Nobuko Imai
Japanese violist, born March 18, 1943 in Tokyo, she taught as a professor at the Detmold Academy of Music from 1983 to 2003, and currently teaches at the conservatories of Amsterdam, Geneva and Sion.
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Quintet In C Minor KV 406 (516b); Quintet In C Major KV 515
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Auryn Quartet*, Nobuko Imai
2017
Tacet
SACD
Quintet In G Minor KV 516; Quintet In B Flat Major KV 174
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Auryn Quartet*, Nobuko Imai
2017
Tacet
SACD, Hybrid, Multichannel
Quintet In E Flat Major KV 614; Quintet In D Major KV 593
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Auryn Quartet*, Nobuko Imai
2017
Tacet
SACD
Complete String Quintets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Auryn Quartett, Nobuko Imai
2016
Tacet
3xCD, Comp
Piano Quintets Op. 1 & 26
Ernö Dohnányi*, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Nobuko Imai, Trio Nota Bene
2015
Claves
CD, Album
Monumento
Willem Jeths - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra* / Ed Spanjaard conductor, Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic*, Otto Tausk conductor, Doelen Quartet*, Susanne van Els, Nobuko Imai, Lars Wouters van den Oudenweijer, Mijke Sekhuis, Karin Strobos
2011
Etcetera (3)
CD, Album
Piano Concertos / Lieder Opp. 91 & 105
Brahms*, Stephen Kovacevich*, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Ann Murray, Nobuko Imai, London Philharmonic Orchestra
2011
To You
Susanne van Els, Nobuko Imai, Reinbert de Leeuw, Bas Wiegers, Nas*, Namavar*, Van Vlijmen*, Jeths*
2010
Etcetera (3)
CD
200 Eme Anniversaire 1810 - 2010: Musique De Chambre
Robert Schumann - Martha Argerich And Friends ∙ Renaud Capuçon ∙ Gautier Capuçon ∙ Natalia Gutman ∙ Noboko Imaï* ∙ Mischa Maisky ∙ Gabriela Montero ∙ Sergei Nakariakov
2010
Viola Concertos • «Verklärte Nacht»
Béla Bartók, Paul Hindemith, Arnold Schönberg* - Nobuko Imai, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Orchestre De La Haute École De Musique De Genève
2009
Pan Classics
CD, Album
Elegia
Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Orchestra Of The Conservatoire Supérieur And The Académie De Musique Tibor Varga
2008
Pan Classics
CD, Album
12 Fantasies For Viola Solo
Georg Philipp Telemann - Nobuko Imai
2008
Pan Classics
CD, Album
Great Proms Premieres: Walton Viola Concerto; Ireland Piano Concerto; Guto Puw ... Onyt Agoraf Y Drws ...
Walton*, Ireland*, Guto Puw*, Nobuko Imai (viola), Kathryn Stott (piano), BBC National Orchestra Of Wales, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
2008
Mozart
Mozart*, Philippe Graffin, Nobuko Imai, Het Brabants Orkest
2007
Avie Records
2xCD, Album, Dig
Goldberg Variations
Bach* - Rachlin*, Imai*, Maisky*
2006
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Album
Quintetos De Cuerda
Mozart* - Cuarteto Orlando*, Nobuko Imai
2006
Aguilar, Diverdi
CD, Comp, RE, Dig
Quintetos De Cuerda
Mozart* - Cuarteto Orlando*, Nobuko Imai
2006
Chamber Music: Piano Quintet = Klavierquintett • Piano Trio = Klaviertrio
Taneyev* – Vadim Repin, Ilya Gringolts, Nobuko Imai, Lynn Harrell, Mikhail Pletnev
2005
Deutsche Grammophon
CD, Album
Antiquities
Nobuko Imai, Mie Miki
2004
BIS
CD
Music For Viola
Max Reger, Ronald Brautigam, Nobuko Imai
2003
BIS
CD, Album
Robert Schumann
Storioni Trio, Nobuko Imai
2003
Cobra Records (11)
CD
Piano Concertos * 7 Songs
Brahms*, Stephen Kovacevich*, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Ann Murray, Nobuko Imai, London Philharmonic Orchestra
2002
EMI Classics
2xCD, Comp, RM
Sinfonia Concertante In E-flat Major / Concerto For Violin, Piano And Orchestra In D Major
Mozart* - Midori*, Nobuko Imai, Christoph Eschenbach, NDR-Sinfonieorchester*
2001
Viola
Schönberg Quartet*, Nobuko Imai
1999
NM Classics
CD, Promo
The 6 Solo Suites BWV 1007-1012
J.S.Bach*, Nobuko Imai
1999
Into The Depth Of Time
Mie Miki • Nobuko Imai
1998
'Trout' Quintet = 'Forellenquintett' = 'La Truite' / Adagio & Rondo Concertante, D 487
Schubert* - Trio Fontenay, Nobuko Imai • Chi-Chi Nwanoku*
1997
TELDEC
CD, Album, RE
Bach & Sons • Viola Da Gamba Sonatas
Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen
1997
Philips
CD
A Bird Came Down The Walk. Original Works For Viola And Piano.
Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen
1997
Viola Bouquet
Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen
1996
Chamber Music / Kammermusik / Musique De Chambre
Schumann*, Martha Argerich, Alexandre Rabinovitch*, Dora Schwarzberg, Lucy Hall*, Nobuko Imai, Natalia Gutman, Mischa Maisky, Marie-Luise Neunecker*
1995
EMI Classics, EMI Classics
2xCD + Box
The Sonatas For Viola And Piano / Meditations
Paul Hindemith, Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen
1994
BIS
CD, Album
Sinfonia Concertante In E Flat, K. 364 For Violin, Viola And Orchestra • Concerto In D, K. 315f For Violin, Piano And Orchestra • Sinfonia Concertante In A, K. Anh. 104 For Violin, Viola, Cello And Orchestra
Mozart*, Iona Brown, Nobuko Imai, Stephen Orton, Howard Shelley, Academy Of St Martin In The Fields*
1994
Philips, Philips
CD
And Then I Knew't Was Wind
Britten* / Debussy* / Takemitsu*, Aurèle Nicolet, Nobuko Imai, Naoko Yoshino
1994
Ishavet; Viola Concerto (Hommage À La France); Sinfonia Concertante For Cello And Orchestra
Gösta Nystroem - Nobuko Imai, Niels Ullner, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi
1994
Great Orchestral Works
Berlioz* - Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra, John Alldis Choir, Sir Colin Davis
1994
Viola Concerto, Sonata For String Orchestra, Hindemith Variations
Walton*, Nobuko Imai, The London Philharmonic*, Jan Latham-Koenig*
1992
Chandos
CD, Album
The Four Sonatas For Solo Viola
Paul Hindemith, Nobuko Imai
1992
BIS, BIS
CD, Album
Franck: Sonata In A / Vieuxtemps: Sonata In B Flat, Op. 36 - Elégie Op. 30 -Capriccio In C Minor
Nobuko Imai, Roger Vignoles
1992
Chandos
CD
Piano Concerto No.1 Two Songs, op.91
Brahms* - Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, Ann Murray, Nobuko Imai, Wolfgang Sawallisch, The London Philharmonic*
1992
Works For Chamber Orchestra
Edison Denisov - Nobuko Imai, Petra Vahle, Annelie De Man, Nieuw Sinfonietta Amsterdam / Lev Markiz
1991
BIS
CD, Album
The Frescos Of Piero Della Francesca / Rhapsody-Concerto For Viola And Orchestra / Double Concerto For Two String Orchestras, Piano And Timpani
Bohuslav Martinů, Nobuko Imai, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, James DePreist
1991
BIS
CD, Album
Wolfgang Amdeus Mozart - Sinfonia concertante
Iona Brown, Nobuko Imai, Howard Shelley, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
1991
Philips Classics
CD-ROM, Amb
Arpeggione Sonata / Notturno For Viola & Piano, Op.42
Schubert*, Beethoven*, Nobuko Imai, Roger Vignoles
1991
Viola Concerto «A String Around Autumn» / «November Steps» / Eclipse For Shakuhachi And Biwa
Takemitsu*, Nobuko Imai, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
1991
Symphony No. 5 – Viola Concerto
Allan Pettersson - Nobuko Imai – Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Moshe Atzmon / Lev Markiz
1990
BIS, BIS
CD, Album
Trio No. 4 K498 (Kegelstatt-Trio) / Märchenerzählung Op. 132 / 8 Pieces Op. 83
Mozart* / Schumann* / Bruch* - Nobuko Imai, Janet Hilton, Roger Vignoles
1990
Chandos
CD, Album
Sonata in F minor, Op.120 No.1 / Sonata in E flat major, Op.120 No.2, Etc. = ブラームス：ヴィオラ名曲集 / 今井信子
Brahms* - Nobuko Imai, Harris Goldsmith
1990
Canyon Classics
CD, Album, DDD
Serenade To Music · Flos Campi · Five Mystical Songs · Fantasia On Christmas Carols
Vaughan Williams*, Sixteen Soloists, Thomas Allen, Nobuko Imai, Corydon Singers, English Chamber Orchestra, Matthew Best (2)
1990
String Quintet In B Flat Major, K.V. 174 / String Quintet In C Minor, K.V. 406
W. A. Mozart*, The Orlando Quartet*, Nobuko Imai
1990
In Memoriam / Viola Concerto
