Takashi Asahina
Naun Chew
I heard a memorable performance of Bruckner's 8th in Tokyo two years ago
by the Osaka Philharmonic under Takashi Asahina.
This conductor seems to be practically unknown in the West, but he is
apparently very well thought of in Japan. On the evidence of that
Bruckner performance, I'm not surprised.
Does anyone on this newsgroup know anything about him? Are any of his
recordings available in the West? (I saw cycles of Beethoven and Bruckner
in some Tokyo shops, but my finances were too precarious to allow me to
purchase any of those recordings at the time. Apparently there is now
even a Ring cycle).
I might add that the audience listened with apparently complete
attention. There was not the faintest noise from them until some time
after the climax of the slow movement. How Japanese audiences put the
rest of us to shame.
Naun.
Kang Howson-Jan
Naun Chew wrote:
> This conductor seems to be practically unknown in the West, but he is
> apparently very well thought of in Japan. On the evidence of that
> Bruckner performance, I'm not surprised.
>
> Does anyone on this newsgroup know anything about him? Are any of his
> recordings available in the West? (I saw cycles of Beethoven and Bruckner
> in some Tokyo shops, but my finances were too precarious to allow me to
> purchase any of those recordings at the time. Apparently there is now
> even a Ring cycle).
There was a thread on Asahina a couple of months back. Henry Fogel is
the resident expert on his recordings. AFAIK, the central symphonic
repertoire (Beethoven to Bruckner) is of great interest, and his style is
similar to the European conductors active in the middle of the century.
Perhaps Henry, or someone who saved Henry's comments, could expand. The
possibility of a Ring is indeed exciting--more details would be welcome.
--Kang Howson-Jan
Michael Weston
I was lucky enough to come across a Brahms cycle by Asahina in the
cut-out bin. While the first is not as tension-filled as I like, the
other three are absolutely marvelous, and my current favorite recordings
of those three symphonies. If only imports weren't so expensive..
I know that he is supposed to conduct in Chicago sometime soon (or
perhaps this has already happened). It would be fabulous is awareness of
his craft were raised enough in this country such that someone would
press some his recordings for US distribution..
I have currently quelled my lust for Asahina recordings and chosen to
focus on cd's I can afford. I wish I could hear more of him..
Michael
ñõNaun Chew (Naun...@lib.monash.edu.au)
wrote:
: I heard a memorable performance of Bruckner's 8th in Tokyo two years ago
: by the Osaka Philharmonic under Takashi Asahina.
: This conductor seems to be practically unknown in the West, but he is
: apparently very well thought of in Japan. On the evidence of that
: Bruckner performance, I'm not surprised.
:
: Does anyone on this newsgroup know anything about him? Are any of his
: recordings available in the West? (I saw cycles of Beethoven and Bruckner
: in some Tokyo shops, but my finances were too precarious to allow me to
: purchase any of those recordings at the time. Apparently there is now
: even a Ring cycle).
: I might add that the audience listened with apparently complete
: attention. There was not the faintest noise from them until some time
: after the climax of the slow movement. How Japanese audiences put the
: rest of us to shame.
: Naun.
--
Lawrence Eckerling
I am only newly aware of Maestro Asahina. He will be in Chicago next
week to do Bruckner 5th. After receiving a cassette recording as a
"premium" for a donation to the Chicago Symphony Radiothon fundraiser,
and after listening to some other recordings presented on radio by
Executive Director Henry Fogel, I have observed (with great pleasure) an
important characteristic. Asahina seems to have the ability (almost unique
ability) to perfectly calculate climaxes, and all this while never, ever, losing
the proportional balance from instrument to instrument. At his softest, the
brass are never too loud. At it's loudest, you always hear the strings. And
it doesn't matter whether the tempi are quicker or slower than you are used
to. It doesnt matter whether the interpretation is more straightforward or
more eclectic. This" great sense of proportion" allows his musical feeling
to be realized more than any other.
Bravo Mr. Fogel for bringing him to Chicago!
