Joe Hisaishi Conducts

Live Album Featuring "JOE HISAISHI Future Orchestra Classics vol.7"--A Series That Unveils New Dimensions of Classical Music from a Composer's Perspective This live album captures performances from Joe Hisaishi's renowned concert series Future Orchestra Classics vol.7, in which he highlights new aspects of classical compositions through the lens of a composer. It includes a rare revival of The End of the World, a powerful piece that Hisaishi began composing after being deeply moved by his visit to the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York. This marks the work's first revival performance in nine years, since 2015. Also featured is The Desert Music by Steve Reich--a towering figure in minimal music and one of today's greatest composers. This demanding piece, in its complete original version (1984 full orchestration), had never been performed in Japan in the 40 years since its world premiere. Under Hisaishi's baton, it finally received its long-awaited Japan premiere, earning widespread critical acclaim. Packaged in a digipak. Includes Japanese liner notes. [Performance Credits] Conductor: Joe Hisaishi Orchestra: FUTURE ORCHESTRA CLASSICS Concertmaster: Kaoru Kondo Soprano: Ella Taylor Chorus: Tokyo Mixed Chorus Recording Dates: July 31 & August 1, 2024 Venue: Suntory Hall, Tokyo.

久石譲が作曲家の視点でクラシック曲の新たな魅力を引き出すシリーズ「JOE HISAISHI Future Orchestra Classics vol.7」を収録したライブ盤。ニューヨークの同時多発テロ (9.11)の発生現場を訪れた際の衝撃がきっかけとなって作曲を始めた「The End of the World」は2015年以来9年ぶりとなる再演を収録。また、ミニマル・ミュージックの巨匠にして現代最高の作曲家のひとりであるスティーヴ・ライヒの「砂漠の音楽」【※オリジナル編成版 (1984年)全曲】は世界初演から40年間、日本での演奏が実現していなかった難曲。今回久石譲の手により日本初演となり、各所から絶賛を浴びた演奏である。デジパック仕様。日本語解説書封入。 [演奏] 指揮: 久石譲、管弦楽: FUTURE ORCHESTRA CLASSICS、コンサートマスター: 近藤薫、ソプラノ: エラ・テイラー、合唱: 東京混声合唱団 録音: 2024年7月31日、8月1日 (東京・サントリーホール)