The Philharmonic asked six composers to imagine
the millennium through music.
The pieces show the future is in good hands.
[‥]The most contemplative score is by Satoh :
Kisetsu, which in English means“season”
and expresses the hope of a new era characterized less
by the masculine spirit of war and massacre than
by the femminine qualities of love and kindness. It’s a gogeous piece,
unafraid to be minimal and tonal
(there’s even a key signature)but exquisitely shaped
and full of subtly shifting instrumental colors.[…]
Extracted from the“NEW YORK”(Nov. 29, 1999) by Peter G. Davis.)
©1999 by Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
Manuscript page from“Kisetsu”for orchestra
管弦楽のための〈季節〉手稿譜より
佐藤聰明は、1947年仙台に生まれた。
18歳の頃より西洋音楽と実験音楽に興味をもち、作曲を独学
1960年代末よりマルチメディア作品を発表し始めた。
アジア文化協会の招きにより、1983年より1年間ニュ－ヨ－クに滞在した。
佐藤の作品はアメリカを中心に、ヨ－ロッパ、環太平洋諸国において演奏されており、世界で最も名の知られた日本人作曲家の一人である。
Somei SATOH (b Sendai, 1947), Japanese composer.
He began teaching himself western music and exploring experimental music at the age of eighteen.
Since the late 1960s, he has presented several multimedia works.
He subsequently spent a year in New York with an invitation from the Asian Cultural Council.
Satoh’s works have been widely performed in USA, European countries and many countries in the Pacific basin, and acknowledged to be one of the best-known Japanese composers in the world.
※ABBREVIATIONS
FP: First Performance, CM: Commissioned by,
PB: Published by, RD: Recorded by,
PZ: Prize, prep.: in preparation
| SUMERU (1982) | ALM/AL- 26 |
|---|---|
| HOMA (1988) | FONTEC/FOCD-3169, NEW ALBION/NA-56 |
| RUIKA (1990) | FONTEC/FOCD-3169, NEW ALBION/NA-56 |
| TOWARD THE NIGHT (1991) | FONTEC/FOCD-3169, NEW ALBION/NA-56 |
| GRIMMERING DARKNESS (1995) | CAMERATA/30CM-535 |
| KAMI NO MIURI (1995) | CAMERATA/30CM-535 |
| BURNING MEDITATION (1995) | LOVELY MUSIC/LCD-3023, MODE-135 |
| LISTENING TO FRAGRANCES OF THE DUSK (1997) | CAMERATA/30CM-535 |
| FIREFLY GARDEN (1998) | CAMERATA/30CM-535 |
| KISETSU(1999) | CAMERATA/CMCD-28032, MODE-135 |
| FROM THE DEPTH OF SILENCE(2000) | MODE-135 |
| KYOKOKU(VALLEY)(2000) | CAMERATA/CM-28032, MODE-135 |
| VIOLIN CONCERTO(2002) | CAMERATA/CM-28032 |
| LITANIA (1973) | ALM/AL-11, NEW ALBION/NA- 008 |
|---|---|
| HYMN FOR THE SUN (1973) | ALM/AL-11 |
| KAGAMI (MIRROR) (1975) | ALM/AL-11 |
| COSMIC WOMB (1975) | ALM/AL-23, MODE/MODE-15 |
| INCARNATION II (1978) | DENON/COCO-6270, ALM/AL-23, NEW ALBION/AL-28 |
| HEAVENLY SPHERES ARE ILLUMINATED BY LIGHTS, THE (1979) | NEW ALBION/NA-008 |
| BIRDS IN WARPED TIME II (1980) | NEW ALBION/NA-008,KING/KICC-138 |
| HOSHI NO MON (GATE INTO THE STARS, A) (1982) | NEW ALBION/NA-008 |
| KAZE NO KYOKU II (MUSIC OF THE WINDS II) (1984) | ARCADIA/ARC 1993-2 |
| HIKARI (LIGHT) (1986) | ALM/AL-50 |
| TOKI NO MON (GATE INTO INFINITY, A) (1988) | NEW ALBION/NA-036 |
| SHUN-SHU-KA (LAMENT FOR SPRING) (1989) | FONTEC/FOCD-3235, CAMERATA/28CM-628 |
| LANZAROTE (1993) | EMI CLASSIC/TOCE- 9695,CAMERATA/28CM-628 |
| INCARNATION I(1977)) | CAMERATA/28CM-628 |
| UZU (VORTEX)(1988) | CAMERATA/28CM-628 |
