Chamber Works

FP: First Performance, CM:Commissioned by, PB: Published by, RD: Recorded by, PZ: Prize, prep.: in preparation


VARIOUS DIVINES, for Piano(1982):15’

FP:1982. Tokyo. Yoko Tanaka
CM:Yoko Tanaka
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [168227]


IN THE TWILIGHT(PRELUDES), for Two Pianos(1983):22’

FP:1983. Tokyo. Yoko Tanaka and the composer
CM:Yoko Tanaka
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [168226]


THREE ELEGIES, Version for Violin and Piano(1984):20’

FP:1984. Tokyo. Isako Shinozaki(vln), Kazuoki Fujii(pft)
RD:VICTOR/VZCG-250


THREE VALSES, for Piano Duet(1986):12’

FP:1986. Tokyo. Mr. & Mrs. Kakuno(Recording)
CM/RD:TOSHIBA EMI
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [168229]


FUIN I, for Alto Saxophone and Violoncello(1987):14’

FP:1987. Tokyo. Ryo Noda(asax), Kenichiro Yasuda(vlc)
CM:Ryo Noda


OHJU, for Violoncello solo(1987):15’

FP:1987. Tokyo. Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi
CM:Suntory Music Foundation
PB:Ongaku-No-Tomo Sha Corp.
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-3182


MODE RAINBOW, 7 pieces for Two Pianos -Nos.4-7: unfinished-

FP:(Nos.1 & 2)1988. Tokyo. Keiko Ando, Noriko Takanashi
 (No.3)1995.Tokyo. Ichiro Nodaira, Toshio Nakagawa
PB:(Nos.1-3)Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [168228]
RD:CAMERATA/28CM-657(Nos.1〜3)


PIANO SPACE, 5 pieces for Piano -Nos. 2-5 : unfinished-

FP:1988. Tokyo. (No.1)Toshio Nakagawa


HETERORHYTHMIX, for Yamaha HX(1988):14’

FP:1988. Tokyo. Kinuyo Morishita
CM:YAMAHA


AU-MI, for Soprano, vln, vlc and pft(1989):11’

FP:1989. Tokyo. Sakae Miwa(S), Shuku Iwasaki(pft), etc.
CM:Shuku Iwasaki
RD:VICTOR/VICC-60178


KAZANE, for cl,vln and vlc(1989):15’

FP:1989. Tokyo. Yoshiaki Suzuki(cl), Tomoko Kawada(vln), Kaoru Hanasaki(vlc)
CM:Music Fest “SPLASH”
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [590180]
RD:FONTEC/FOCD-3182


WIND SPIRAL, for Organ(1991):20’

FP:1991. Matsumoto. Noriko Yasuda
CM:Matsumoto City
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [407070]


PRELUDES OF THE WIND, for Piano(1992):25’

FP:1991. Tokyo. Yoh no Kai
CM/PB:Edition Kawai


STRING QUARTET(1994):17’

FP:1994. Beijing. Isako Shinozaki(vln), etc.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [590181]
RD:CAMERATA/30CM-525


TWO PIECES BY OSKAR MERIKANTO, arrangement for Two Pianos(1995):
 1. Summer Evening, Waltz 夏の夜のワルツ
 2. On the Highest Tree-top 梢の高みにて

FP:1995. Helsinki, Finland. Izumi Tateno, Yuko Hirose(pft)
CM:Izumi Tateno
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [161652]


THE SOUL BIRD, for Flute and Piano(1996):11’

FP:6 December 1996. Tokyo. Mari Nakano(fl), Toshio Nakagawa(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [509166]
RD:CAMERATA/30CM-525


TREES IN A DREAM, for Marimba and String Quartet(1996):12’

FP:6 December 1996. Amstersam. Wim Konink(mrb)
CM:Wim Konink
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. – prep. –


GARDEN IN THE LIGHT, for Piano Quintet(1997):15’

FP:28 November 1997. Tokyo. Katsuya Matsubara(vln), Chizuru Yamamoto(vln), Kiyo Kido(vla), Masaharu Kanda(vlc), Toshio Nakagawa(pft)
CM:The 3rd Hokutopia International Music Festival
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. – prep. –
RD:CAMERATA/30CM-525


FAIRY RING, for Clarinet and Piano(1998):12’

FP:4 December 1998. Tokyo. Yasuaki Itakura(cl), Toshio Nakagawa(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [509175]
RD:CAMERATA/28CM-657


MUSIC FOR FLUTE AND GUITAR “MELOS II”, for Flute and Guitar(1999):12’

FP:22 December 1999. Tokyo. Hiroshi Koizumi(fl) and Norio Satoh(gtr)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [509176]
RD:CAMERATA/28CM-657


