Recordings of
Kaoru Chiba (BACHI)
 
 
 Apology

 I placed the original sound truck "Heidi A girl of the Alps" (Nippon Columbia, 1974 recording) as one of the orchestra recordings of Kaoru Chiba (Bachi), but came to take it as a mention error by the following reasons. So I delete it from this discography with an apology for all readers.

(1) As a result of having confirmed the problem to an archivist of Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd., there are no mentions about the member of the back orchestra named "Columbia Orchestra", and no identified materials about the details.

(2) Chiyoshige Matsubara, horn player of The Japan Philharmonic orchestra and New Japan Philharmonic at the same period of Bachi, judged to be different from Bachi in tonguing after hearing this sound source.

(3) Bachi always told Chiyo-san not to do part-time job performance in those days.

(4) Chiyo-san asked Reiko Honsho (Mrs. Bachi) this problem just to make sure, and she answered "99% No!"

15th March, 2017 Yukihiro Okitsu



 

(i) Solo and Chamber Works

Beethoven: Sonata for horn and piano in F Op.17

Reiko Honsho (Pf)
LP Toshiba EMI è1970

Beethoven: Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Fagottos and 2 Horns in E flat major, Op. 71

Koichi Hamanaka, Hiroshi Uchiyama (Cl), Muneo Tozawa, Yoshihide Kiriu (Fg), Shiro Miyata (2nd Hr)
LP Toshiba EMI è1970

Brahms: Trio for violin, horn and piano in E flat major, Op.40

Masafumi Hori (Vn), Reiko Honsho (pf)
20 March 1984 Victor Studio
LP Victor SJX-9580
CD Tower Records Victor Heritage Collection NCS-614/615 è2008

Masafumi Hori (Vn), Reiko Honsho (pf)
3 February 1997 Musashino Civic Cultural Hall
CD EPSON TYMK-012 è1998

Kondo, Jo: The Serotinous for piano and 9 instruments (1986)

Shuku Iwasaki (pf), Ryoichi Kawai (cond), et al.
CD Victor VICC-60113 è1999

Lyrical songs in Taisho era (Yuzo Toyama arr.)

Tamezo Narita: Hamabe no Uta
Kosaku Yamada: Akatombo
Tadasuke Ôno: Yoimachigusa
Haseo Sugiyama: Dehune
Shin Kusakawa: Yuyake koyake
Reiko Honsho (Pf)
14 February 1997 Mitaka City Arts Center
CD EPSON TYMK-012 è1998

Mayuzumi, Toshiro: Divertiment pour 10 instruments (1948)

Yasukazu Uemura (Fl),Seizo Suzuki (Ob), Hiroshi Uchiyama (Cl), Muneo Tozawa (Fg), Genzo Kitamura (Tp),Kiyoshi Ito (Tb), Youko Hayashi (Vn), Hiroaki Naka (Cb), Sumi Date (Pf)
28 August 1969 King Record 1st Studio
LP KING SKR1052
LP KING GT9326 è1980
CD KING KICC-710/1 è2008

Mozart: Four Concertos for horn

Hiroyuki Iwaki conducting the NHK Symphony Orchestra
14, 21 December 1969 & 6 February 1970 King Record No.1 Studio
LP KING SKR1022
CD KING KICC121 è1994
CD KING KICC-710/1 è2008

Mozart: Concerto for horn in D K412

Yukinori Tezuka conducting Kaoru Chiba's Friends Orchestra
28 May 1997 Kioi Hall
CD EPSON TYMK-012 è1998

Mozart: Concerto for horn in D K412 1st movement

Michiyoshi Inoue conducting the NHK Symphony Orchestra
DVD NHK ENTERPRISES 08362AA

Noda, Teruyuki: Trio pour Violon, Cor et Piano (1963)

Chikashi Tanaka (Vn), Reiko Honsho (Pf)
28 August 1969 King Record No.1 Studio
LP KING GT9339 è1980
CD KING KICC-354/6 è2001
CD KING KICC-710/1 è2008

Saint-Saëns, C. : Romance Op.36

Yukinori Tezuka conducting Kaoru Chiba's Friends Orchestra
28 March 1997 Kioi Hall
CD EPSON TYMK-012 è1998

Schmitt: In the deep forest

Reiko Honsho (Pf)
8 March 1970
CD Canyon Classics PCCL-00585 è2004

Strauss, R.: Concerto no.1 in E flat for horn, Op.11

Lovro von Matačić Conducting NHK Symphony Orchestra
27 May, 1969 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
CD KING INTERNATIONAL KKC-2122 è2017

Strauss, R.: Concerto no.1 in E flat for horn, Op.11 (J. Anderson arr.)

Frederick Fennell conducting the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
28 March 1984 Shinjuku Cultural Center
LP Victor SJX-9580 è1986

Strauss, R.: Concerto no.2 in E flat for horn

Hiroyuki Iwaki Conducting NHK Symphony Orchestra
26 March 1965 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
CD KING INTERNATIONAL KKC-2122 è2017

Syunsaku Tutsumi conducting Kyudai Philharmonic Orchestra
11 June 1987 Fukuoka Sunpalace
CD Project KPCD-007 è1992

Toyama, Yuzo: Passa tempo (1989)

Tokyo Horn Club
Yasuhiro Okita, Syunsuke Wakiya, Nozomu Segawa, Masato Abe, Hirofumi Wada
13-14 August 1996 Philia Hall
CD KING KICC206 è1996
CD KING KICC-710/1 è2008

Yah, Ribon(God Master) (Lev Kogan arr.)

Reiko Honsho (Pf)
14 February 1997 Mitaka City Arts Center
CD EPSON TYMK-012 è1998

(ii) Orchestral Recordings

McCoy, Van: African Symphony

Naohiro Iwai conducting the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
Tokyo Horn Quartet
23 March & 11-13 April 1997 Toshiba EMI No.3 Studio
CD Toshiba EMI TOCZ-9288 è1997

Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

Takashi Asahina conducting New Japan Philharmonic
Akemi Nishi (Mez), Kiyomi Toyoda (Sop), Naoki Ikeda (B.Bar), Ryoko Yanagisawa (Sop), Tetsuya Ono (Ten),
Yuko Tsuji (Mez), Yuko Kamahora (Sop), Mari Shimizu (Sop), Misako Watanabe (Sop) etc
11 June 1984, 12 Octber 1985,19 April 1986, 3 October 1987 Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
1988 Showa Women's University Hitomi Memorial Hall
CD FONTEC X TOWER RECORDS FOCD-9375 è2016

(iii) Jazz Recordings

ENCORE!! JAZZ & BOSSA

Sadao Meets Sharps & Flats

2. M. Davis: Nardis
3. A.C. Jobin: Useless Landscape
6. A.C. Jobin: Corcovado
7. C. Mariano: Quebec
8. M.Valle, P.S.Valle, Gimbell: So nice

5 & 6 December 1967 Bunkyo Auditorium
LP Takt JAZZ-3001 è1968
LP RVC RVL-5520 è1977 (2.,6.-8. Titled 'SADAO MEETS SHARPS & FLATS')

Feelin' Good

Terumasa Hino & His Group

1. Irwin Andrews: Mississippi Dip
2. Anthony Newley: Feeling Good
6. Paul McCartney: Lucy in the Sky with Diamond

4 & 12 June 1968 Teichiku Kaikan Studio
LP Takt, Nippon Columbia XMS-10001 è1968
CD Takt, Nippon Columbia COCY-80429 è1996
CD Nippon Columbia COCB-31028 è2000
CD Nippon Columbia CORR-10783 è2012