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Maki Ishii: So-Gu II

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century. This week, Gillian explores the East-meets-West music of Maki Ishii.

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore present BBC Radio 3's series exploring the pivotal 'modern' musical works of the 20th century, the
groundbreaking composers who created them, and the radical cultural and artistic movements which gave rise to them. In this episode, Gillian explores the East-meets-West music of Maki Ishii, leading to a full listen to his work for gagaku and orchestra, So-Gu II of 1971. Setting Ishii's music in context, Gillian examines how other composers from Japan and the West sought to merge the disparate styles of these two musical worlds. 'Harmony' was not always the answer...

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59 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Feb 202621:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Maki Ishii

    So-Gu II for Gagaku and Orchestra, Op.19

    Ensemble: Gagaku Ensemble. Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Ishii: Sō-Gū Ii.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.

  • T. Rex

    Hot Love

    • Electric Warrior.
    • Rhino.

  • Maki Ishii

    Mono-Prism, Op.29

    Orchestra: Waseda Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Masahiko Tanaka.
    • Mono-Prism.
    • UNIVERSAL.

  • Maki Ishii

    Thirteen Drums

    Performer: Markus Hauke.
    • schlagArtig – Percussion Solo.
    • New Classical Adventure.

  • Toru Takemitsu

    Harakiri

    Performer: Toru Takemitsu.
    • The Film Music Of Toru Takemitsu.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Toshiro Mayuzumi

    Bugaku

    Performer: NHK Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hiroyuki Iwaki.
    • Mayuzumi: Orchestral Music.
    • NAXOS.

  • Karlheinz Stockhausen

    Telemusik

    Performer: Karlheinz Stockhausen.
    • Telemusik / Mixtur.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • John Cage

    Song Books: Mix 6

    Performer: Loré Lixenberg. Performer: Gregory Rose. Performer: Robert Worby.
    • Song Books.
    • Sub Rosa.

  • Charles Ives

    The Unanswered Question

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Ives: Three Places in New England; Symphony No.3; The Unanswered Question; A Set.
    • UME.

  • Maki Ishii

    So-Gu II for Gagaku and Orchestra, Op.19

    Ensemble: Gagaku Ensemble. Orchestra: Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Ishii: Sō-Gū Ii.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.

  • Miya Masaoka

    Triangle of Resistance - II. The clattering of life

    Performer: Miya Masaoka. Performer: Satoshi Takeishi. Performer: Ben Vida. Performer: Jennifer Choi. Performer: Esther Noh. Performer: David Wallace. Performer: Alex Waterman. Conductor: Richard Carrick.
    • Triangle of Resistance.
    • INNOVA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Feb 202621:00
    BBC Radio 3