Jo Kondo

Orient Orientation

(ALM Records, ALCD-67) (Japan) (CD)

1. Orient Orientation (for 2 Melody Instruments of the Same Kind) [1973] (8:37)
2. In Medias Res (for Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano) [2002] (18:04)
3. Twayn (for Flute and Percussion) [2002] (8:59)
4. Metaphonesis (for Piano) [2001] (11:03)
5. Fern (for String Quartet) [1990] (11:45)
6. Terracina (for 6 Instruments) [2001] (11:11)

All compositions by Jo Kondo

Ensemble Nomad
Yukihiko Nishizawa: flute (1, 6)
Dogen Kinowaki: flute (1, 3)
Hideo Kikuchi: clarinet
Chiyoko Noguchi: violin (2, 5)
Wakako Hanada: violin (5)
Fumiko Kai: violin (6), viola
Takui Matsumoto: cello
Satoshi Inagaki: piano (2, 6)
Kuniko Kato: percussion

Satoko Inoue: piano (4)
Norio Sato: conductor

Produced by Jo Kondo
Recorded at Mitake City Art Center, May 24-26, 2005
Recording engineer and tape editor: Yukio Kojima
Cover art by Masaco Kondo
Includes liner notes in Japanese and English by Jo Kondo

Released in May 2006

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