MUSIC FROM JAPAN WORKS INFORMATION
Composition Name: And then I knew 'twas Wind
Composition Date: 1992
Configuration: Trio
Featured Instrument: Flute
Viola
Harp
Japanese Instrument(s): N
Length: 13'
Players: 3
Commissioned by: Akira Obi, The Million Concert
Version (Original/Revised): O
MFJ Presented: Y
Recording Title: A Tribute to Toru Takemitsu
Performers: Tara Helen O'Connor, fl; Scott St.John, va; Mariko Anraku, hp
Label Name: None
Recording Format: Digital Audio Tape
Commercial/Non-Commercial: N
Recording (American/Japanese/Other): A
Solo/Compilation: C
Item Number: 2/9/97
Recording Title: Toward the Sea III
Released: 1994
Performers: Aurele Nicolet, fl, Nobuko Imai, vla, Naoko Yoshino, hp
Label Name: Philips
Recording Format: Compact Disc
Commercial/Non-Commercial: C
Recording (American/Japanese/Other): O
Release (American/Japanese/Other): A
Solo/Compilation: C
Item Number: 442 012-2
Number of Copies: 1
Recording Title: Toru Takemitsu flute music
Released: 2000
Performers: Aureole Trio
Label Name: Koch International
Recording Format: Compact Disc
Commercial/Non-Commercial: C
Recording (American/Japanese/Other): A
Release (American/Japanese/Other): A
Solo/Compilation: C
Item Number: 3-7449-2HI
Number of Copies: 1
World Premiere City: Mito
World Premiere Date: 5/19/92
World Premiere Performers: A. Nicolet, Nobuko Imai, Naoko Yoshino
MFJ Performance Information:
Venue: Merkin Concert Hall
City: New York
Date:
Performers: T. O'Connor, S. St. John, M. Anraku
Name of Publisher: Schott Japan Company Ltd.
Article/Review: R
Publication: The New York Times
Title: Tribute to Takemitsu Evokes a Private...
Author/Critic: Allan Kozinn
Publication Date: 2/11/97
Reaction: Positive
Synopsis: "Wind and water imagery, presented in a stylized pointillism,
pours forth from...'And then I knew 'twas Wind' (1992), for
flute, viola and harp."
Origin (American/Japanese): A
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