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■Track list Joaquín Rodrigo Albeniz Concerto 1. First movement: Allegro con spirito 2. Second movement: Adagio 3. Third movement: Allegro gentile A Fantasy for a noble gentleman 4. First movement: Villano and Ricercare 5. Second movement: Espanoleta and Napolitan Cavalry Fanfare 6. Third movement: Torch Dance 7. Fourth movement: Canario Encore Johann Sebastian Bach 8. "Air on the G String" from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major BWV1068, Second movement Kenzo Tomomi (Guitar) Umeda Toshiaki (Conductor) Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Daisuke Yagi (Piano)...8 Recorded: January 29, 2020 Suntory Hall Main Hall (Live Recording) DSD Recording 11.2MHz (DSD 256) SACD Hybrid Disc ※Can be played on a standard CD player. Tomomi Kono's performance was truly magnificent throughout. Due to volume considerations with the orchestra, a PA was used, but it was employed thoughtfully to avoid any unnaturalness, with no negative aspects. She expressed the melodic beauty inherent in the works not superficially, but with heartfelt empathy. I see Tomomi Kono as a top-class guitarist/artist capable of conveying joy and inspiration not only to circle guitarists and enthusiasts but to all music fans, and this live album is surely proof of that. Shigeru Hamada Tomomi Kono's guitar evokes the listener's imagination and creativity. Her performance guides us to the place where the work was born and closer to the composer's intent. The music she creates is very careful, delicate, and emotionally rich. No matter how fast the tempo or how loud the sound required, she never rushes or overplays, but plays with a tone and expression she is satisfied with, as if cherishing it. Each string's sound is woven like a delicate thread into a tapestry, carrying the atmosphere of the time and effort spent so far. However, in reality, the traces of effort are not felt at all; each sound transforms multiple times, painting a single scroll. This recording may signify a new encounter with Spanish works. Yoshiko Ikuma I am truly happy to deliver this album to everyone. Recording the two major Rodrigo concertos live... When this project was first decided, I thought I couldn't do it, and I only felt vague anxiety day after day. Just performing these two great pieces in a concert was a big achievement for me, but recording them and leaving them for future generations was an even greater project beyond my imagination based on my experience. Still, I was focused on the performance, PA, recording, and the advice and cooperation of many people, and the support of those providing necessary funds... I was just moving forward toward the day of the performance, but I realized that many people around me were moving and helping. All the concerts so far, of course, had the same feeling, but this concert was even more a time when everyone could unite their hearts. And on the day of the concert... The music created together with the conductor and orchestra was filled with a profound sense of fulfillment that words cannot express. Being in the best acoustics of Suntory Hall, I was able to devote my whole body and soul to the music with the orchestra, and it was a time of full concentration. I would like to once again thank everyone who shared this moment with us. After this concert, due to the impact of the new coronavirus, concerts were canceled one after another in the blink of an eye. I feel that this concert was a miracle that could be realized. And this fulfilling experience has also dispelled my anxiety. Instead of fearing the darkness that may never end, I feel that I have been given the strength to live by gradually building on what I can do now. Listening to the recorded music again, I feel a sense of intensity as if I am not myself, yet I also recall the sense of presence that I am myself, which is a strange feeling. I am also thinking with a prayerful heart of the Spanish places I visited until last year, including the Palace of Aranjuez. I hope the days will return when I can visit them safely again... Rodrigo's feelings for this work now seem to overlap with his thoughts for the world in this current world, and connect to a new feeling... I feel that this flow is like the power of music. Please take care of yourselves, overcome this situation, and I pray that we can spend the same time in the same space again... August 2020 Tomomi Umeda ■About ArtInfini ArtInfini label is a classical specialist label through a partnership between Sony Music Direct Inc. and Muse Entertainment Inc. We regularly produce and release CDs by talented artists active worldwide. ArtInfini means "Eternal Art" in French. We pursue what artists want to express without always catering to market trends. In the production process, all albums use masters produced in DSD format, recorded in DSD 11.2MHz or DXD format with Swiss Merging Technologies' Pyramix DAW. We minimize line length to prevent signal degradation from microphones, converting analog signals captured close to stage microphones into DSD or DXD signals, then transmitting via RAVENNA (AES67). To avoid dynamic risks, we carefully select SSDs as recording media, and all power for recording, editing, and mastering is supplied by high-quality lithium-ion batteries. We achieve the highest possible quality in both analog and digital domains. Media coverage reviews, etc. Winner of the Classical Guitar Competition, and prizewinner at the Tokyo International Guitar Competition, Asia International Guitar Competition, and other domestic and international contests. Tomomi Kono also teaches and nurtures future talent at Showa University of Music and her own music school. Recorded on January 29, 2020, at Suntory Hall Main Hall, a live recording with conductor Toshiaki Umeda, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, and pianist Daisuke Yagi. (C)RS About the Artist Tomomi Kono (Guitar) Tomomi Kohno, Guitar Born in Tokyo. Besides winning the Classical Guitar Competition, she has placed in various domestic and international contests including the Tokyo International Guitar Competition and the Asia International Guitar Competition. In 2011, she released the DVD "Recollections" produced by guitar maker Kim Hihon in Korea. She has performed recitals in Korea and China, and was invited to the Vladivostok International Guitar Festival and the Thailand International Guitar Festival, earning high praise. In 2012, she performed three recitals at the Turin Music Festival in Italy, inspired by the cathedrals she visited across Italy, which greatly influenced her album "Prayers" (2013, Special Selection by Record Art). In 2015, she visited the Cochabamba Conservatory of Music in Bolivia as part of international cooperation, providing technical guidance and advice, and held a successful concert with local residents. She was later invited again to Thailand for recitals, receiving high praise. In autumn, she released the album "Luxe," themed "Jazz Classical," focusing on contemporary composer/guitarists, which music critic Shigeru Hamada called "the highest achievement among guitar albums" and received a Special Selection rating in "Record Art." In 2016, she was invited to the Lustenau International Guitar Festival in Austria, and to Moscow and Yekaterinburg in Russia. She also successfully performed recitals in Madrid twice. In 2017, she released her first all-Bach album "The Bach" (Special Selection by Record Art), which was a great success with a full house at the Prince Hall in Ginza, Tokyo. She also performed a collaborative concert at the historic Athens Hall in Madrid with Living National Treasure Tsuruga Wakasano, Japanese dance artist Tsuruga Waka, and the Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo "Nishikawa Koriyu-za," which received a large response. In 2018, she performed a Baroque ensemble concert with modern instruments at Suntory Hall Blue Rose, praised as "a new frontier of guitar chamber music." In autumn, she was invited to the Vietnam Festival, and in 2019, to the Gandi International Guitar Festival in Spain, earning high praise. She also served as a judge for the Youth division of the Jose Tomas International Guitar Competition, Spain's largest, expanding her activities further. In 2019, she released the Spanish works collection "Spain," which received a Special Selection rating in "Record Art." She is actively contributing to the dissemination of guitar music and the development of the guitar world as Vice President of the Japan-Spain Guitar Association, and also mentors students at Showa University of Music and her own music school.
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