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Requiem
Spanish classical music, Japanese music by Hisako Hiseki, fusion music with J-pop.
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A fascinating sound trip - Japan - Germany - Spain
Hisako Hiseki plays Brahms, Yoshimatsu, Soler and Albéniz
Hisako Hiseki 2016 Piano recital Granados 100th anniversary after death - Goyescas
Music inspired by Goya's paintings and drawings
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SCORES OF "SUITE IBERIA" BY ISAAC ALBÉNIZ
Hisako Hiseki edited and revised scores of the work Suite Iberia by Albéniz, where specifically explains how to perform the work. The book is in English, Japanese and Spanish
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Concierto en la Sagrada Familia [Rest of the World Version]
ENZO Recordings, 1995.
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2. Coloquio en la reja (Live)
3. El Fandango de Candil (Live)
4. Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (Live)
5. El amor y la muerte (Live)
6. Epílogo (Live)
7. El pelele (Live)
Iberia II
Iberia III
Iberia IV
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We, Japanese people, love nature, we coexist with her, learning from her and knowing her threatening strength. Japanese seasons are very marked. Specially spring and autumn. They are longer than in Europe and we enjoy them as very pleasant seasons. I have chosen this songs to transmit this sensibility that we, the people who have been raised there, have. As the title of each song displays, each of them expresses the sensations of the fourth japanese seasons. Apart of that, they can be interpreted with a loving meaning. The composer is still alive but he doesn't like contemporary music because he thinks it's difficult to understand it. He gives a lot of importance to melody and he expresses every piano tone in a special way.
- Track 1
Spring: In May, after cherry blossom, the new green leaves appear. In addition, spring is a season with new beginnings. It is for that reason that you can hear bright wishes and also a bit of insecurity.
- Track 2
Summer: A strong light and an intense green. The nuisance of Japanese summer's high humidity it is expressed with an irregular waltz of ternary and binary time.
- Track 3
Autumn: We call it "gathering season". It is wraped in a fantastic scenery of red and yellow trees. We can hear this beauty and also a bit of sadness because winter is coming.
- Track 4
Winter: The calm of winter in a world that becomes silvery, and sometimes covered with snow. It's a lullaby as sweet as the image of a little sprout in the middle of the cold winter.
[2] Distorted Waltz on August
[3] Dream Song on November
[4] Lullaby
[1] – [9] Frederic Mompou (1983 – 1987): Impresiones Íntimas.
[10] Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 – 2002): Berceuse a la memoria de Óscar Esplá.
[11] – [13] Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 – 2002): Tres divertimentos sobre temas de autores olvidados.
[14] Enric Granados (1867 – 1916): Allegro de concierto.
[15] Isaac Albéniz (1860 – 1909): Pavana – Capricho.
[16] Akira Miyoshi (1933): En vers.
[17] – [20] Akira Ifukube (1914 – 2006): Piano Suite.
This is the last recording of the international pianist Hisako Hiseki, who drew a lot of interest on December 23rd, when she appeared as a guest in the TV show “Another Sky” (Nippon Television, nationwide). This CD includes Montsalvatge’s “Habanera”, played by Hiseki during the show. Hisako Hiseki is Master of Spanish Music by the well-known pianist Alicia de Larrocha, and has revised and edited the scores of Albeniz’s masterpiece “Suite Iberia”.
[1] - [7] Enrique Granados (1867 – 1916): 6 piezas sobre cantos populares españoles.
[8] - [13] Enrique Granados: Escenas Románticas.
[14] Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849): Ballade Nº 4 Op.52
CD2
[1] Enrique Granados: Canción de Mayo.
[2] - [4] Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827): Sonata Nº 8 Op.13 Pathétique.
[5] - [8] Manuel de Falla (1876 – 1946). Cuatro piezas españolas: Aragonesa, Cubana, Montañesa y Andaluza.
[9] - [11] Xavier Montsalvatge (1912 – 2002): Sonatina pour Yvette.
[12] Xavier Montsalvatge: Habanera.
[2] Orienyal
[3] Fandango
[4] Vallanesca
[5] Andaluza
[6] Rondalla aragonesa
[7] Valenciana
[8] Sardana, Asturiana
[9] Romántica
[10] Melancólica
[11] Arabesca
[12] Bolero
Second position in the ranking of “Record Geijutu” magazine, January 2012.
[2] Coloquio en la reja
[3] Fandango del candil
[4] Quejas o la maja y ruiseñor
[5] El amor y la muerte
[6] Epílogo, Serenata del espectro
[7] El Pelele
The scores of Iberia are very well known by the pianist, as she has played them in many occasions, including the Anniversary of Albéniz’s birth. It is after having gained a great experience in all those performances that she recorded with extraordinary care this CD, resulting in a splendid performance of the complete pieces of Iberia, which will remain in the memory for as long as time.
First position in the ranking of “Record Geijutu” magazine, January 2012.
Suite Iberia
[1] Evocación
[2] El puerto
[3] Fête-Dieu á Séville
[4] Rondeña
[5] Almería
[6] Triana
CD2
Suite Iberia
[1] El Albaicín
[2] El Polo
[3] Lavapiés
[4] Málaga
[5] Jerez
[6] Eritaña
Suite española
[7] Granada Op.47-1
[8] Sevilla Op.47-3
[9] Asturias Op.47-5
Live recording of the piano recital in the Sagrada Familia in 1995. It may be considered a valuable work because currently permissions are not given any more for holding concerts there.
Second position in the ranking of “Record Geijutu” magazine, January 2012.
[5]-[7] Joaquin Turina (1882-1949): Danzas fantásticas Op.22
[8]-[10] Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El sombrero de tres picos
[11] Manuel de Falla: Fantasía bética
[12] Manuel de Falla: Danza del fuego
Live recording of the piano recital in the Sagrada Familia in 1995. It may be considered a valuable work because currently permissions are not given any more for holding concerts there.
Second position in the ranking of “Record Geijutu” magazine, January 2012.
[5]-[7] Joaquin Turina (1882-1949): Danzas fantásticas Op.22
[8]-[10] Manuel de Falla (1876-1946): El sombrero de tres picos
[11] Manuel de Falla: Fantasía bética
[12] Manuel de Falla: Danza del fuego