| RECITATIVE(1991) | STARK LAND/ST-209 |
| INNNOCENCE(1996) | EMI/TOCE-55353 |
| CHORAL(2000) | ZN-168418 |
| EMERALD TABLET (1978) | ALM/AL-23 |
|---|---|
| MANDARA (1982) | ALM/AL-26, NEW ALBION/NA- 099,NA-016 |
| MANTRA (1986) | NEW ALBION/NA-016, NA-099 |
| TANTRA (1990) | NEW ALBION/NA-099 |
| STABAT MATER (1987) | NEW ALBION/NA-016 |
|---|
| CHINMOKU (SILENCE) (1977) | ALM/AL-22 |
|---|---|
| KAZE NO KYOKU (MUSIC OF THE WINDS) (1979) | FONTEC/FOCD-3189, NEW ALBION/NA-069 |
| KI NO KOE(VOICE OF TREE)(1982) | WORLD WINDOWS/WW-103 |
| KAMU OGUI GOTO (1989) | CAMERATA/32CM-189 |
| KOUGETSU (1990) | FONTEC/FOCD-3189, NEW ALBION/NA-069 |
| SANYOU (1991) | FONTEC/FOCD-3189, NEW ALBION/NA-069 |
| TAMAOGI KOTO (1994) | CAMERATA/30CM-267 |
| HI NO KYOKU(1996) | CAMERATA/CMCD-28053 |
| USUZUMI(2004) | FONTEC/FOCD-9305 |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| BIRDS IN WARPED TIME Ⅱ(1980) | Chamber |
| BURNING MEDITATION (MOERU MEISOU) (1993) | Chamber |
| BURNING MEDITATION (MOERU MEISOU) (1995) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| CHIN-KON-KA (REQUIEM) (1970) | Chamber |
| CHORAL (2000) | Chamber |
| CONSTELLATION (SEIZA) (1993) | Chamber |
| COSMIC WOMB (1975) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| ECHOS (1981) | Electronic |
| EMERALD TABLET (1978) | Electronic |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| FIREFLY GARDEN (1998) | Orchestral |
| FROM THE DEPTH OF SILENCE (2000) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| GATE INTO INFINITY,A(TOKI NO MON) (1988) | Chamber |
| GATE INTO THE STARS,A(HOSHI NO MON) (1982) | Chamber |
| GENKAKU (2000) | Japanese Instrumental |
| GLIMMERING DARKNESS (1995) | Orchestral |
| GOD SELLS OWN BODY(KAMI NO MIURI) (1991) | Chamber |
| GOD SELLS OWN BODY(KAMI NO MIURI) (1995) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| HASHI(BRIDGE)Ⅰ(2000) | Chamber |
| HASHI(BRIDGE)Ⅱ(2002) | Chamber |
| HASHI(BRIDGE)Ⅲ(2005) | Chamber |
| HASHI(BRIDGE)Ⅳ(2006) | Chamber |
| HEAVENLY SPHERES ARE ILLUMINATED BY LIGHTS,THE (1979) | Chamber |
| HIKARI(LIGHT) (1986) | Chamber |
| HI NO KYOKU (1996) | Japanese Instrumental |
| HOMA (1988) | Orchestral |
| HOMA (1988)) | Chamber |
| HOSHI NO MON (GATE INTO THE STARS,A) (1982) | Chamber |
| HYMN FOR THE SUN (1973) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| INCARNATIONⅠ(1977) | Chamberl |
| INCARNATIONⅡ(1978) | Chamber |
| INNOCENCE (1996) | Chamber |
| INTERRUPTED EPITAPH (2007) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| JOURNEY THROUGH SACRED TIME,A (1983) | Orchestral |
| JOURNEY TO THE EXTREMITY,A(KYUKYOKU NO TABI) (1980) | Japanese Instrumental |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| KAGAMI(MIRRORS) (1975) | Chamber |
| KAIKYO (1996) | Japanese Instrumental |
| KAMI NO MIURI(GOD SELLS OWN BODY) (1991) | Chamber |
| KAMI NO MIURI(GOD SELLS OWN BODY) (1995) | Orchestral |
| KAMU OGUI GOTO (1989) | Japanese Instrumental |
| KAZE NO KYOKU(MUSIC OF THE WINDS) (1979) | Japanese Instrumental |
| KAZE NO KYOKUⅡ(MUSIC OF THE WINDSⅡ) (1984) | Chamber |
| KI NO KOE(VOICE OF THE TREES) (1982) | Japanese Instrumental |
