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FEATURES

• 2xLP pressed on Black Vinyl
• White Center Label with exclusively signed Covercard by Joe Hisaishi
• Recording from a concert given at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall on 31 July 2024
• Japanese premiere of Hisaishi’s friend and colleague Steve Reich’s The Desert Music

DESCRIPTION

Joe Hisaishi’s new album for Deutsche Grammophon documents a concert given at Tokyo’s Suntory Hall on 31 July 2024 featuring Hisaishi’s own The End of the World and the Japanese premiere of his friend and colleague Steve Reich’s The Desert Music, played by Future Orchestra Classics (FOC). Established by Hisaishi as part of his mission to share his love of classical music with new audiences, the FOC is an orchestra of young players praised for their vivid, expressive performances of both core repertoire and contemporary works. The recording includes The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo and, in The End of the World, by soloist soprano, Ella Taylor.

This is a DG store exclusive, Limited White center Label version of the album.

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TRACKLIST

1. Reich: I. fast [The Desert Music]
2. Reich: II. moderate [The Desert Music]
3. Reich: IIIA. slow [The Desert Music]
4. Reich: IIIB. moderate [The Desert Music]
5. Reich: IIIC. slow [The Desert Music]
6. Reich: IV. moderate [The Desert Music]
7. Reich: V. fast [The Desert Music]
8. Joe Hisaishi: I. Collapse [The End of the World]
9. Joe Hisaishi: II. Grace of the St. Paul [The End of the World]
10. Joe Hisaishi: III. D.e.a.d [The End of the World]
11. Joe Hisaishi: IV. Beyond the World [The End of the World]
12. Recomposed by Joe Hisaishi: The End of the World

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