Description
Joe Hisaishi — Joe Hisaishi Conducts Steve Reich: The Desert Music & Joe Hisaishi: The End of the World
Double LP on gatefold standard black vinyl
Joe Hisaishi's new album for Deutsche Grammophon documents a concert given at Tokyo's Suntory Hall on July 31, 2024 featuring Hisaishi's own The End of the World and the Japanese premiere of his friend and colleague Steve Reich's The Desert Music, played by Future Orchestra Classics (FOC).
Established by Hisaishi as part of his mission to share his love of classical music with new audiences, the FOC is an orchestra of young players praised for their vivid, expressive performances of both core repertoire and contemporary works. The recording includes The Philharmonic Chorus of Tokyo and, in The End of the World, by soloist, soprano Ella Taylor.
Tracklisting
LP 1 Side A
1. Reich: I. fast [The Desert Music]
2. Reich: II. moderate [The Desert Music]
3. Reich: IIIA. slow [The Desert Music]
4. Reich: IIIB. moderate [The Desert Music]
LP 1 Side B
1. Reich: IIIC. slow [The Desert Music]
2. Reich: IV. moderate [The Desert Music]
3. Reich: V. fast [The Desert Music]
LP 2 Side A
1. Joe Hisaishi: I. Collapse [The End of the World]
2. Joe Hisaishi: II. Grace of the St. Paul [The End of the World]
3. Joe Hisaishi: III. D.e.a.d [The End of the World]
LP 2 Side B
1. Joe Hisaishi: IV. Beyond the World [The End of the World]
2. Recomposed by Joe Hisaishi: The End of the World
