumata Percussion Ensemble
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Ensemble: Kroumata Percussion Ensemble

Personnel: Keiko Abe (marimba)....continue...