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Alexander Scriabin: Prometheus, The Poem of Fire Op.60
Piano Transcription for 7 pianos 49-Track Overdub
Transcribed by Chitose Okashiro
Solo Piano Works
2 Poems Op.63
2 Poems Op.69
Poem-Nocturne, Op.61
What Chitose Okashiro has done here - is miracle! This "Prometheus" lifts you out of your seat and propels you into the cosmos of Scriabin's great vision. And this doesn't just occur in "Prometheus" but in hte accompanying short works as well.
(David N. Lewis from liner note)
Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.1 in D Major "Titan"
piano solo transcription by Chitose Okashiro,
based on 4 hands version by Bruno Walter
Chitose Okashiro, piano
MusicWeb International Review (UK)
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/jun03/Mahler1piano.htm
…she is a pianist of phenomenal talent…To my utter astonishment, I was completely bowled over by it. At my time of life “astonishment” is an increasingly rare experience, so I’m more than content to be astonished.…there are lashings of rumbustious rubato and hair-raising hairpins that should bring tears of mirth to the eyes of even the most hardened Mahler purists…she finds something that to the best of my knowledge no conductor has found nor, I suspect, would dare to find: bedlam! Rarely, if ever, has that "heart" been so "sorely wounded". Of all the passages that have given me pause for thought, this one, more than any, vindicates Okashiro’s claim that there are some things that the "target instrument" of an arrangement can, in some way, do "better" than the original scoring…Pretty well all the notes you hear are recognisably from Mahler’s hand, and I get the feeling that Okashiro’s arrangement has somehow - and incredibly - hung on to most of them! In so doing, she has set herself a very considerable virtuosic challenge, which by the sound of it has brought her right up against the stops of her present capabilities. My guess is that the sheer block-busting effort involved, allied to the nature of the piano, is what produces this palpable sense of tempestuous chaos. What’s more, there’s no sense of Lisztian showmanship here, just red-raw, blood-curdling musicianship.… astonishingly audacious…
Paul Serotsky - MusicWeb International, UK-
“A Leaf”. Beatles Piano Transcriptions
Short Fantasy on “Give Peace a Chance”
-arranged by Frederic Rzewski
Golden Slumbers -arranged by Toru Takemitsu
Michelle -arranged by Barbara Monk-Feldman
Aki 2.2 -arranged by Ryuchi Sakamoto (Magical Mystery Tour)
Yesterday, Hey Jude - arranged by Ichizo Okashiro
A Leaf -Paul McCartney
“billet doux” -Michel Block
MusicWeb International review (UK)
http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/Dec03/beatles_transcriptions.htm
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.6 in B Minor, Op.74 "Pathetique"
Piano Transcription by Walter Niemann
(World Premiere)
1. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
2. Allegro con grazia
3. Allegro molto vivace
4. Finale; Adagio lamentoso - Andante
New York Times Review
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/music/111000taking-note.html
…her playing here is astonishing. With such a variety of texture and color, and so many notes flying by, it’s hard
to believe that she doesn't have an extra hand or two. The opening movement's well-known, tender
second theme sings as soulfully as a full contingent of strings. The frenetic development section, with its tremolos and thundering octaves, is surprisingly pianistic, sounding right out of
Liszt’s "Dante" Sonata. The scherzo-like third movement is a tour de force, its cascading double notes whirling by with incredible precision. Undoubtedly you don't need this CD to become familiar
with Tchaikovsky's last symphony, but if you want to be wowed by some staggering piano playing, have a listen.
Ira Rosenblum - New York Times-
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Richard Wagner Piano Transcriptions
Tristan und Isolde
Wagner-Kocsis: Einleitung
Wagner-Moszkowski: Isoldens Tod
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Wagner-Brassin: Der Ritt der Walkuren, Feuerzauber, Sigmunds Liebesgesang
Tannhauser
Wagner-Moszkowski: Der Venusberg
Gabriel Faure, AndreMessager: Souvenir of Bayreuth
Fantasy on themes from "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner for 4 hands
*Chitose Okashiro & J. Y. Song
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Alexander Scriabin: The Poem of Ecstasy Op.54
Two piano piano transcription by Conus & Okashiro
overdubbing recording
2 Morceaux, Op. 57
Feuillet D'album, Op. 58
2 Morceaux, Op. 59
2 Preludes, Op. 67
Vers la flamme: Poem, Op. 72
5 Preludes, Op. 74
Etude, Op. 8, No. 12 in D-sharp Minor, alternate version
3 Morceaux, Op. 45
4 Preludes, Op. 39
4 Preludes, Op. 37
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Scriabin: Etudes Complete
Op.2 No.1, Op.8 No.1-12, Op.42 No.1-8
Op.49 No.1, Op.56 No.4
Op.65 No.1-3
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Piano Works 3
Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto
In Appreciation and Admiration
Dear Liz / The Torso of the Blue Cat
Homage to Ryuichi Sakamoto / Bridge / Loneliness
The day the Gorilla Gave Me a Banana
Dream from "Lack of Love"
Yamazaki 2002 / Career Girl
Ryuichi Sakamoto 4 ~ Violin and Piano Works
Tong Poo / 1919 / Rain / Tango / Century of Reform
The Sheltering Sky / High Heels: Tacones Lejanos
The Last Emperor / Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Energy Flow / Suites for Piano / Oppenheimer's Aria from "LIFE"
Vl. Fuminori Shinozaki, Pf. Chitose Okashiro
Alexander Scriabin Sonata No.5, Op.53
Claude Debussy
Images, Book I
- Reflets dans l'eau
- Hommage ・Rameau
- Mouvement
Three Preludes from Book I
- Des pas sur laneige
- Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest
- La fille aux cheveuxde lin
Three Preludes from Book II
- Brouillards
- La Puerta Del Vino
- Feux d'artifice
Toru Takemitsu Rain Tree Sketch
Ichizo Okashiro Moon
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Robert Schumann
Symphonic Etudes Op.13 and Op.Posth
Arabesque Op.18
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C major K. 420 Longo S. 2
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in B flat major KV. 570
Frederic Chopin
Etude in C minor Op.10 No.12
Aleksandr Scriabin
Etude in C sharp minor Op.42 No.5
Johannes Brahms
Fantasy Op.116 No.6 Intermezzo
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Film Music
Pro Piano Records PPR224533
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