Prefectural Famous Songs Series No. 20

Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra Prefectural Masterpiece Series No. 20
Director Numajiri laments, "Recently, the Showa era jokes aren't going over well in rehearsals!" and now he's finally striking back!

Around the time of the spectacular Tokyo Olympics and Osaka Expo, stereo record players began to spread to homes. Albums of familiar classics, considered to be "classics," also sold well, and every household had at least one (along with Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" performed by the legendary I Musici, which sold over 4 million copies).

The fathers would listen to these songs, sometimes with their families, while cherishing the Western liquor or Suntory Old wine they had received as souvenirs from overseas trips.

With the subsequent audio boom, the focus of attention shifted to large-scale works such as "The Planets" and "Organ Included" works, and as a result, some of the "classics" from that time are not heard much these days.

This time, in addition to those classic songs that still linger fondly in the hearts of those born and raised in the Showa era, a lavish program will be added, including the masterpiece theme song for the historical drama written by the presenter Ikebe, and "Ombra mai fu," which was used in a hit commercial with a beautiful rendition by Kathleen Battle. You can enjoy this lavish program at the Kanagawa Prefectural Hall, a mecca for Showa retro music that is about to close.