The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Akira Ifukube Stage Music Complete Works Third Collection - New Snow: Nanbuzaka/The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu (VPCD-81155)

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Description:

This is the third in a four volume series titled Akira Ifukube Stage Music Complete Works, which features scores from New Kabuki theater productions composed by Akira Ifukube. This volume features the scores from "New Snow: Nanbuzaka" (09/02/1976 - 09/27/1976) and "The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu" (08/03/1969 - 08/29/1969).

"New Snow: Nanbuzaka" starred Kinnosuke Yorozuya (Kinnosuke Nakamura) as Ōishi Kuranosuke and was produced by Daisuke Ito. The production was held at the Misono-za in Nagoya, Japan.

"The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu" starred Kinnosuke Nakamura as Hitotsubashi Yoshinobu (Tokugawa Yoshinobu) and was produced by Daisuke Ito. The production was held at the Kabuki-za in Tokyo, Japan.

Music by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: VAP
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Akira Ifukube Stage Music Complete Works Third Collection - New Snow: Nanbuzaka/The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu (VPCD-81155)
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 20
Run Time: 48:06
Release Date: June 1, 1996
Retail Price: ¥2,621 (Approximately $24.20 [as of 07/11/19])

Track List:

The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.

Track List (Japanese)

【新雪南部坂<忠臣蔵より>】('76年)
01. M1 プロローグその一・［松の廊下］前奏曲
02. M2 松の廊下
03. M3 プロローグその二・［田村右京太夫邸・庭前］
04. M4 "風誘ふ花よりもなほ..."
05. M5 プロローグその三・［泉岳寺・墓域］
06. M6 第一場・瑤泉院・居間
07. M7 瑤泉院と大石内蔵助
08. M10 第二場・浅野家・門前～終曲

【最後の将軍–徳川慶喜–】('69年)
09. M1 第一幕/第一場・桜田門外
10. M2 井伊の首～第一場終了
11. M3 第二場・一橋邸内
12. M5 第二幕/第二場・順道丸・甲板
13. M6 第二場終了
14. M7A 第三幕/第一場・妙法院の外れの街道
15. M7B "世は苅蔬と乱れつつ..."
16. M8 第二場・青蓮院宮邸
17. M10 第四幕/第一場・伏見街道
18. M11 第二場・千代田城内の一室
19. M12 第四場・千代田城内大玄関
20. M13 終曲

Track List (English)

"New Snow: Nanbuzaka (From 'Chushingura')" ('76)
01. M1 Prologue Part One · [Pine Corridor] Prelude
02. M2 Pine Corridor
03. M3 Prologue Part Two · [Tamura Ukyo Courtesan House · In Front of the Garden]
04. M4 "More Than the Flowers Inviting a Wind to Blow Them Away…"
05. M5 Prologue Part Three · [Sengaku-ji · Grave Area]
06. M6 Scene One · Yōzen'in · Living Room
07. M7 Yōzen'in and Ōishi Kuranosuke
08. M10 Scene Two · Asano House · Front Gate ~ Finale

"The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu" ('69)
09. M1 Act One/Scene One · Sakuradamon
10. M2 Ii's Neck ~ End Scene One
11. M3 Scene Two · Inside the Hitotsubashi Mansion
12. M5 Act Two/Scene Two · Jundomaru · On Deck
13. M6 End Scene Two
14. M7A Act Three/Scene One · Highway on the Outskirts of Myōhō-in
15. M7B "The World Is in Chaos…"
16. M8 Scene Two · Shōren-in Palace
17. M10 Act Four/Scene One · Fushimi Road
18. M11 Scene Two · A Room Inside Chiyoda Castle
19. M12 Scene Four · The Large Entrance in Chiyoda Castle
20. M13 Finale

Additional Notes:

For "New Snow: Nanbuzaka", cue M8 is a repeat of cue M7, and cue M9 is a repeat of cue M3.
For "The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu", cue M9 is a repeat of cue M8. Cue M4 is missing.

The title for track 4 is a verse from Naganori Asano's death poem. It trails off at the start of the second verse in the Japanese track list, so I used both verses for the English translation of this track.

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Akira Ifukube Stage Music Complete Works Third Collection - New Snow: Nanbuzaka/The Last Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu (VPCD-81155). The photos were taken on July 11, 2019.