Preview Series for the Duo Recital of Murata Natsuho (violin) and Igarashi Kaoruko (piano), to be held on March 8, 2026 at Musashino Civic Cultural Hall, Tokyo.
Episode 3 presents Eugène Ysaÿe: Caprice after Saint-Saëns’ “Etude en forme de Valse” and J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto BWV971.
The recital program traces the historical development of violin music from Bach and Beethoven to Ysaÿe and Richard Strauss.
The video features the monumental stone walls and moat of Osaka Castle together with the famous Osaka Castle Plum Grove, which heralds the arrival of spring in Japan.
J.S. Bach: Italian Concerto BWV971.
I. Allegro.
II. Andante.
III. Presto.
Part of the Osaka Castle Classical Archive / Civilization Archive Series.