Lawrence Eckerling
Gene Gaudette
He's conducting Bruckner 5 next week in Chicago, and I'm flying out to see
it.
I have his recordings of Strauss's "An Alpine Symphony," the Brahms
symphonies, a few of the Bruckners, and the Schumann 3rd; all are deeply
steeped in the probing, romantic tradition of such artists as Furtwangler,
Horenstein and Barbirolli. I'm hoping to have his Mahler "Das Lied" by
next week, and am ordering his Wagner Ring as a birthday present to myself.
Needless to say, IMNSHO this conductor is a major discovery.
Gene
Michael Glover
If anyone has the inside track on Asahina's engagements, it would be very
good to see an international itinerary posted to rmc.
MG
Kang Howson-Jan
Deryk Barker wrote:
> I don't have as many of TA's recordings as Henry, but the ones I have
> are almost without exception superb (2 complete Beethoven cycles, a
> Brahms cycle and lots of Bruckner). I'd happily nominate as one of the
> finest living conductors and perhaps *the* finest living conductor of
> Bruckner.
>
> I wish they'd issue his stuff over here...
I _know_ that there is a great deal of interest in Asahina, even more so
because he is so little known on this continent. I am cross-posting to
these groups to make 2 pleas:
1) Would one of the cognoscenti undertake compiling a discography
of available Asahina recordings (doesn't have to be definitive, reposts
would be fine)?
2) Dangling this new Ring without giving any details is too cruel! Can
one of the more kind-hearted, in-the-know people please post what detail
there is about this new recording?
May be there would be a sufficient ground-swell that the major labels or
distributors will make Asahina records available more widely! TIA.
--Kang Howson-Jan
Naun Chew
Naun Chew <Naun...@lib.monash.edu.au> wrote:
>I heard a memorable performance of Bruckner's 8th in Tokyo two years ago
>by the Osaka Philharmonic under Takashi Asahina.
>
>recordings available in the West?
Judging by the replies, he's not as obscure as I first thought. I envy
all of you in Chicago.
Does anyone know of a mail order dealer that can supply any of his
recordings? If so, I'd also be grateful for any details of available
recordings, with catalogue numbers preferably.
Naun.
HenryFogel
By now, the original post has been answered. Indeed Takashi Asahina, born
in 1908 and now two months shy of his 88th birthday, will be making his
North American debut on May 16, 17 and 18 with the Chicago Symphony,
conducting Bruckner's 5th. (We are calling it "North American debut"
because he has indeed conducted in the United States before -- with the
Honolulu Symphony where he appeared doing Bruckner symphonies over a few
seasons in the late 70s or early 80s, I'm not sure which). As I write
this, on Thursday evening May 9, he is en route over the ocean -- landing
in Chicago Friday May 10.
I do not have the time right now (it's 11PM) to put together the requested
discography -- but I will do so over the weekend. I don't claim that what
I own is a complete collection, but it is fairly extensive and will give
you an idea of the repertory he does. I will also at that time include
details of his "Ring" (which is not new -- it was done in the mid 1980s,
and is still available from a store called Yamano Music, but I don't know
the address). He continues to issue recent recordings -- most recently a
wonderful Schubert 9th (very old fashioned, with some wild tempo changes
in the first movement, but it holds together marvelously), and a Schumann
Spring Symphony disc. I will, as I said, post a list this weekend. The
one store you can write to, via e-mail, is Abend Music in Japan -- their
e-mail address is:
And they will tell you what they have available, and sell them to you. I
must warn you the price is high, especially because of shipping costs.
There is talk that one of asahina's labels, Pony Canyon, may be seeking US
distribution, which will make a large number of his recordings available
here.
We are all looking forward to his Chicago appearances next week, and of
course hoping for the best. One always takes a chance when inviting an 87
year old conductor, but we are anticipating a great concert. The Chicago
SYmphony has already re-engaged him for the 1996-97 season, in October, to
do Bruckner 9th (also Brahms Haydn Variations).
More to follow this weekend.
