Ikuma Dan: "Procession" from Sinfonia Burlesca (1954) / Ikuma Dan & Tokyo City Phil. [Eng sub]

Ikuma Dan [團伊玖磨] (1924~2001, Japan)
ブルレスケ風交響曲 第3楽章「行列」 (作曲者によるカット版)
（「ブルレスケ風交響曲」は、後に「シンフォニア・イゾラナ」と改題されている）
3rd mov. "Procession" from Sinfonia Burlesca [cut version by the composer]
("Sinfonia Burlesca" was later retitled "Sinfonia Isolana")
Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra
Ikuma Dan, conducting
Broadcast: February 24, 1984, TV program "Ongaku no hiroba (Music Square)"
Ikuma Dan was born in 1924 in Tokyo, Japan. His father was an Italian art historian who later became a politician and businessman. Around the age of 10, he began taking piano lessons, and in the second year of high school, he composed "3 Intermezzos," his first self-taught piano piece. In the fourth year of high school, despite his father's strong opposition, he decided to pursue a career as a composer, and entered the Tokyo Music School in 1942, in the midst of World War II. In 1950, his "Symphony in A" won a special prize in a contest commemorating the 25th anniversary of NHK broadcasting, and since then he has published symphonies, operas, and many songs and choral works. Among them, his opera "Yūzuru (Twilight Heron)" has been performed nearly 500 times, including performances in Europe, America and Asia.
(From a message in the broadcast)
-The first one is by Mr. Dan, so the piece is...
Dan: "I wrote the 'Sinfonia Burlesca,' a country-style symphony, and there is a movement called 'Procession' at the very end of it. I'm going to perform a part of it."
-So, you are conducting for the first time in thirty years...
Dan: "Yes, this piece..."
-How are you feeling now?
Dan: "Well... 'long time no see!' (laughs)"
-(laughs) Well, then, please...
And Mr. Akutagawa, what about Mr. Dan?
Akutagawa: "Mr. Dan has been working very hard and devotedly for the cultural exchange in China, which is now very famous. When you listen to this piece from 30 years ago, you can clearly see the flow of Chinese and Asian blood in Mr. Dan's veins..."
-Let's hear it then. For today's performance, we have the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. Now, please...
(From the same broadcast, hosted by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi)
"Sinfonia Burlesca" is a symphony in three movements (1st movement: Mosaic, 2nd movement: Lullaby, 3rd movement: Procession), premiered at the first concert of the "Sannin no Kai (Group of 3 composers)" (Hibiya Public Hall) on January 26, 1954, conducted by the composer and performed by the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and later renamed the "Sinfonia Isolana."
It is a buried masterpiece that has only been performed in its entirety at this premiere. [...] The last movement was performed again (cut version) by the composer himself in "Ongaku no hiroba," a special feature on the "Sannin no Kai."
by Shigeru Fukuda from 3SCD-0006 "Ikuma Dan: Works for Wind Orchestra Vol.2" booklet
"Sannin no Kai (Group of 3 composers)" ... A musical group formed in 1953 by Yasushi Akutagawa, Toshiro Mayuzumi, and Ikuma Dan. In contrast to post-war creative groups that, for a variety of reasons, mainly presented chamber music, the group formed by these three composers, who were in the journalistic limelight at the time, presented orchestral works with orchestras in spectacular fashion. In an interview, they said as follows
"We want to be free to develop our talents without belonging to any organization or being bound by anything, and we want to actively call out and connect with the world through our compositions instead of just publishing research. For this purpose, it is more powerful to have three people together than one, and it is more reasonable to do film music, opera, ballet and more in consultation with each other, criticize each other, and stimulate each other." (Ongaku Shinbun, No. 546)
At the first concert of their works in January 1954, they presented Dan's "Sinfonia Burlesca," Mayuzumi's "Bacchanale," and Akutagawa's "Sinfonia," and thereafter gave five concerts until 1962. Some of the most representative orchestral works of postwar Japan, such as Akutagawa's "Ellora Symphony," Mayuzumi's "Nirvana Symphony," and Dan's "Silk Road," were produced at the concerts of this group.
from "Extra Issue of Ongaku Geijutsu: Japanese Composition in the 20th Century" (Ongaku no Tomo Sha, 1999)
團伊玖磨…1924年(大正13年)東京生まれ。父はイタリア美術史学者で後に政治家、実業家としても活躍した。10歳頃、ピアノを習い始め、中学2年の時、独学で初めてのピアノ曲「3つのインテルメッツォ」を作曲した。中学4年の時、父の強い反対にもかかわらず、作曲家への道を歩むことを決意し、大戦さなかの昭和17年に東京音楽学校に入学した。1950年には「交響曲イ調」が、NHK放送25周年記念の懸賞で特賞となり、以後現在までに交響曲とオペラ、そして数多くの歌曲、合唱曲等を発表している。中でもオペラ「夕鶴」は欧米やアジアでの上演を含め現在までの公演回数は500回近くにものぼる。
（放送内のテロップより）
――いちばん最初は團さんなんですけど、曲が…
團「僕はね、『ブルレスケ風交響曲』――田舎風の交響曲っていう曲を出したんですけども、その中のいちばん終わりに『行列』っていう楽章があるのね。その一部分を、演ります。」
――それで、三十年ぶりに指揮を…
團「そうですね、この曲は。」
――どんな風ですか、今…？
團「まあ………『ご無沙汰しました！』っていう（笑）」
――（笑）じゃあお願いいたしましょう…
そして、芥川さん、團さんについては…
芥川「團さんはですね、いま非常に有名ですが、中国の文化交流のことも非常に一生懸命、献身的にやってらっしゃるんですね。で、中国の要人の方々から非常に信頼を得てらっしゃる…　このね、三十年前のこの曲を聴きますとね、團さんの血の中にね、その中国とか、アジアのね、血の流れっていうのが非常によくわかりますね…」
――それではお願いいたしましょう。今日の演奏でございますけど、東京シティ・フィルハーモニック管弦楽団の皆さまです。では、どうぞ…
（同放送内の談話（司会：黒柳徹子）より）

[@sagat64]

貴重な映像をありがとうございます
指揮めっちゃわかりやすいですな

[@松原貴輝]

いつか全楽章カット無で演奏される日を待ち望むばかりです。
團先生の「アラビア紀行」にしてももっと取り上げてほしいですね。

[@ogx052bach]

これをずーっと探しておりました｡ﾟ( ﾟஇωஇﾟ)ﾟ｡
ありがとうございます➰

[@vesteel]

I hope you can share more pieces made by the 3人の会!!!

[@classicalongakulovers7252]

Thank you for commenting.
I intend to!

[@ymbd_grape]

5:19 ここのフレーズ、シルクロードとよく似ていますね

[@たつみや-n3k]

聴いて見たら中国というより沖縄の音階が聞こえてくる。そう意識したのかどうか、気になる。

[@shibainushibainu-x9e]

声だよ　歌だよ