AKIRAIFUKUBE.ORG - Works of the 1940s

WORKS OF THE 1940s

Etenraku (1940)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: none

Symphony Concertante for Piano and Orchestra (1941)
Type: orchestral
Availabe recordings: The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 5: Raku - Akira Ifukube Orchestral Works (KICC 179)

Ballata Sinfonica (1943)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: Great Recordings in Japan Series #9 (CZ30-9017); Akira Ifukube: Works for Orchestra (FOCD-3245); Japanese Orchestral Music (BIS-CD-490); Akira Ifukube: 80th Birthday Tribute Symphony (TYCY-5324~25); The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 1: Tan - Akira Ifukube Orchestral Works (KICC 175); Akira Ifukube: Wind Music Collection (KICC 531); Duo Ueda Plays Akira Ifukube (KICC 531); Akira Ifukube: Guitar Transcriptions (MTWD99027)

Kishi Mai (1943)
Type: wind orchestra
Available recordings: Akira Ifukube: Wind Music Collection (KICC 531)

Marche Triomphale (1943)
Type: wind orchestra
Availabe recordings: Japanese Wind Band Music (CD-1955)

Arctic Forest (1944)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: Akira Ifukube Arctic Forest, Shiro Fukai Cantata (OVCL-433)

Oberture Festiva "Sa Bago Filipinas" (1944)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 6: A- Akira Ifukube Orchestral Works (KICC 439); The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 8: Zyu - Akira Ifukube 90th Birthday Concert (KICC 469-470)

Prélude du soldat (1944)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 3: Mai- Akira Ifukube Orchestral Works (KICC 177)

Ancient Minstrelsies of Gilyak Tribes (1946)
Type: voice and piano, arrangement for orchestra
Available recordings: Yumi Aikawa Vocal Recital (LD32-5078); Akira Ifukube: Anthology of Vox Principal Works ((30CM-391~2); Akira Ifukube: Anthology of Vox Principal Works (Reissue) (20CM-641~2); Akira Ifukube's 88th Birthday Concert (arrangement for orchestra) (KICC 377/8)

Egozaida (1947)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: none

Ballet of the Wandering People (1948)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: none

Rapsodia Concertante for Violin and Orchestra (1948, revised 1971)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: Akira Ifukube: 3 Concertos (FOCD-3143); The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 5: Raku - Akira Ifukube Orchestral Works (KICC 179); Japanese Music Festival 2000 In Armenia (ALT-013-01); Akira Ifukube: Violin Concertos (violin with piano reduction of orchestral part) (MTWD99028)

Salome (1948, revised 1987)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: Akira Ifukube: Salome (LD32-5054); Godzilla Symphonic Fantasia - Live 1987 (VPCD-81036~7), The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 3: Mai- Akira Ifukube Orchestral Works (KICC 177); Dance of the Seven Veils: A Ballet based on Salome (version for two kotos) (CMCD-28096)

Rhythmic Childrens' Dances (1949)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: none

Enchanted Castle (1949)
Type: orchestral
Available recordings: none

Three Lullabies Among the Native Tribes on the Island of Sakhalin (1949)
Type: voice and piano
Available recordings: Bintatara: Selected Works of Akira Ifukube (28CM-290); Yumi Aikawa Vocal Recital (LD32-5078); Akira Ifukube: Anthology of Vox Principal Works ((30CM-391~2); Akira Ifukube: Anthology of Vox Principal Works (Reissue) (20CM-641~2)