Katsuya Kokoyana shakuhachi | Kinshi Tsuruta biwa | Marcus Roberts Trio | Anne-Sophie Mutter violin | Martha Argerich piano
Saito Kinen Orchestra, Berliner Philharmoniker
Seiji Ozawa, Kazuyoshi Akiyama
Seiji Ozawa has dedicated most of his life to the service of music. He is not only one of Japan’s best-known conductors but also the founder of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, better known as the Seiji Ozawa Festival.
This Seiji Ozawa edition provides a representative selection of Ozawa’s extensive work. The range of the recorded repertoire impressively reflects the versatility of this exceptional conductor.
DVD 1: Seiji Ozawa conducts Brahms Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
DVD 2: A Russian Night – Waldbühne 1993
DVD 3: A Gershwin Night – Waldbühne 2003
DVD 4: Karajan Memorial Concert 2008
DVD 5: Seiji Ozawa at the Matsumoto Festival
Repertoire
Schubert: Symphony No. 5 in B major, D. 485
Takemitsu: “November Steps”
Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Mozart: Divertimento in D major, KV 136
Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite; Overture “1812”, Op. 49; Serenade for Strings: Valse; Symphony No.6 in B minor, Op.74 “Pathétique”
Borodin: Polovtsian Dance No. 17
Stravinsky: The Firebird: Infernal Dance of Kashchei – Lullaby – Finale
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance
J. Strauss: Radetzky March
Lincke: Berliner Luft
Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue; Concerto in F; Strike Up the Band; I Got Rhythm
Roberts: Cole After Midnight
van Beethoven: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op.61; Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92; Choral Fantasy in C minor, Op. 80
J. S. Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No.2 in D minor, BWV1004