Sanehaya Ueji Piano Recital Vol.2 - Dreams and Utsu

A Poetic World Spun by Sound
Korngold, Dupont, and their respective journeys

Once upon a time ......" The last whisper echoes,
And sunlight glimmers brightly through the hedge.
Come, people, awake from your dreams and wonders--
And begin the day with new courage!
(From the score of "Fairy Tale Pictures" by Hans Müller)

............ A sad, low voice
Of some one who is no longer there
But I still remember
Of an eerie, brooding homeland.
(From the score of "Melancholy Hours" by Henri de Regnier)

Hailed as a child prodigy by renowned musicians, he swept through Vienna,
Korngold, the genius who laid the foundations of Hollywood film music
Korngold was a child prodigy, and composed "Fairy Tale Pictures" at the age of 13.

He composed "Fairy Tale Paintings" at the age of 13, and although he had a promising future in France with Ravel and others
Dupont, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 36, wrote this piece while recuperating in a sanatorium,
Du Pont, who died of tuberculosis at the age of 36, wrote "Hours of Melancholy" during his convalescence in a sanatorium.

As symbolized by the two poems, each piano piece
As symbolized by the two poems, each piano piece weaves sounds as if passing between the worlds of dreams and depression, and then tells a story,
and tell a poetic story, as if reflecting their lives.

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Profile of performers
Misaki Joji
Born in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture. Graduated from Showa University of Music, and completed the graduate school of Showa University of Music with the President's Award. She has studied under Shoko Oyamada, Teppei Soeda, Michiko Nishikawa, Mitsutaka Shiraishi, Kenichi Nakagawa, Yusuke Kikuchi, Jun Matsuoka, and Fumiko Eguchi. She was selected for the 34th Pitina Piano Competition, Class G National Final. 4th prize in the piano division of the 20th Japan Classical Music Competition. Grand Prize in the piano division of the 27th Omagari New Music Festival Competition. Finalist in the 13th Contemporary Music Performance Competition "KYOGAKU XIII". In recent years, in addition to his performance activities, he has been active in teaching younger students and in the field of piano accompaniment. She is also active in music research, giving lecture concerts and writing articles. Currently, she is an accompaniment lecturer at Showa University of Music.

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