I am one of those loyal, devoted fans of Akira Ifukube. I purchased The Artistry of Akira Ifukube 8-90th Birthday Concert Live because it contained The Symphonic Ode "Gotama, The Buddha." I have been looking for a CD containing this beautiful work for a long time and I was not disappointed when I opened my CD and listened to it along withOverture to the nation of Philippines, Japanese Rhapsody, Symphonic Fantasia No. 1 and Sinfonia Tapkaara 3rd Movement:Vivace. All are wonderful but the highlight is The Symphonic Ode "Gotama, The Buddha." I first heard it when I was a child. Ifukube wrote the soundtrack to a Japanese movie about the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. He incorporated the Symphonic Ode, which he had written earlier into the soundtrack. It was haunting and beautiful and I remembered it without knowing the background to the music. As an adult I did some research and learned that the soundtrack was based on his symphonic score. Whenever I went to Japan I tried to find a copy but was not successful. It was finally released in 2004 and when I saw it on Amazon.com I had to purchase it. The recording is clear and beautiful and the orchestra, the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra did a fine job in capturing the genius of Akira Ifukube. I am not a music critic so I will leave it at that, as amateurish as it sounds. I highly recommend this CD for Akira Ifukube fans who love all of his music and not just his soundtrack to Gojira movies.
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