Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Saito Kinen Orchestra, "Brahms: Symphony No. 1 & No. 2" and "R. Strauss: Don Juan" conducted by Nodoka Okisawa, Principal Guest Conductor of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival, was released in December 2024. Now, a Deluxe Edition of that recording, along with Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble – Live in Matsumoto 2025—a live recording from the ensemble’s Japan tour performance in Matsumoto last February—is being released by UK label Decca Classics!

Formed in 2015 as part of the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival’s chamber music series, the Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble (SKO Brass) is comprised of the orchestra’s brass, timpani, and percussion sections. This vibrant album includes 17 colorful works, featuring the finale of Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3 “Organ,” selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, and highlights from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.

TRACKLIST

1. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Sinfonietta, JW VI/18: I. Fanfare. Allegretto – Allegro – Maestoso (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
2. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": II. Allegro moderato – Presto – Maestoso – Allegro (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
3. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
4. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Montagues and Capulets (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
5. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Romeo Bids Juliet Farewell (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
6. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64: Death of Tybalt (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
7. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - María de Buenos Aires: Yo soy María (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
8. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - María de Buenos Aires: Balada para un organito loco ー Habanera (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
9. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - María de Buenos Aires: Fuga y Misterio (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
10. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: Introduction (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
11. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: Summertime (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
12. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: I Got Plenty o' Nuttin' (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
13. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: Bess, You Is My Woman Now (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
14. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: It Ain't Necessarily So (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
15. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: I Loves You, Porgy (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
16. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: Good Mornin', Sistuh! (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)
17. Saito Kinen Orchestra Brass Ensemble - Porgy and Bess: O Lawd, I'm On My Way (Arr. Takahashi & Takeshima for Brass Ensemble) (Live in Matsumoto 2025)



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