Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 1

Naxos’s Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens albums feature acclaimed violinist Takako Nishizaki who, as a child, studied with her father, Shinji, and with Shinichi Suzuki himself. Her father was active in the early stages of the development of the Suzuki® Method and for many years taught at the Matsumoto summer school and organised the Suzuki activities in the Nagoya area after Shinichi Suzuki had moved to Matsumoto. Takako Nishizaki was the first student to complete the now famous Suzuki® course and was awarded a teacher’s diploma at the tender age of nine.

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Tracklist

Suzuki, Shinichi
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
1 Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations 02:31
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Traditional
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
2 Lightly Row (arr. for violin and piano) 00:36
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
3 Song of the Wind (arr. for violin and piano) 00:35
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
4 Go Tell Aunt Rhody (arr. for violin and piano) 00:33
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
5 O Come, Little Children (arr. for violin and piano) 00:30
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
6 May Song (arr. for violin and piano) 00:55
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Bayly, Thomas Haynes
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
7 Long, Long Ago in A Major (arr. S. Suzuki) 00:44
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Suzuki, Shinichi
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
8 Allegro in A Major 00:35
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Watkins, Sarah (piano)
9 Perpetual Motion in A Major 01:47
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Watkins, Sarah (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Watkins, Sarah (piano)
10 Perpetual Motion in D Major 01:46
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Watkins, Sarah (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
11 Allegretto 00:39
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
12 Andantino 00:38
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
13 Etude 01:21
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
14 Overture in G Minor, BWV 822: VII. Menuet III (arr. for violin and piano) 01:15
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
15 Overture in G Minor, BWV 822: VII. Menuet III (excerpt) 00:39
Hill, Robert (harpsichord)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
16 Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 (arr. for violin and piano) 01:58
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Dennis, Terence (piano)
17 Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116 02:01
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
18 Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 (arr. for violin and piano) 01:36
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
19 Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 114 01:38
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
20 Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68, Part I: Fur Kleinere: No. 10. Frohlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zuruckkehrend (arr. for violin and piano) 00:46
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Gulda, Rico (piano)
21 Album fur die Jugend, Op. 68, Part I: Fur Kleinere: No. 10. Frohlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zuruckkehrend 00:48
Gulda, Rico (piano)
Gossec, François-Joseph
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
22 Gavotte in D Major, "Rosine" (arr. for violin and piano) 02:28
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Handel, George Frideric
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
23 Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part 3: See the conqu'ring hero comes (arr. for violin and piano) 00:56
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Handel, George Frideric
Morell, Thomas - Lyricist
Budapest Chorus (Choir)
Hungarian State Orchestra (Orchestra)
Erdélyi, Miklos (Conductor)
24 Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part 3: See the conqu'ring hero comes 02:47
Budapest Chorus (Choir)
Hungarian State Orchestra (Orchestra)
Erdélyi, Miklos (Conductor)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
25 English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte II (arr. as Musette) 01:11
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Dennis, Terence (piano)
26 English Suite No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 808: V. Gavotte II 00:56
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Weber, Carl Maria von
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
27 Der Freischutz, J. 277: Huntsmen's Chorus (arr. for violin and piano) 01:01
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Weber, Carl Maria von
Kind, Johann Friedrich - Lyricist
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
28 Der Freischutz, J. 277: Huntsmen's Chorus 02:38
Slovak Philharmonic Choir (Choir)
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wildner, Johannes (Conductor)
Bayly, Thomas Haynes
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
29 Long, Long Ago Variation in G Major (arr. Suzuki) 01:33
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
30 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major (arr. for violin and piano) 01:58
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Brahms, Johannes
Matthies, Silke-Thora (piano)
Köhn, Christian (piano)
31 16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major 01:46
Matthies, Silke-Thora (piano)
Köhn, Christian (piano)
Handel, George Frideric
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
32 Flute Sonata in G Major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363b: IV. Bourree (arr. for violin and piano) 01:39
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
33 Romanzen und Balladen, Book 2, Op. 49: No. 1. Die beiden Grenadiere (arr. for violin and piano) 01:29
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Heine, Heinrich - Lyricist
Bästlein, Ulf (baritone)
Laux, Stefan (piano)
34 Romanzen und Balladen, Book 2, Op. 49: No. 1. Die beiden Grenadiere 03:12
Bästlein, Ulf (baritone)
Laux, Stefan (piano)
Paganini, Niccolò
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
35 Le streghe, Op. 8, MS 19: Theme (arr. for violin and piano) 00:49
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Thomas, Ambroise
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
36 Mignon, Act II: Me voici dans son boudoir, "Gavotte" (arr. for violin and piano) 01:56
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Lully, Jean-Baptiste
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
37 Les ballets du roi: Gavotte en rondeau (arr. for violin and piano) 01:40
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
38 6 Minuets, WoO 10: No. 2 in G Major (arr. Shinichi Suzuki for violin and piano) 02:22
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Dennis, Terence (piano)
39 6 Minuets, WoO 10: No. 2 in G Major (version for piano) 02:20
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Boccherini, Luigi
Suzuki, Shinichi - Arranger
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
40 String Quintet in E Major, G. 275: III. Minuetto (arr. for violin and piano) 03:29
Nishizaki, Takako (violin)
Dennis, Terence (piano)
Boccherini, Luigi
Éder, György (cello)
Danubius String Quartet (Ensemble)
41 String Quintet in E Major, G. 275: III. Minuetto 03:32
Éder, György (cello)
Danubius String Quartet (Ensemble)

Total Playing Time: 01:03:33