LUX ORIGINIS, for Violin, Clarinet, Cello and Piano(2000):17’

FP:23 August 2000. Kusatsu. Sonoko Numata(vln), Yasuaki Itakura(cl), Masaharu Kanda(vlc), Bruno Kanino(pft)
CM:Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [590190]
RD:CAMERATA/28CM-657


ACH, BACH-I(2000):4’

FP:15 December 2000. Tokyo. Kazue Nakamura(pft)
CM:The 7th concert of “Les Quatre et ses ami(e)s”
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [168418+CD]


SONITUS VITALIS I, for Violin and Piano(2001):12’

FP:29 September 2002. Venezia. Member of Trio Matisse
CM:Venezia Biennale
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [932021]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28275


SONITUS VITALIS II, for Violin and Piano(2001):10’

FP:30 November 2001. Tokyo. Katsuya Matsubara(vln),Toshio Nakagawa(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338017]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28275


FROM ARIRANG TO THE FUTURE, for Piano solo(2002):3’ 10”

FP:14 June 2002. Tokyo. Rikuya Terashima
CM:Arirang Variations Concert
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [169002]


ANIMA CANITO, for Soprano and Organ(2002):12’

FP:13 July 2002. Matsumoto. Kyo Nakagawa(sop), Noriko Yasuda(org)
CM:Matsumoto Harmony Hall
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. – prep. –


CLARINET SPIRAL, for two Clarinets(2002):10’ 45”

FP:26 November 2002. Tokyo. Yasuaki Itakura and Haruyo Nishizawa
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [509177]


SONITUS VITALIS III, for Violin solo(2003):9’ 25”

FP:27 November 2003. Tokyo. Kyoko Takezawa
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338007]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28275


DANCE SUITE – I Love Lucy, for Two Violins(2005):15’

FP:2005. Tokyo. Yasuko Ohtani and Kei Shirai
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338002]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28275


MARCH S, for Piano(2006):4’ 20”

FP:2006. Tokyo. Noriko Ikariyama(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [168421+CD]


SONITUS VITALIS IV, for Violin and Piano(2007):12’

FP:14 December 2007. Tokyo. Hamao Fujiwara(vln) and Keiko Mikami(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338012]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28275


SONITUS VITALIS V, for Violin and Piano(2007):6’

FP:14 December 2007. Tokyo. Hamao Fujiwara(vln) and Keiko Mikami(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338012]
RD:CAMERATA/CMCD-28275


PIANO TRIO-Lux Solemnis-(2008):19’

FP:5 December 2008. Tokyo. Hamao Fujiwara(vln), Ko Iwasaki(vlc), Akira Wakabayashi(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[590207]


SONATA, for Violoncello and Piano(2010):22’

FP:3 December 2010. Tokyo. Tsutsumi Tsuyoshi(vlc) and Akira Wakabayashi(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338021]


DANCE SUITE 2010, for Violin and Marimba(2010):15’

FP:7 November 2010. Akita. Reiko Watanabe(vln) and Fumito Nunoya(mrb)
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. – prep. –


STRING QUARTET NO.2 – Asura(2011):22’

FP:30 May 2011. Nagoya, 1 June 2011. Tokyo. Quàttro Piaceri(string quartet)
CM:Quàttro Piaceri
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire)[590216]


WHERE ARE THE GODS?, for Brass Quintet(2011)

FP:24 October 2011. Tokyo. Brass Extreme Tokyo(brass quintet)
CM:Brass Extreme Tokyo


PASSACAGLIA D, for Violin, Violoncello and Piano(2011):10’

FP:20 December 2011. Tokyo. Tomoko Kato(vln), Nobuko Yamazaki(vlc) and Masaaki Yasuda(pft)
CM:Yasuko Hamanaka


SAXOPHONE SPIRAL, for Two Alto Saxophones(2011):13’ 30”

FP:2 December 2011. Tokyo. Nobuya Sugawa and Yasushi Arai(asax)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [560021]


TRUMPET SONATA – per una selva oscura – , for Trumpet and Piano(2012):17’

FP:30 November 2012. Tokyo. Kiyonori Sokabe(tpt) and Rikuya Terashima(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [338021]


STRING QUARTET NO.3 – Spiritus(2013):18’

FP:1 October 2013. Tokyo. Quàttro Piaceri(string quartet)
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. (Material on hire) [590220]


LA VALSE F, for Saxophone and Piano(2013):17’

FP:6 December 2013. Tokyo. Nobuya Sugawa(sax) and Masayuki Nakamura(pft)
CM:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd.
PB:Zen-On Music Co., Ltd. [560026]