HRHosokawa: Futari Shizuka – The Maiden from the Sea & Ceremony

The distinguished Japanese composer, Toshio Hosokawa, has been honoured with numerous awards as well as a steady stream of commissions and acclaimed performances. As with many of Hosokawa’s concertos, Ceremony sees the flute soloist as a ‘person’ and the orchestra as the ‘universe and nature’ – the flautist’s breath echoing like the winds of nature and becoming a song that awakens the spirits. A complimentary work to Hosokawa’s The Raven (Naxos 8.573724), Futari Shizuka – The Maiden from the Sea is a single-act opera, the ancient tragic tale of which resonates with the fate of refugees around the world today.01. Mario Caroli – Ceremony02. Residentie Orkest The Hague – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Prelude Sor03. Ilse Eerens – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Where Do I Come from – I Wa04. Ilse Eerens – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Who Is There (Helen, Shizu)05. Ilse Eerens – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Is That a Poem or a Song (H06. Ilse Eerens – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Stop… Hang On (Helen, Shi07. Residentie Orkest The Hague – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Dance08. Ilse Eerens – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea I Was with Child… (Helen,09. Ilse Eerens – Futari shizuka The Maiden from the Sea Where Do I Come from – Far13222990066/104.28.159.215