Alfred Schnittke, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Nobuko Imai, Lev Markiz
1989
BIS
CD, Album
Brahms Sonatas Intermezzos Capriccio
Nobuko Imai, Harris Goldsmith
1989
Stradivari Classics
CD
String Quintet In G Minor, K.V. 516 / String Quintet In E Flat Major, K.V. 614
W. A. Mozart*, Orlando Quartet, Nobuko Imai
1989
String Quintet In C Major, K.V. 515 / String Quintet In D Major, K.V. 593
W. A. Mozart*, Orlando Quartet, Nobuko Imai
1989
The Russian Viola
Nobuko Imai - Roland Pöntinen, Rubinstein* - Glinka* - Glazunov* - Stravinsky* - Shostakovich*
1987
BIS
CD, Album
Sonatas For Viola And Piano Op. 120 / Märchenbilder Op. 113
Brahms* / Schumann* - Nobuko Imai, Roger Vignoles
1987
«Harold En Italie» -Tristia, Op. 18 - «Les Troyens À Carthage» Prélude
Berlioz* - London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Nobuko Imai
1986
Philips Classics
CD, Comp, RM
Concerto For Violin, Viola, And Cello = Konzert Für Violine, Viola Und Violoncello
Tippett*, György Pauk, Nobuko Imai, Ralph Kirschbaum*, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
1982
The Clarinet In Concert (Concerto For Clarinet And Viola,Op.88 / Two Concert Pieces For Clarinet And Basset Horn,Op.113/114 / Introduction And Variations On A Swedish Air,Op.12)
Bruch*, Mendelssohn*, Crusell*, Thea King, Georgina Dobrée, Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra, Alun Francis
1981
The Duos For Violin And Viola K.423-424 / Duo No.1 For Violin And Viola
Mozart* / Michael Haydn – Mark Lubotsky, Nobuko Imai
1981
Harold En Italie
Berlioz* / Nobuko Imai, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis*
1975
Fanfares And Fantasy Pieces Of Schumann
Schumann* Pianist Harris Goldsmith Violist Nobuko Imai Clarinetist Harold Wright
1971
Concerto For Orchestra / Triple Concerto
Tippett*, Pauk*, Imai*, Kirshbaum*, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
Philips
CD, Comp
Zauber Der Romantik = Magie Du Romantisme =The Magic Of Romantism
Brahms* / Schumann* / Weber* - Nobuko Imai, Nerine Barrett
Concert Hall, Concert Hall
LP, Album, Mono
Sonatas No. 1-3 For Viola Da Gamba And Cembalo
Nobuko Imai, Michio Kobayashi / J.S.Bach*
Angel Records
LP
Marlboro Recording Society: Beethoven Trio in G Major, Op. 9, No. 1; Quartet in C Major, No. 3 (WoO 36)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Isidore Cohen, Nobuko Imai, Nathaniel Rosen, Rudolf Serkin, Felix Galimir
Marlboro Recording Society
LP
Viola Concert
Nobuko Imai
Concert Hall
LP, Album
String Quintets K515 & 593
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Orlando Quartet, Nobuko Imai
Brilliant Classics
CD, Comp
String Quartets & Quintets
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert Quartet Of Vienna, Sonare Quartet, Sharon Quartet, Orlando Quartet, Nobuko Imai, François Fernandez, Ryo Terakado, Rainer Zipperling
Brilliant Classics B. V.
11xCD
The Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
Mischa Maisky
2021
Deutsche Grammophon
44xCD + Box, Ltd
Philips Classics - The Stereo Years
Various
2016
Decca, Philips
50xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd
Hörkurs Volume 2 - Schwerpunkt Digital / Analog
Various
2016
Tacet, Audio (2)
CD, Comp, Promo
The Warner Classics Recordings
Martha Argerich
2016
Warner Classics
20xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp
Masterworks Selection 1957 - 1995
Toru Takemitsu, Seiji Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Elgar Howarth
2016
Decca, Deutsche Grammophon
2xCD, Album, Comp
The Art Of Midori
Midori*
2016
Sony Classical
10xCD + Box, Comp
AUDIOphile Pearls Volume 14
Various
2015
Motor Presse Stuttgart GmbH & Co.KG.
