JAPANESE FOUR SEASONS - New Vivaldi Ensemble 01 春-花 Spring - Flowers

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JAPANESE FOUR SEASONS - New Vivaldi Ensemble

Baroque music generally refers to European music from the 17th century to the mid-18th century, but at that time Japan was in a period of national isolation, as it wasn't until the Meiji period that European music entered Japan in its proper form. European music during the Meiji period was already in the Romantic era, and therefore baroque music is not found in Japanese works. To fill this gap, I arranged melodies that all Japanese people know and transformed it into baroque music. Some pieces are actual compositions rather than arrangements. If even people who don't usually listen to classical music can naturally immerse themselves in the world of baroque music, I will have achieved my goal. Following Vivaldi's Le Quattro Stagioni, I have chosen a three-movement structure ("fast-slow-fast'' tempi) for each season.
Masaaki Hayakawa

SPRING

“Flower"
It is the first song in the song collection "Shiki'' released in 1909 by Rentaro Taki, a pioneer in the Japanese composition world, and the lyrics of "Urara no Sumida River in Kuhar'' were written by Hagoromo Takeshima. It is popular as a two-part choral piece. This is the first song on this CD. It begins with a dignified introduction suitable for the opening of the festival.