Henry Fogel
Michael Weston
Kang Howson-Jan (kang.ho...@lhsc.on.ca) wrote:
: May be there would be a sufficient ground-swell that the major labels or
Or perhaps if it were more economical, we could form an Asahina buyers
club which would order disks in bulk and save millions of yen in postage...
--
Mtconcape
FWIW, I recently got the Asahina recording of the 7th from Abend. Good
news: it is superb and they are easy to deal with. Bad news: the CD was
$22 and shipping $30! To have one of his CDs was worth it but maybe Henry
Fogel can work some magic and get his recordings distributed over here.
HenryFogel
Mtconcape writes...
I have tried, but failed. Fontec and Canyon Classics have rejected offers
from American distributors, indicating that they may be seeing to have
their own labels distributed in America -- so watch for that. In the
meantime, I know of no other source than Abend via e-mail. (Yes it is
expensive, however less so than a flight to Japan to browse in their
record stores)!
Henry Fogel
HenryFogel
Well, I promised a listing of my collection of recordings by Takashi
Asahina, so here goes. Again, for newbies, Asahina is an 87 year old
Japanese conductor, who studied in Japan, was music director in Shanghai
and Harbin, China, during the war years, came back to Japan to found the
Osaka Philharmonic in 1947, and is still the general music director of
that orchestra 49 years later. As others have said, he is a great
conductor, particularly in German romantic repertoire. He will be making
his North American debut May 16, 17 and 18 with the Chicago Symphony in
Bruckner's 5th Symphony; he will be the oldest conductor ever to step on
the CSO podium. One poster asked about his international conducting
itinerary. At this point he conducts virtually only in Japan. He has not
conducted in Europe in a few years, and his Chicago appearance is not
accompanied by other American concerts; Chicago has invited him back for
next October, to do Bruckner 9. Here are the recordings of his that I
have:
BEETHOVEN Symphonies 1-9 (1977, Osaka Phil) - Japanese Victor
VICC 40155-60
BEETHOVEN Symphonies 1-9 (1988, 89, New Japan Phil) - Fontec
FOCD 9001/7
BEETHOVEN Symphonies 1-9 (1992, Osaka Phil) - Canyon Classics
PCCL 00171 -- also includes Leonore Ov #3
BEETHOVEN Symphony Nos. 6, 7 (1985, Osaka Phil) - Japanese
Victor 2101-2102
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis and Mass in C. (1977, Osaka Phil,
Chorus, Soloists) - Japanese Victor VICC 40234-5
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 (1990; Itoh, pianist; New Japan Phil)
Fontec FOCD 3136
BRAHMS Double Concerto (1990; Koyishuma; Tamamura, soloists;
New Japan Phil) Fontec FOCD 3135
BRAHMS Symphonies 1-4 (1979-80; Osaka Phil) Japanese Victor
VICC 40162-65
BRAHMS Symphonies 1-4; Haydn Variations (1989-90; New Japan Phil)
Fontec FOCD 9035-38
BRAHMS Symphonies 1-4 (1994-95; Osaka Phil) Canyon Classics
PCCL 00306
BRUCKNER Syms #0-9 (mostly 1983-89; No. 0 from 1978;
various orchestras) Japanese Victor VICC 40190-99
BRUCKNER Syms #1-9 (1977-79; Osaka Phil) Disques JeanJean
JJ0008-019 (note: That is NOT a typo - it is Disques JeanJean)
BRUCKNER Syms #1-9 (1992-95; Osaka Phil) Canyon Classics - single
discs, not a boxed set:
No. 1 - PCCL 00246
No. 2 - PCCL 00230
No. 3 - PCCL 00210
No. 4 - PCCL 00191
No. 5 - PCCL 00261
No. 6 - I have been unable to locate
No. 7 - PCCL 00178
No. 8 - PCCL 00253
No. 9 - (with Tokyo Metropolitan Sym) PCCL 00268
Also - #9 Coupled with Te Deum, 2 CD Set PCCL 00126
BRUCKNER Sym 4, 5, 7, 8 (1992; New Japan Phil) - Fontec
FOCD 9050-55.