CD, Comp, Promo
Takemitsu: My Way Of Life, November Steps
Toru Takemitsu, Seiji Ozawa, Saito Kinen Orchestra
2015
Decca
2xCD, Album, Comp
A Life For Music
Seiji Ozawa
2014
Deutsche Grammophon
23xCD, Comp + Box
November Steps
Tōru Takemitsu*
2014
Decca
CD, Comp
The Philips Years / Original Jacket Collection
Seiji Ozawa
2014
Decca
50xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd
Complete Orchestral And Sacred Works
Berlioz* - Sir Colin Davis
2013
Decca
Box + 13xCD, Comp
The Complete Orchestral And Instrumental Music
Britten*
2013
Decca
13xCD, Album, RE + Box, Comp
Philips Original Jackets Collection – Obsessed With Sound
Various
2012
Decca, Philips
55xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Ltd
Edition Lockenhaus
Gidon Kremer
2011
ECM Records, ECM Records, ECM New Series, ECM New Series
CD, Album + 2xCD, Album, RE + 2xCD, Album, RE + Bo
Edition Chamber Music
Martha Argerich
2011
Chamber Music
Schumann*
2010
EMI Classics
Box, Album + 5xCD, Album
String Quartets Op.18 No.3-6
Ludwig van Beethoven, Michelangelo String Quartet
2009
Pan Classics
2xCD
Chamber Music II
Sibelius*
2009
BIS
5xCD, Comp + Box
Ultimate Berlioz: The Essential Masterpieces
Berlioz*
2009
Complete Works = L'Oeuvre Intégrale = Gesamtwerk
Johannes Brahms
2008
Brilliant Classics
60xCD + CD-ROM + Box, Comp
Hall Of Fame Volume Two 2008
Various
2008
Classic FM
CD, Comp, Promo
Concerto Pour Piano - Fantasiestücke - Quintette Pour Piano & Cordes
Schumann*, Martha Argerich
2008
fnac.com
CD, Comp
Yellow Darkness
Willem Jeths
2007
Northwest Classics
2xSACD
Violin Concertos / Wind Concertos = Concertos Pour Vents = Bläserkonzerte
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2007
Philips
9xCD, RE + Box, Comp, RE
Sinfonía Concertante, K364 / Concierto Para Violín Y Piano, K315f / Sinfonía Concertante, K320e
Mozart*
2007
Philips
CD, Album, Comp, RM
Vilnius Festival Highlights 1997-2005
Various
2006
Lietuvos Nacionalinė Filharmonija
CD, Comp, Promo
Gramophone Award Winners - 2006
Various
2006
Gramophone Magazine
CD, Promo, Smplr
Les Meilleurs Extraits Des Diapason D'Or De Juin 2006
Various
2006
Diapason
CD, Smplr, Car
Découvrez Le Monde De Mozart - Une Sélection Réservée Aux Lecteurs Du Monde
Mozart*
2006
Gramophone Editor's Choice: September 2005
Various
2005
Gramophone Magazine
CD, Comp
Sonata for Solo Viola, Op. 25 (1922): IV. Rasendes Zeitmass. Wild. Tonschönheit ist Nebensache
Nobuko Imai
Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
Nobuko Imai
Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006: II. Loure
Nobuko Imai
Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006: III. Gavotte en Rondeau
Nobuko Imai
Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006: V. Bourée
Nobuko Imai
Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006: IV. Menuet 1 & 2
Nobuko Imai
Partita No. 3 in E Major for Solo Violin, BWV 1006: VI. Gigue
Nobuko Imai
Viola Sonata in D minor: I. Allegro moderato
Nobuko Imai
Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4: I. Fantasie: Ruhig
Nobuko Imai
Rondeau 14: Ma fin est mon commencement (arr. N. Imai and M. Miki)
Nobuko Imai
Viola Sonata In B Flat Major, Op. 107: I. Moderato
Nobuko Imai
String Quintet No. 5 In D Major, K. 593: II. Adagio
Nobuko Imai
String Quintet No. 4 In G Minor, K. 516: I. Allegro
Nobuko Imai
String Quintet No. 4 In G Minor, K. 516: III. Adagio Ma Non Troppo
Nobuko Imai
Elegie In G Minor, Op. 44: Elegie, Op. 44
Nobuko Imai
Viola Sonata, Op. 11, No. 4: II. Theme and Variations I-IV
Nobuko Imai
Rondeau No. 14. Ma Fin Est Mon Commencement - Arr. N. Imai And M. Miki
Nobuko Imai
Viola Sonata, Op. 147: I. Moderato
Nobuko Imai
String Quintet No. 3 In C Major, K. 515: I. Allegro
Nobuko Imai
Elegie: Elegie For Solo Viola
Nobuko Imai