“A Guide to Better Appreciation of 20th-century Music”
lecture and concert series
２：The German music before the 2nd World War （Dec.16 ’95）
Post Mahler composers
Lecture by Seiji Choki
Concert program
P. Hindemith : Sonata für Solo Cello Op.25 Nr.3
A. Schönberg : 6 Kleine Klavierstücke Op.19
A. Webern : Fünf Sätze Streichquartett Op.5
W.A.Mozart ～ F. Busoni : Fantasie K.608
６：The quest for the new form　(Dec.8 ‘96)
Diversity
Lecture by Yoriaki Matudaira
Concert program
Y. Matsudaira：Why not ?
M. Kagel：Atem
E. Brown：4 Systems
V. Grobokar：Echanges
J. Yuasa：Calling Together
G. Scelci：Quattro Illustrazioni
8：New Winds from U.S. ( Jun.7 ‘97)
Lecture by Mamoru Fujieda
Concert program
S. Reich：Piano Phase
M. Feldman：The Rothko Chapel
P. Garland：Sones de Flor
L. Harrison：Varied Trio
９：Composer series 1　(Dec.14 ’97)
Interview with Jo Kondo
Interview / Jo Kondo, Yuji Itoh
Concert program
A. Webern：Variationen Op.27
J. Kondo：High Window
J. Kondo：Pergola
J. Cage：Ryoanji
J. Kondo：Knots
10：The 20th century in Japan (Mar.30 ’98)
Lecture by Kazushi Ishida
Concert program
S. Mitsukuriï¼šâ… Night Rhapsody, from 3 Piano Pieces after the Flower Op.16
Y. Matsudaira：Sonatine for Flute and Piano
â…£: mi “Hyojo” from Trois Improvisation sur le mode de Ritsu
K. Satoh：Calligraphy for Piano
T. Takemitsu：Sacrifice
M. Shiomi：Falling Event for a Grand Piano
M. Fujieda：Tunes of Seven　from “The Patterns of Plants”
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11：Composer series 2　(Oct.11 ’98)
Interview with Yuji Takahashi
Interview / Yuji Takahashi, Yuji Itoh
Concert program
Y. Takahashi
The Pain of the Wandering Wind
Vom Erde voller kaltem Wind
The winds are calling me outside (1986-94)
The House of Yûgao [Moonflower] (1997～　)
Recollections (1996～　)
Qu Xiao - song
JI # 7 (1997)
Ramon Pagayon Santos
Gong-an (1982,84,90)
１：The Gold Age ～ Paris, in the early 20th (Sep. 8 ‘95)
Lecture by Takashi Funayama
Concert program
C. Debussy : Fêtes Galantes
M. Ravel : Shéhérazade
E. Satie : Trois Mélodies des 1916
“Les Six” : Album de Six
I. Stravinsky : Histoire de Soldat
３ The sounds from outskirts（Mar.16 ’95）
Post Mahler composers
Lecture by Seiji Choki
Concert program
P. Hindemith : Sonata für Solo Cello Op.25 Nr.3
A. Schönberg : 6 Kleine Klavierstücke Op.19
A. Webern : Fünf Sätze Streichquartett Op.5
W.A.Mozart ～ F. Busoni : Fantasie K.608
４：Pioneers　(Jun.15 ‘96)
The history of the “rediscovery”
Lecture by Yuji Itoh
Concert program
E. Satie：“Socrate”, drama symphonique en trois parties avec voix
H. Cowell：
The Tides of Manaunaun / The Lilt of the Reel / Fabric / Anger Dance / Advertisement / The Banshee / Aeolian Harp / The Fairy Bells / Piece for Piano with Strings
E. Varèse：Ionisation
E. Varèse：Density 21.5
C. Ives：Three Quarter-tone Pieces
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５：The 20th century seen among the music festivals（Sep.8 ’96）
​The standard bearers in Donaueschingen, Darmstadt
Lecture by Seiji Choki
Concert program
K. Stockhausen：Zyklus
I. Xenakis：Nomos alfa
P. Boulez：2éme Sonate pour Piano
L. Berio：O King
12：For Tomorrow (Mar.14 ’99)
Young Composers
Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Haruyuki Suzuki, Akira Onda　Interview by Yuji Itoh
Concert program
All the pieces are world premier
H. Yamamoto Trio the Relay
H. Suzuki Sidetrack
A. Onda
Y. Itoh “The Garden It Sings” for 2 pianos
７：”Music” of John Cage (Mar.9 ‘97)
Lecture by Miyuki Shiraishi
Concert program
John Cage : Six Melodies for Violin and Keyboard Daughters of the Lonesome Isle Water Music TWO 4 (1991) TWO 4 8：New Winds from U.S.( Jun.7 ‘97)