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Hisato Ohzawa
12+ albums
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Hisato Ohzawa (Japanese: 大澤壽人; August 1, 1907 - October 28, 1953) was a Japanese composer. His relative neglect today contrasts with the fact that he was one of the pre-eminent Japanese composers of his day. He grew up in Kobe, studying piano, organ and choral singing. He moved to the United States in 1930 to study composition at Boston University and the New England Conservatory of Music, also taking some lessons with Arnold Schoenberg. It was in America that his early works were composed: The Little Symphony, his First Piano Concerto, his First Symphony, and a Double Bass Concerto. In 1934 he moved to Paris and continued his studies, composing his Second Symphony and his Second Piano Concerto. He returned to Japan in 1936, where his works were met with mixed reactions, being technically too difficult for Japanese orchestras of the time, and being in a fairly modern style. Due to the increasing international tension of the time, he was less and less able to travel, struggling to make a living as a composer. The Third Symphony (named "The Symphony of the Founding of Japan" and dedicated to the then-current Emperor, Hirohito) was composed in 1936, with the Third Piano Concerto following in 1938 (named "Kamikaze," after a popular civil aircraft). In 1940 he wrote two cantatas to celebrate the 2600th year of the Emperor. He also wrote musicals and film music. After the Second World War, Ohzawa taught at the Kobe Jagakuin; composed light music, jazzy concertos for saxophone an
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in A-Flat Major, "Kamikaze": II. Andante cantabile
7052Piano Concerto No. 3 in A-Flat Major, "Kamikaze": I. Larghetto maestoso - Allegro assai
723Symphony No. 3, "Symphony of the Founding of Japan": II. Adagio grazioso
714II. Andante cantabile
705Piano Concerto No. 3 in A-Flat Major, "Kamikaze": III. Allegro moderato - Allegro vivace
696I. Allegretto risoluto - Allegro
647Symphony No. 2: IIa. Aria I: Andante cantabile -
628II. Adagio grazioso
549Symphony No. 2: IId. Toccata II: Allegro
4910Symphony No. 3, "Symphony of the Founding of Japan": III. Moderato: Menuet con fantasia
47albums
OHZAWA: Piano Concerto No. 3, 'Kamikaze' / Symphony No. 3
Ohzawa: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphony No. 2
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Symphony No. 2
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Piano Concerto No.3 "Kamikaze", Symphony No.3
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Ohzawa: Piano Concerto #3, Symphony #3
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Piano Concerto No.3 'Kamikaze', Symphony No.3
Ohzawa, Hisato - Piano Concerto 3, Symphony 3 - Saranceva, Yablonsky, Russian PO (NAXOS 2004)
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Piano Concerto No. 3
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Symphony No. 3, Piano Concerto No. 3 (Saranceva, Russian PO, Yablonsky)
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