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You Can’t Go Global with the FamilyMart Theme—Surely It Has to Be Nokia?!
I have been extremely impressed by Ensemble Mega Ne’s “Variations on the FamilyMart Theme for Woodwind Quartet and Piano” and “Contrapuntal Piece on the Yamanote Line Theme”. But i…
Variations on a Theme of FamilyMart for Woodwind Quartet and Piano
This was today’s big find. The video was uploaded on 2016/1/25, and in 5 days it has been viewed nearly 150,000 times . It is a work by Ensemble Mega Ne. Using the FamilyMart…
【Goosebumps】A Badly Behaved Schoolgirl Bursts into an Orchestra! But Once She Starts Singing, Her Extraordinary Performance Leaves Everyone Speechless?
The article named in the title appeared in my SmartNews feed. It said: “A performance by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Barbara Hannigan. A schoolgirl is welcomed with…
3 Goldberg Variations: Glenn Gould, Maria Tipo (Busoni’s Grand-Student), Muscle Pianist Tzimon Barto (Busoni Edition), and Busoni’s Own Playing
Tzimon Barto’s Goldberg Variations Today, after a late-night conference call, I opened the Naxos Music Library and found its album of the week: the Goldberg Variations (F. Busoni e…
Philharmonie de Paris Opens with an All-French Program
The newly opened Philharmonie de Paris at the Cité de la musique in Paris, home to the Paris Conservatoire familiar from Nodame Cantabile, began operations on January 14, 2015 with…
On the Night Candidate Hiwatashi Lost the Saga Gubernatorial Election, I Am Writing Anyway about How Brilliant Seiya Ueno Is. But What Really Matters Is…
Candidate Hiwatashi, who attracted attention through an online campaign to defeat him and other controversy, lost the Saga gubernatorial election. It was an unexpected defeat despi…
People Say the TEPPEN 2015 Piano Showdown Was Rigged, but…
I knew nothing about it, but apparently a Fuji Television entertainment program called TEPPEN 2015 held a piano competition among celebrities. Those currently attracting attention…
I Tried Playing “The Christmas Song” on the Flute
To everyone who has helped me this year, in place of a Christmas card… The Christmas Song was written by Mel Torme & Robert Wells on a hot summer day in 1944[1], wonderin…
Does Massan’s Theme Song “Mugi no Uta” Resemble the Soviet National Anthem?
The theme song for the NHK morning drama Massan, currently being broadcast, is “Mugi no Uta,” composed by Miyuki Nakajima. I heard somewhere that it resembles the national anthem o…
Debussy – The Mystery of Syrinx
Syrinx, written in 1913, is surely an irreplaceable part of every flutist’s repertoire. Pieces known for solo flute were so rare at the time that, before this one, we have to…
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