Toshima City Orchestra The 98th Regular Concert

The Toshima Ward Orchestra's 98th Regular Concert consisted of a program of pieces associated with "The Sea.
Berlioz's overture "The Pirates" is a small piece composed in 1844 at the age of 41, inspired by Byron's narrative poem "The Pirates". This was a period of great compositions: the overture "The Carnival of Rome" the previous year, and the dramatic tale "The Eternal Punishment of Faust" two years later. Byron's poem tells the story surrounding Conrad, the chief of pirates, his wife Medora, and a woman named Gulnara, who saved Conrad from being taken prisoner by the Turks, and a Japanese translation seems to have been published.

Debussy's "The Sea," completed in 1905, is one of Debussy's most famous works. The cover of the first edition of the orchestral score features "Kanagawa Okinamiura," one of Katsushika Hokusai's ukiyoe paintings "Fugaku Sanjurokkei (Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji)," and there is a theory that the work was inspired by this painting, but no supporting data has been found. The piece consists of three pieces, "From Dawn to Noon on the Sea," "The Play of the Waves," and "Dialogue of Wind and Sea," and Debussy's unique world unfolds.

Rimsky-Korsakov's symphonic suite "Scheherazade," based on the story of One Thousand and One Nights, is known for its gorgeous orchestration and familiar melody. The violin solo that represents Scheherazade, played throughout the piece, is well known. The piece was completed in 1888, and a ballet based on it was created in 1910. In recent years, it has been used frequently as music for figure skating.

The 97th Regular Concert featured a mountain climb with great difficulty, but this time the music will turn around and depict various scenes on the sea. Although it is winter, we are sure that you will be able to hear a passionate performance.

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