| KISETSU (1999) | Orchestral |
| KOKAGE(1998) | Chamber |
| KOUGETSU (1990) | Japanese Instrumental |
| KYOKOKU (VALLEY) (2000) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| LAMENT FOR SPRING(SHUN-SHU-KA) (1989) | Chamber |
| LANZAROTE (1993) | Chamber |
| LAST SONG,THE (2005) | Orchestral |
| LIGHT(HIKARI) (1986) | Chamber |
| LISTENING TO FRAGRANCES OF THE DUSK (1997) | Orchestral |
| LITANIA (1973) | Chamber |
| LYRA (1980) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| MAI(SACRED DANCE) (2004) | Orchestral |
| MANDARA (1982) | Electronic |
| MANTRA (1986) | Electronic |
| MEDITATIONS OF WAR AND DEATH (2002-2005) | Vocal |
| MIRRORS(KAGAMI) (1975) | Chamber |
| MIZUKAGAMI(WATER MIRROR) (1992) | Japanese Instrumental |
| MOERU MEISOU(BURNING MEDITATION) (1993) | Chamber |
| MOERU MEISOU(BURNING MEDITATION) (1995) | Orchestral |
| MUKAKU (1999) | Japanese Instrumental |
| MU NI TSUITE (1997) | Orchestral |
| MUSIC OF THE WINDS(KAZE NO KYOKU) (1979) | Japanese Instrumental |
| MUSIC OF THE WINDSⅡ(KAZE NO KYOKUⅡ) (1984) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| OMEN(KIZASHI) (2002) | Vocal |
| ONKA (1972) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| RARURO (1971) | Chamber |
| RECITATIVE(1991) | Chamber |
| REQUIEM(CHIN-KON-KA) (1970) | Chamber |
| RIVER (1997) | Chamber |
| RUIKA (1990) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| SACRED DANCE(MAI) (2004) | Orchestral |
| SANYOU (1990) | Japanese Instrumental |
| SATOH (2004) | Chamber |
| SEA(UMI) (2005) | Choral |
| SEIZA(CONSTELLATION) (1993) | Chamber |
| SHIRASAGI(WHITE HERON,A) (1987) | Chamber |
| SHIRASAGI(WHITE HERON,A) (1995) | Orchestral |
| SHORE(KISHI) (2002) | Vocal |
| SHU(SPELLS) (2004) | Chamber |
| SHUNJU (1999) | Chamber |
| SHUN-SHU-KA(LAMENT FOR SPRING) (1989) | Chamber |
| SILENCE(CHINMOKU) (1977) | Japanese Instrumental |
| SPELLS(SHU) (2004) | Chamber |
| STABAT MATER (1987) | Vocal/Choral |
| SUIREN(LOTUS) (2006) | Vocal |
| SUMERU (1985) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| TAMAOGI KOTO (1994) | Japanese Instrumental |
| TANTRA (1990) | Electronic |
| TOKI NO MON(GATE INTO INFINITY,A) (1988) | Chamber |
| TOKI NO SEIJAKU (1986) | Japanese Instrumental |
| TOWARD THE NIGHT (1991) | Orchestral |
| TOWARD THE NIGHT (1991) | Chamber |
| TOWARDS THE SILENCE (1998) | Orchestral |
| TRIO (2007) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| UMI(SEA) (2005) | Choral |
| USUZUMI (2004) | Japanese Instrumental |
| UZU(VORTEX) (1988) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| VALLEY(KYOKOKU) (2000) | Orchestral |
| VIOLIN CONCERTO (2002) | Orchestral |
| VOICE OF THE TREES(KI NO KOE) (1982) | Japanese Instrumental |
| VORTEX(UZU) (1988) | Chamber |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| WATER MIRROR(MIZUKAGAMI) (1992) | Japanese Instrumental |
| WHITE HERON,A(SHIRASAGI) (1987) | Chamber |
| WHITE HERON,A(SHIRASAGI) (1995) | Orchestral |
| TITLE | CATEGORY |
|---|---|
| YAMI NO KASUKANA KOE (1994) | Chamber |
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