Takemitsu, Hosokawa & Richter: Shadows [CD]

Sayaka Shoji – Takemitsu, Hosokawa & Richter: Shadows [CD]

Violinist Sayaka Shoji builds a journey through the seasons inspired by kigo, the seasonal words of Japanese haiku. Two works by Toru Takemitsu for violin and piano feature the great Stephen Kovacevich, and she plays two solo pieces by Toshio Hosokawa, including Extasis, written for her in 2016.

The cycle ends with Max Richter's Recomposed: Vivaldi - The Four Seasons in its original 2012 version, with the Spanish ensemble Franz Schubert Filharmonia. Single CD on Alpha Classics.

Genre: Classical, Contemporary Classical.