The Little Singers of Tokyo tai Yoshikazu Mera counter-tenor

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1. Yoshikazu Mera counter-tenor: PORTRAID CD / SAMPLE-CD. 1998 Grammofon AB BIS, made in Austria. Kontratenori Yoshikaze Mera laulaa japanilaissäveltäjän kaksi laulua sekä J. S. Bachin ja G. F. Händelin musiikkia. CD-levy taskumallisessa pahvikotelossa. [Not for retail sale: promotional use only]

1. Kosaku Yamada: Higanbana (Amaryllises) from Song of AIYAN - Kikuko Ogura, piano (3:40)
2. Kosaku Yamada: Red Dragonfly - Natsuko Uchiyama, piano (2:14)
3. Johann Sebastian Bach from Cantata Widerstehe doch der Sünde. 1. Aria. Widerstehe doch der Sünde - Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki (6:04)
    Georg Friedrich Händel from Messiah, Part the First
4. Recitative. Behold, a virgin... (0:29)
5. Air and Chorus. O Thou that tellest... (5:36) - Bach Collegium Japan directed by Masaaki Suzuki

Yoshikazu Mera (s. 1971 Miyazaki, Japani) on japanilainen kontratenori. Hän laulaa sekä länsimaista klassista musiikkia että klassista japanilaista musiikkia.

2. The Little Singers of Tokyo: EUROPA CONCERT TOUR LIVE '89-'90. 1991 Camerata. CD-levy muovikotelossa. 16-sivuinen kansilehtinen pääasiassa japaniksi, kuoron esittely myös englanniksi, samoin tiedot kappaleista myös englanniksi. The Little Singers of Tokyo johtajanaan Saeko Hasegawa, esittää 30 laulua, pääasiassa japaniksi. Säveltäjiä mm. Perotinus Magnus, Camille Saint-Saens, Bela Bartok, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Ro Ogura, Hideo Cobayashi, Kosaku Yamada.

Sacred Music
1. (Organum Haec Dies. Perotinus Magnus 1165-1220) 4:04
2. (Credo. Missa Sine Nomine. Johannes Ockeghem 1410-1497) 6:43 
3. (Sanctissima Maria. Francesco Guerrerol 1528-1599) 2:16
4. (Angelus Ad Pastores Ait. Claudio Monteverdi 1567-1649) 1:25
5. (Laudate Dominum. Camille Saint-Saens 1835-1921) 2:25
Secular Music: Bela Bartok 1881-1945
6. (Cipósutes) 2:11
7. (Ne Hagyj Itt) 1:58
8. (Kánon) 1:05
9. (Párnás Táncdal) 2:48
Deux Chants de Carnaval: Jacques Ibert (1890-1962)
10. (Chant Des Charlatans) 1:53
11. (Chant Des Vendeuses De Pommes De Pin) 1:05
Douze Chants de File de Corse: Henri Tomasi (1901-1971)
12. (Chanson Politique) 0:56
13. (O Pescator Dell'Onda) 3:17
14. (U Mercante In Fiera) 0:53
"Suite" de Lorca: Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-)
15. (Conción De Jinete) 1:21
16. (El Grito) 2:03
17. (La Luna Asoma) 1:54
18. (Malaguena) 1:10
Japanese Contemporary & Traditional Music
19. (Perpetual Mobil For Little Singers. Yoriaki Matsudara 1932-) 6:08 
20. ("4 or 5 Tadpoles" from the series of poem "Frogs". Toshi Ichiyanagi 1933, text by Shinpei Kusano) 2:51
12. (Etenraku. Court music/Anonym) 3:48
22. (Ichimonme No Ichsuke-San. A counting sang. Ro Ogura 1916-1990) 2:19
23. (Nenyamonya. Lullaby. Ro Ogura 1916-1990) 1:35
24. (Hotaru. Firefly. Ro Ogura 1916-1990) 1:09
25. (Otedama-Uta. Jugging song. Michio Mamiya 1924-) 2:01
26. (Hakonehachiri. Song of Mt. Hakone. Akira Tamba 1931-) 2:48 
27. (Kokiriko. Croping song. Hideo Cobayashi 1932-) 3:47
Encore Pieces
28. Alle Vögel Singt Schon Da (German folk song. Arr. C. Gounguene) 1:07
29. Nobody Knows (Negro Spirituals. Arr. C. Gounguene) 2:37
30. (Akatombo. Red-dragonfly. Kosaku Yamada 1886-1965. Arr. S. Izumi) 1:13

The Little Singers of Tokyo was formed in 1951 by Shinichi Hasegawa and the late Father Paul Annuih. It became the Japanese branch of the International Pueri Cantores in 1955. Psesently, Saeko Hasegawa is the conductor since 1971. The Choir study Gregorian Chant, Renaissance polyphony, and also Japanese pieces of both ancient and contemporary choral music. The Choir consists of about a hundred boys and girls from elementary and high schools in the metropolitan area of Tokyo. In February 1989 they were invited as one of the guest choirs to the "Festival International de Choeurs d'Enfants" at Nantes. Summer 1990 they were one of the guest choirs, participating in International choral SYMPAATTI in Tampere, XIX ISME Conference in Helsinki, and IFCM Symposium in Espoo Finland.