DVORAK Cello Concerto (Gary Karr, Double Bass!; Osaka Phil)
I have on tape -- but am told that it is released; not sure of
label.
DVORAK Sym #9 "New World" (1982; Osaka Phil - King KICC 151
FURTWANGLER Sym #2 (1984; Osaka Phil) JVC VDC 5007-8
GLAZUNOV Sym #8 (1992; Shinsei Nippon Orch) La Boheme Records
B-1014.
MAHLER Das Leid von der Erde (1984; Ihara; Hayashi; Osaka Phil)
King KICC 155
MAHLER Sym 2 + STRAUSS Also Sprach Zarathustra
(1987; Osaka Phil) King KICC 156/7
MAHLER Sym 8 (1972; Osaka Phil; soloists, etc.) Jap. Victor
VICC 40149
MAHLER Sym #9 (1983; Osaka Phil) King KICC 158/9
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade (1982; Osaka) King KICC 153
SCHUBERT Sym #8 "Unfinished" + WAGNER: Parsifal: Prelude and]
Good Friday Music (1995; Tokyo Metropolitan Sym) Fontec
FOCD 3289
SCHUBERT Sym #9 "Great" (1995; Tokyo Metropolitan Sym)
Fontec FOCD 3287
SCHUMANN Sym #3 "Rhenish" + Rehearsal (1995; Osaka Phil)
Canyon Classics PCCL 00312
STRAUSS - Alpine Symphony (1991; All Japan Symphony) Canyon
Classics PCCL 00155
STRAUSS - Also Sprach Zarathustra (See Mahler Sym 2)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Sym 4-6 (1990; Osaka Phil) Canyon Classics
PCCL 00112 - 3 disc set
TCHAIKOVSKY - Sym #6 (1994; New Japan Phil) Fontec FOCD 3281
WAGNER: Ring Cycle (1984-1987; one live performance of each opera
in each year; all Japanese cast - sung in German; New Japan
Philharmonic) Yamano Music YMCD 5001/03 (Rheingold)
5004/07 (Siegfried); 5008/11 (Walkure); 5012/15 (Gotterdammerung)
WAGNER: Excerpts from above Ring - single disc - Fontec FOCD 3279
WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll; Siegfried's Funeral; Immolation Scene;
Rhine Journey (1983; Osaka Phil) King KICC 154
WAGNER Parsifal: Prelude; Good Friday - See Schubert 8th
(Note - The Rheingold in the Complete Ring also has concert performances
of the Rienzi Overture, Siegfried Idyll, and Siegfried's Funeral Music and
Rhine Journey filling out the last disc).
There you have it!
Henry Fogel
Peter J. Ullman
Dear Mr. Fogel:
I was fascinated to read that there is a complete Japanese, German sung, =
Ring Cycle on disc. =
Are these recordings on CD?
Please tell us a little about them. How well are they sung, =
particularly the major roles including Wotan, Fricka, Siegmund, =
Sieglinde, Br=FCnnhilde, and Siegfried? How good is the German?
How does the technical quality compare to other well-known commercial =
Ring releases?
How can one obtain the recordings?
I hope that I did not ask too many questions, but you have really =
kindled my interest.
Sincerely,
Peter Ullman
HenryFogel
>From: "Peter J. Ullman" <p_ul...@ix.netcom.com>
>Date: Fri, 10 May 1996 22:17:27 -0700
>Message-ID: <319422...@ix.netcom.com>
>Ring releases?
>kindled my interest.
------------
Except for the Walkure Brunnhilde, the singing is adequate or better
throughout the cycle. The Walkure Brunnhilde is quite shrill and
unpleasant in the upper part of her register. There is no singer in any
role that you would call a truly great Wagnerian, but except for the
Walkure Brunnhilde, there is no singer in any important role that you will
regret is present. What is impressive about the performances are their
breadth, their warmth and scope. Tempi are on the slow side, but not
excessively so; orchestral textures are wonderfully balanced. You always
hear the strings -- one of Asahina's strengths as a conductor is his
string-founded orchestral sonority, even in the biggest brass passage.
