Fuminori Tanada
Japanese composer and pianist living in France, born in 1961 in Okayama.
Fuminori Tanada studied composition, music theory, and accompaniment with Yoshio Hachimura and Henriette Puig-Roget at the Tokyo University of the Arts. From 1984 to 1987, he held a scholarship from the French government, allowing him to study with Claude Ballif, Paul Méfano, Serge Nigg, and Betsy Jolas at the Paris Conservatoire. Upon graduating cum laude in composition, orchestration, and accompaniment, he undertook an advanced degree in composition at the same institution. As the pianist of the Ensemble l’Itinéraire, Tanada is very active as a performer of contemporary repertoire.
Notable works in Tanada’s catalogue include Miroirs for twelve musicians (1989, premiered by 2e2m, conducted by Paul Méfano), Chants des Lumières I for alto saxophone and orchestra (1991, premiered by Jean-Marc Pongy and the Orchestre du Conservatoire, conducted by Pascal Rophé), F for flute (1991, premiered by Pierre-Yves Artaud), and the Mysterious Morning series comprising I for harp (1995), II for saxophone quartet (1996), III for soprano saxophone (1996), and IV for two harps and ensemble (1996-1997). More recent works include Echoing Forest for solo clarinet (2007), Echoing Forest II for violin and piano (2007), Echoing Waves I for two trumpets (2009), Echoing Waves II for saxhorn (or euphonium) and piano (2009), a new version of his Quartet with Flute, and a revised/extended version of his Sextet.
© Ircam-Centre Pompidou, 2009
- Solo (excluding voice)
- F for solo flute (1991), 8 mn, Lemoine
- Mysterious Morning I for harp (1995), 6 mn, Lemoine
- Mysterious Morning III for soprano saxophone in B flat solo (1996), 6 mn, Lemoine
- elec Le clavier bien coloré for keyboard and piano (2002), 7 mn, Inédit [program note]
- V for violin (2002), 6 mn, Lemoine
- Echoing Forest for clarinet (2007), 1 h 30 mn, Lemoine
- Prélude for piano (2007), 4 mn, Lemoine
- Chamber music
- Quatuor avec flûte for flute, violin, viola and cello (2001), 6 mn, Lemoine
- Sextuor for wind quintet and piano (2007), 5 mn, Lemoine
- Hommage a Alain Marion for two flutes (1998), 5 mn
- Mysterious Morning II for saxophone quartet (1996-2000), 11 mn, Lemoine
- Echoing Forest II for violin and piano (2007), 6 mn, Lemoine
- Echoing Waves I for two trumpets (2009), 5 mn, Lemoine
- Echoing Waves II for saxhorn (or euphonium) and piano (2009), 6 mn, Billaudot
- Instrumental ensemble music
- Miroirs for ensemble (1989), 13 mn
- Concertant music
- Chants des Lumières I for alto saxophone and orchestra (1991)
- Mysterious Morning IV for two harps and ensemble (1996-1997), 8 mn, Lemoine
- Concerto pour flûte for flute and ensemble (2003), 12 mn, Lemoine
- R for solo flute and flute orchestra (2005), 8 mn, pas d'éditeur
- Octuor concertant for guitar and ensemble (2008), 8 mn, Lemoine
- Vocal music and instrument(s)
- Duo for mezzo-soprano and soprano saxophone (2006), 6 mn, Lemoine
- 2009
- Echoing Waves I for two trumpets, 5 mn, Lemoine
- Echoing Waves II for saxhorn (or euphonium) and piano, 6 mn, Billaudot
- 2008
- Octuor concertant for guitar and ensemble, 8 mn, Lemoine
- 2007
- Echoing Forest for clarinet, 1 h 30 mn, Lemoine
- Echoing Forest II for violin and piano, 6 mn, Lemoine
- Prélude for piano, 4 mn, Lemoine
- 2006
- Duo for mezzo-soprano and soprano saxophone, 6 mn, Lemoine
- 2005
- R for solo flute and flute orchestra, 8 mn, pas d'éditeur
- 2003
- Concerto pour flûte for flute and ensemble, 12 mn, Lemoine
- 2002
- elec Le clavier bien coloré for keyboard and piano, 7 mn, Inédit [program note]
- V for violin, 6 mn, Lemoine
- 2000
- Mysterious Morning II for saxophone quartet, 11 mn, Lemoine
- 1998
- Hommage a Alain Marion for two flutes, 5 mn
- 1997
- Mysterious Morning IV for two harps and ensemble, 8 mn, Lemoine
- 1996
- Mysterious Morning III for soprano saxophone in B flat solo, 6 mn, Lemoine
- 1995
- Mysterious Morning I for harp, 6 mn, Lemoine
- 1991
- Chants des Lumières I for alto saxophone and orchestra
- F for solo flute, 8 mn, Lemoine
- 1989
- Miroirs for ensemble, 13 mn
- Date de composition inconnue
- Quatuor avec flûte for flute, violin, viola and cello, 6 mn, Lemoine
- Sextuor for wind quintet and piano, 5 mn, Lemoine
Discographie
- Fuminori TANADA, Duo, pour mezzo-soprano et saxophone soprano, dans « Japanese Love songs », Marie Kobayashi : mezzo-soprano, Claude Delangle : saxophone, Jean Geoffroy : percussion, 1 cd BIS, 2009, avec des œuvres de Bertrand Dubedout, Toshio Hosokawa, Akira Ifukube, Hacene Larbi, Masakazu Natsuda.
- Fuminori TANADA, Mysterious morning, dans « Mysterious Morning - Pièces pour saxophones », quatuor Habanera, 1 cd Alpha, 2007, avec des pièces de György Ligeti, Sofia Goubaïdoulina, Iannis Xenakis, Franco Donatoni, Iannis Xenakis.
- Fuminori TANADA, Mysterious Morning III, dans « The Japanese saxophone », Claude Delangle, 1 cd BIS, avec des pièces de Toshio Hosokawa, Masakazu Natsuda, Ishiro Nodaira, Yoshihisa Taira, 1998, n° 890.
Liens Internet
- Éditions Lemoine http://www.henry-lemoine.com
- CIRM http://www.cirm-manca.org/
- Ensemble l’Itinéraire http://www.ensembleitineraire.org/lensemble/solistes/Fuminori_Tanada.html
(liens vérifiés en décembre 2009).