Duration 20 minutes
Premiere 30 October 1963 Odïon Paris Yvonne Loriod piano; Domaine Musical; Pierre Boulez conductor
Dedication à Yvonne Loriod à Pierre Boulez à Madame Fumi Yamaguchi à Seiji Ozawa à Yoritsuné Matsudaïra à Sadao Bekku et Mitsuaki Hayama à l`ornithologue Hoshino aux paysages aux musiques et à tous les oiseaux de Japon. [To Yvonne Loriod to Pierre Boulez to Mrs. Fumi Yamaguchi to Seiji Ozawa to Yoristune Matsudaira to Sadao Bekku and Mitsuaki Hayama to the ornithologist Hoshino to the landscapes to the music and to all the birds of Japan.]

Movements `Esquisses japonaises` [`Japanese Sketches`]

1. Introduction [Introduction]
2. Le parc de Nara et les lanternes de pierre [Nara Park and the Lanterns of Stone]
3. Yamanaka cadenza [`Internal Mountain` Cadenza]
4. Gagaku [Gagaku]
5. Miyajima et le torii dans le mer
6. Les oiseaux de Karuizawa [The Birds of Karuizawa]
7. Coda [Coda]

Notes
- Nara the first capital city of Japan is located west of Osaka; Nara Park includes some of Japan`s oldest Buddhist temples and is famous for its hundreds of free-roaming deer.
- Gagaku literally `elegant music` is a style of traditional Japanese music that was originally created for the Imperial Court. It is still performed at Shinto shrines and traditional Japanese weddings. Gagaku can also be used contextually to refer to drawings and brush paintings.
- Karuizawa is a popular Japanese resort destination on the central island of Honshu. It is characterized by its cool mountain air and greenery and is a popular wedding and shopping destination.

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