The orchestral playing (New Japan Philharmonic) is quite good throughout.
Obviously it is not the Berlin Phil, Bayreuth Orchestra -- and one feels
that there has been little editing (if any). But this is probably Japan's
best orchestra, and they play with a fine sense of style and with good
ensemble and intonation throughout. They even manage a more Germanic
coloring of sound than one might have expected.
The Ring was recorded during live concert performances in Tokyo, one a
year between 1984 and 1987. The sound is superb -- some of the finest
Ring sound on disc. The recordings are on CD, and were produced by a
major record store in Tokyo (Yamano Music, located in the Ginza) in
conjunction with the New Japan Philharmonic.
I do not know how to get them other than by purchase through this store,
and I have no mailing address for them (I got the set when I was in
Tokyo).
Henry Fogel
Naun Chew
henry...@aol.com (HenryFogel) wrote:
>The {Asahina} Ring was recorded during live concert performances in >Tokyo, one a year between 1984 and 1987.
>The recordings are on CD, and were produced by a
>major record store in Tokyo (Yamano Music, located in the Ginza) in
>conjunction with the New Japan Philharmonic.
>
>I do not know how to get them other than by purchase through this store,
>and I have no mailing address for them (I got the set when I was in
>Tokyo).
>Henry Fogel
A Dr Nishio has very kindly sent me an email about Takashi Asahina in
response to my original request for information about this conductor. For
Wagnerites there is good news and bad news. The good news: the address of
Yamano Gakki is 3-5-8 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104, telephone 813 3562 5051.
The bad news: according to Dr Nishio, this set was released only as a
limited edition and is now sold out. If you are very keen, you might
still want to try them.
Thanks to everyone for sharing their information about Asahina.
Naun.
ding ian kristopher
> Ring sound on disc. The recordings are on CD, and were produced by a
> major record store in Tokyo (Yamano Music, located in the Ginza) in
> conjunction with the New Japan Philharmonic.
>
> I do not know how to get them other than by purchase through this store,
> and I have no mailing address for them (I got the set when I was in
> Tokyo).
> Henry Fogel
>
I know that Japan is obviously the best place to locate Asahina's
recordings, but is it the ONLY place? I ask because I will be traveling
to Taiwan and Hong Kong in December, and if anyone has seen Asahina
recordings in either place, I'd really like to know. If so, I'll be sure
to start saving money NOW! BTW, I'm driving to Chicago tomorrow (5/16)
to see Asahina do Bruckner's 5th. Can't wait . . .
Regards,
Ian Ding
N.Nishio
Thank you Mr. Fogel, for introducing Asahina to North America.
I live in Osaka, I heard him more than 100 times.
I hope my discography is useful like Mr.Fogel's one.
Discography of Takashi Asahina
(LP): avilable on LP only
Beethoven complete symphonies.
1)Osaka philharmonic orchestra(OPO) from Gakusyuh-kenkyuhsya
(Gakken) recoded in 1972-73
2)OPO (LP/CD) Japan Victor 1977-78
( on CD version, 5th symphony is replaced by recording
in1982:see below)
3)OPO Japan Victor 1985
4)New Japan Philharmonic (NJP) Fontec 1988-89
(available on Laser Disc from Pioneer LDC, too)
5)OPO (with Leonore overture 3rd ) Pony Canyon 1991-92
Brahms complete symphonies
1)OPO Japan Victor 1979-80
2)NJP Fontec 1990-92 (with Haydn variation)
3)OPO Pony Canyon 1994-95 (available on VHS, too)
Bruckner complete symphonies (almost Haas version)
1)OPO Jan Jan 1975-78
2)OPO, NJP,Tokyo Symphony Orchestra(TSO),
Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra(JPO),
Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra(TMSO) Japan Victor
1978-89 (including 0th symphony)
3)OPO Pony Canyon 1992-95
(coming soon with new recording of 9th Symphony in 1995
:1-8th are available now)
Beethoven
1st and 5th Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1982
(5th symphony is included Complete symphmies set : see above)
3rd Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1975
5th Symphony (LP) OPO Gakken 1972?
