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April 17, 2020

UNAMAS Awarded Best Selections / V.A. [UNAHQ-2021]



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UNAMAS Awarded Best Selections


The album is a collection of gem that consist only of award-winning works of Professional Music Recording Award of Japan ‒ the most prestigious professional musical recording award in Japan ‒ and is a portfolio released by UNAMAS, the music label which has been releasing high quality works since 2007 the early days of Hi-Res surround sound.

The album contains 6 award-winning titles from 2013 to 2019 ‒ won awards 5 years in a row from 2015, and two of which had won the highest award ‒ and puts together three key elements which are Art, Technology, and Engineering. And it is filled with passion delivered by Mick Sawaguchi who contentiously leads the recording art scene. This detailed and full recording will be a milestone in recording art history for the future as a reference to quality music production works.

这张专辑是由日本最负盛名的专业音乐录音奖--日本专业音乐录音奖的获奖作品组成的宝石集,是自2007年Hi-Res环绕声早期的音乐厂牌UNAMAS发行的作品集。

专辑收录了从2013年到2019年的6张获奖作品---从2015年开始连续5年获奖,其中有两张作品获得过最高奖---将艺术、技术、工程三大要素融合在一起。并且由Mick Sawaguchi充满了激情,在录音艺术领域中,他的演讲充满了激情。这部详细而完整的录音作品,将成为未来录音艺术史上的里程碑式的高品质音乐制作作品的参考。


June 6, 2019

L'Esprit de l' ENKA / Naoki Kita & Toru Nishijima [UNAHQ-2017]























     



UNAHQ 2017 ALBUM INFO

201906 UNAMAS Label 

What is Enka?
Music that sings the grief of life flowing in the heart of the Japanese music "Enka, Glossy, Troubadour..." The sorrow that resonates our soul. 
That must be what is called "ENKA". A unique album that asks the world "ENKA" by UNAMAS Label by 

Naoki Kita (Gat String Violin) 
Toru Nishijima (Contrabass) DUO. 

It will lunch at 30th June 2019 e-onkyo music , Hires-audio so far .

UNAHQ 2017 "L 'Esprit de l' ENKA"

M-01 FUNAUTA 舟唄  05’35”
M-02 Red Bridge  赤い橋 06’38”
M-03 Arirang   アリラン03’22”
M-04 Sake Ballad 悲しい酒  05’04”
M-05 When the Rain of Acacia ceases アカシアの雨がやむとき 03’35”
M-06 Solveig’s song 03’01”
M-07 Lullaby of Itsuki  五木の子守唄 05’01”
M-08 Home Town   ふるさと  06’042


Two Artis resonate moment and moment and produce a completely new interpretation and performance, the essence of the World Wide Enka you hear for the first time! What was brought to create?
The spirits of ENKA










June 1, 2019

VIVA The FOUR SEASONS /UNAMAS Strings Sextet [UNAHQ-2015]


The 26th Professional Music Recording Award of Japan, High Resolution category, “Classical, Jazz, Fusion” The Best Award & Best Studio Award

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UNAHQ-2015 Album INFO

30-06-2019 UNAMAS Label 

Seven years from 2013's "Four Seasons (UNAHQ-2005)" which achieved the annual album chart bestseller at nation wide and world wide as the first classic album to be commemorated. The latest work UNAHQ-2015 "ViVa The Four Seasons", released in June 2019, is a fusion of UNAMAS Strings Sextet featuring Shiori Takeda in Vn solo and the recording technologies built up in Oga Hall recording.


M-01 RV 269. [SPRING] 11’28”
Allegro. Largo. Allegro

M-02 Concerto No.2 in g minor. RV 315. [SUMMER] 11’07”
Allegro non molto - Allegro. Adagio Presto Adagio. Presto

M-03 Concerto No.3 in F Major.RV 293. [AUTUMN] 12’11”
Allegro. Adagio molto. Allegro

M-04 Concerto No.4 in f minor. RV 297. [WINTER] 09’53”
Allegro non molto. Largo. Allegro


UNAMAS Strings Sextet
Vn Solo Shiori Takeda
Vn1 Jun Tajiri
Vn2 Fuuko Nakamura
Va Atsuko Aoki
Vc Makito Nishiya
Cb Ippei Kitamura




Shiori Takeda and Mick Sawaguchi talks about the challenges of the new "VIVA The FOUR SEASONS".

December 12, 2017

Touch of Contrabass / Unamas Strings Septet [UNAHQ-2014]



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2018 25th JPMR-AWARD Grand Prize

The keyword "Italy" and "Contrabass" is the eighth album of UNAMAS Label at Ohga Hall by Mr. Mick Sawaguchi (Sawaguchi Masaki). Giovanni Bottechni's "Violin & Contrabass + Grand Duo Concertante by five string players", a masterpiece of Italian baroque contrabass, It is a truly ambitious program that Rossini's string sonata No. 1 major in the formation of two violin, one cello, one contra bass, and the masterpiece of director Spielberg "Schindler's list main theme" with a contrabass solo.

It is key that all contrabass is common to all. It was recorded on 11th and 12th December 2017. Mr. Sawaguchi states: "Contrabass always has a supporting role even in the played by classical music, but UNAMAS Label puts the concept of unifying the album production focusing on contra bass.

In this work, we pursued the delicate and low-range power of contrabass featuring solo instrument and rich sound of Ohga Hall." Ippei Kitamura plays a solo contra bass. Tokyo Symphony Orchestra Contrabass Division. Solo violin is Jun Tajiri, a Tokyo Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concert Master. The 1st violin is Shiori Takeda of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra No. 2 Violin section, Fuuko Nakamura of the 1st violin division of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, Viola is the viola division of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra Chihiro Tai, and the cello by Makito Nishiya contra bass is Saya Sugano - free after Graduated from Music department of Tokyo University of the Arts







Behind the scenes of Touch of Contrabass.

December 14, 2016

Souvenir de Florence / Unamas Strings Septet [UNAHQ-2012]



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A technical explanation by Mick Sawaguchi. (Improved sound quality with battery-powered operation, etc.)

July 20, 2016

A.PIAZZOLLA by Strings and Oboe / UNAMAS Piazzolla Septet [UNAHQ-2011]



Making of A.PIAZZOLLA by Strings and Oboe.


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February 11, 2016

Dimensions / Yuki Arimasa [UNAHQ-2010]



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December 17, 2015

Death And The Maiden / Unamas Strings Quintet [UNAHQ-2009]


The 23rd Professional Music Recording Award of Japan, High Resolution category, “Multi Channel Surround” Award for Excellence Award

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Making of Death And The Maiden at Ohga Hall, Karuizawa Japan.

March 5, 2015

The Art of Fugue / Unamas Fugue Quintet [UNAHQ-2007]


The 22nd Professional Music Recording Award of Japan, High Resolution category, “Multi Channel Surround”

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Making of The Art of Fugue.

Here's Fujimoto's technical explanation.





February 22, 2014

Four Seasons / UNAMAS Strings Quartet [UNAHQ-2005]



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Makeing of Hi-Res Surround Recording Project of Four Seasons.

July 1, 2011

REIMEI / Jun Fukamachi [UNAHQ-2003]


The 20th Professional Music Recording Award of Japan, High Resolution category, “2ch non-package” Award for Excellence

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