Artist(s): Fukuma, Kotaro
Label: Naxos Special Projects
Genre: Instrumental
Period: 20th Century; Baroque; Classical; Contemporary; Romantic
Catalogue No: 9.00356
Barcode: 730099035613
Distribution Note(s):
Exclusively available for streaming.
Release Date: 06/2025

ESSENTIAL KOTARO FUKUMA (THE)

Tracklist

Fauré, Gabriel
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
1 3 Romances sans paroles, Op. 17: No. 3 in A-Flat Major 02:34
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Takemitsu, Tōru
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
2 Pause ininterrompue (Uninterrupted Rest): III. A song of love 01:18
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Busoni, Ferruccio - Arranger
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
3 6 Schübler Chorales, BWV 645-650: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 (arr. F. Busoni for piano) 03:04
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Rachmaninov, Sergey
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
4 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 3. Mélodie in E Major 04:51
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Poulenc, Francis
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
5 Novelette sur un thème de Manuel de Falla, FP 173 02:04
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
6 3 Fantasiestücke, Op. 111: II. Ziemlich langsam 04:48
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Hess, Myra - Arranger
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
7 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (arr. M. Hess for piano) 03:28
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Takemitsu, Tōru
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
8 Piano Pieces for Children: No. 2. Clouds 01:37
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Liszt, Franz
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
9 Grandes Études de Paganini, S141/R3b: No. 6 in A Minor, "Theme and Variations" 05:30
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Lenoir, Jean
Fukuma, Kotaro - Arranger
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
10 Parlez-moi d'amour (arr. Kotaro Fukuma for piano) 02:52
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Scriabin, Alexander
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
11 3 Pieces, Op. 2: No. 1. Etude in C-Sharp Minor 03:10
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Kempff, Wilhelm - Arranger
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
12 Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano (arr. W. Kempff for piano) 03:38
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Satie, Erik
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
13 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1. Lent et douloureux 03:16
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Takemitsu, Tōru
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
14 Romance 04:15
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
15 Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo 06:56
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Eiger, Walter
Trenet, Charles
Weissenberg, Alexis - Arranger
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
16 En avril a Paris (arr. A. Weissenberg for piano) 03:50
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Petri, Egon - Arranger
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
17 Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!, BWV 208, "Hunt Cantata": Aria: Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) (arr. E. Petri for piano) 04:39
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Fujikura, Dai
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
18 Spring and Asura (Akashi Takashima version) 06:03
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Debussy, Claude
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
19 Rêverie 04:32
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Takemitsu, Tōru
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
20 Pause ininterrompue (Uninterrupted Rest): I. Slowly, sadly and as if to converse with 01:56
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Scriabin, Alexander
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
21 Piano Sonata No. 2 in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 19, "Sonata-Fantasy": II. Presto 03:36
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
22 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869: Prelude No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 847 01:30
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
23 Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, "Tempest": II. Adagio 08:02
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Schumann, Robert
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
24 Theme and Variations on the name Abegg, Op. 1 06:55
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
Takemitsu, Tōru
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)
25 Les yeux clos II 06:44
Fukuma, Kotaro (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:41:08