(maybe same performance with complete symphonies)
7th Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1992 (Live in Berlin)
9th Symphony and Missa Solemnis NJP Fontec 1992
Missa Solemnis and Mass in C OPO Japan Victor 1977
Missa Solemnis (LP) Shinsei Nippon Symphomic Orchestra (SNSO)
from SNSO 1982
Piano Concerto No.5 (with Takahiro Sonoda) OPO Gakken 1970s
Brahms
Piano Concerto No.1 （with Megumu Itoh) NJP Fontec 1990
Double concerto (with Unno and Tutumi) NJP SONY 1988?
Double concerto（with Toyoshima and Kamimura ) NJP Fontec 1990
Bruckner
4,5,7,8,9th Symphonies and Prelude (LP) OPO,NJP,TMSO,JPO,TSO
Japan Victor 1980
(5th and 9th symphonies are included Complete symphmies :see
above)
4,5,7,8th Symphonies NJP Fontec 1992-93
7th Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1975
(live recording at St.Florian cathedral, Linz, Austria)
9th Symphony and Te Deum TSO Pony Canyon 1991
9th Symphony TMSO Fontec 1993
Mass No.3 OPO Japan Victor 1983
Dvorak
9th Symphony "From the New World" OPO King 1982
9th Symphony OPO from Osaka city 1992 (not for sale)
Cello Concerto (with Gary Karr:Cb) OPO King 1983
Furtwangler
2nd Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1984
Glazunov
8th Symphony SNSO from SNSO 1992
Hattori, Ryoichi
"Osaka Cantata" (LP) OPO Japan Victor 1974
Haydn
40th,41th,and 42th Symphony NJP Fontec 1989 (not for sale)
Ishii, Maki
Works of Maki Ishii (LP) (with Ondeko-za) OPO Japan Victor 1978
Mahler
2nd Symphony OPO King 1987
8th Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1972
9th Symphony OPO King 1982
Das Lied von des Erde OPO King 1984
Das Lied von des Erde OPO Pony Canyon 1995
Matushita, Shinichi
Symphonic fantasy "Yodo gawa" (LP)
from Osaka Junior Chamber of Commerce 1975
Ohguri, Hiroshi
Opera "Akai Jinbaori" (LP) OPO Toshiba 1973
Works of Hiroshi Ohguri Osaka city music group Toshiba 1992?
Miyagi,Michio
Works of Michio Miyagi OPO Gakken 1974
Rimsky-Korsakov
Scheherazade OPO King 1982
Schubert
7th Symphony "Unfinished" OPO Gakken 1976?
7th Symphony "Unfinished" TMSO Fontec 1995
(with Wagner:Parsifal prelude to1st act and Miracle of Saint
Friday )
8th symphony "Great" TMSO Fontec 1995
Schuman
3rd Symphony "Rhein" (with rehearsal) OPO Pony Canyon 1994
4th Symphony and Manfred overture (LP) OPO Japan Victor 1975
Schostakovich
5th Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1982
Sibelius
2nd Symphony OPO Japan Victor 1982
R.Strauss
Alpus Symphony All Japan Philharmonic orchestra Pony Canyon
1991
Also sprach Zarathustra OPO King 1983
Tchaikovsky
5th Symphony (LP) OPO King 1982
6th Symphony OPO King 1982
4,5,6th Symphonies OPO Pony Canyon 1990
6th Symphony NJP Fontec 1994
3 Ballet suit (LP) OPO Toshiba 1972
Violin concerto (with Teiko Maehashi) (LP) OPO Gakken 1975?
Wagner
Ring cycle NJP Yamano-Gakki 1984-87
(with Japanese singers, Nikikai chorus group)
Ring highlights (same performances from Yamano) NJP Fontec
1984-87
Wagner masterpices (with Eiko Soga(S)) OPO king 1983
(Gotterdammerung etc)
Omnibus Album
(Title unknown)(LP) Britten,Borodin OPO Japan Victor 1963
"Rokudan" (LP) Kohjyou no Tuki (Taki) etc. SONY 1969
"My Home Classics" (LP) OPO Toshiba 1973?
