King Records in Japan has issued a series of discs devoted to Ifukube's works in various media. These are not easy to find here, and ordering them from Japanese sources is quite expensive. That makes this Naxos disc especially welcome. The performances are all very good ones, full of the necessary driving energy, and Dmitry Yablonsky has his ensemble in good shape. In Ritmica Ostinata, pianist Ekaterina Saranceva does a particularly fine job with a part that requires lots of endurance and a sharp rhythmic sense. The engineering also balances the solo instrument correctly, as a leading voice embedded within the orchestral textures rather than front and center at all times. This is the kind of disc that really deserves popular success beyond the usual classical music crowd, and Naxos might do well to invest some time and effort in making more of Ifukube's concert pieces available. They could have a genuine hit on their hands.