Credits:

Ensemble Nomad, Sato Norio, Jo Kondo 70Th Anniversary Concert Ensemble, Satoko Inoue, Seitaro Ishikawa, Kondo Jo

Description:

Since 1973, Yuzuru Kondo has consistently composed music using a methodology known as "line music," and this CD contains five works, two from the mid-1970s, one from the 1990s, and two from the 21st century, all recorded live. All of the works are CD premieres. The Ensemble Nomade, which has performed many of Kondo's works, and the Yuzuru Kondo 70th Anniversary Concert Ensemble, a collaboration of veteran performers with extensive experience in performing Kondo's works and up-and-coming young performers, provide a performance that allows the listener to follow the composer's overall image, albeit vaguely. (C)RS