"Family Popular Concert" (LP) Britten,Tchaikovsky etc. OPO Toshiba
1974
"Brass Band Originals" (LP) Osaka prefecture music group Toshiba
1976?
"Symphonic Band Classic Concert" (LP) Self Defence Force Brass
Band
Pony Canyon 1977?
Opera Arias, Katura Nakazawa (S) (LP) TMSO Japan Victor 1978
"Beautiful Japanese Melody" Karatachi no Hana etc. OPO Japan
Victor 1979
"Popular Concert" (LP)Wagner,Verdi,Suppe etc. OPO Japan Victor
1980
I am sorry, there may be some mistakes.
Not a few discs are out of print or sold out. (especially LPs)
Please ask and order directly to CD shops in Japan.
for example;
Yamano Gakki Tel. +81-3-3562-5051
address: 4-5-6, Ginza, Chuoh-ku, Tokyo 104 JAPAN
Walzu-do Dojima Tel. +81-6-344-7967 , FAX +81-6-344-3940
address: Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530 JAPAN
Asahina's Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner are highly praised in
JAPAN.
My recommendation is Beethoven, Bruckner, and Russian music.
I hope Asahina will suceed at Chicago,
and you will enjoy his performance.
N.Nishio Osaka, JAPAN
Lani Spahr
|> BRUCKNER Syms #1-9 (1992-95; Osaka Phil) Canyon Classics - single
|> discs, not a boxed set:
|> No. 6 - I have been unable to locate
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Here it is...
Asahina Osaka Philharmonic 4/1-4/94 Pony Canyon CD PCCL-00318
Cheers,
Lani Spahr (keeper of the Bruckner Symphony Versions Discography)
Lani Spahr (keeper of the
E. Kammin
N.Nishio wrote:
>
> Thank you Mr. Fogel, for introducing Asahina to North America.
> I live in Osaka, I heard him more than 100 times.
(Listing omitted)
> Please ask and order directly to CD shops in Japan.
>
> for example;
> Yamano Gakki Tel. +81-3-3562-5051
> address: 4-5-6, Ginza, Chuoh-ku, Tokyo 104 JAPAN
> Walzu-do Dojima Tel. +81-6-344-7967 , FAX +81-6-344-3940
> address: Dojima, Kita-ku, Osaka 530 JAPAN
>
> Asahina's Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner are highly praised in
> JAPAN.
> My recommendation is Beethoven, Bruckner, and Russian music.
>
> I hope Asahina will suceed at Chicago,
> and you will enjoy his performance.
>
> N.Nishio Osaka, JAPAN
At the suggestion of Henry Fogel, I sent an e-mail to the Abend Company
(ab...@aqu.bekkoame.or.jp), a record store in Yokohama. They were nice
enough to reply with a list of recordings by Asahina which they had
available, along with prices and instructions for ordering.
I promptly sent them an order for the complete Bruckner Symphonies. Very,
very expensive, but I think it should be worth it!
Ed Kammin
Brian MacGilvray
>
> At the suggestion of Henry Fogel, I sent an e-mail to the Abend Company
> (ab...@aqu.bekkoame.or.jp), a record store in Yokohama. They were nice
> enough to reply with a list of recordings by Asahina which they had
> available, along with prices and instructions for ordering.
>
> I promptly sent them an order for the complete Bruckner Symphonies. Very,
> very expensive, but I think it should be worth it!
>
> Ed Kammin
How expensive is very, very?
E. Kammin
Brian MacGilvray wrote:
> > I promptly sent them an order for the complete Bruckner Symphonies. Very,
> > very expensive, but I think it should be worth it!
> >
> > Ed Kammin
>
> How expensive is very, very?
25,000 Yen for the set, plus 10,000 Yen for shipping - that's over $300 U.S.,
which, IMHO, qualifies.
Ed Kammin
Brian MacGilvray
ouch