A Touch of Britain

[Machine Translation] Anna Hashimoto won the first prize at the Kortrijk International Competition, the highest prize at the Carlino International Competition, and the best contemporary music prize at the Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition as a member of the Atea Quintet, and was called "one of the brightest young stars in the clarinet world" by Joseph Horowitz, a leading figure in the British music world. Anna Hashimoto has already released two solo albums. This is the first release on FONTEC by this inimitable clarinetist, who has already released two solo albums and is steadily advancing to new heights. The aforementioned Horowitz piece and others are just as impressive as the extended and dynamic performance that only she could have achieved. One of the highlights is the virtuosity of Rikuya Terashima, one of the leading virtuosos of Japan, another of Hashimoto's roots, with whom she has been eagerly looking forward to performing together. Includes commentary by Hashimoto himself.

コルトレイク国際コンクール1位、カルリーノ国際コンクール最高位、アテア五重奏団のメンバーとしてニールセン国際室内楽コンクールでの最優秀現代音楽賞などの賞歴を重ね、イギリス楽壇の重鎮ジョーゼフ・ホロヴィッツをして"クラリネット界の若く輝かしいスターの一人"と言わしめた橋本杏奈。既に2枚のソロアルバムをリリースするなど、着実に高みへと歩み続ける不世出のクラリネット奏者のフォンテック第1弾となる今作は、日本人の血を受け継ぎながらも"生粋のロンドンっ子"として育った自らのルーツを見つめた英国の作品集。前述のホロヴィッツの作品をはじめ、彼女にしか成し得ない伸びやかでダイナミックな演奏はまさに圧巻。橋本が共演を熱望したもうひとつのルーツ"日本"を代表する名手のひとり、寺嶋陸也の妙技も聴きどころのひとつ。本人による曲目解説付き。