Saturday, October 16, 2021

XLV. TAKEMITSU, Tōro: Visions -- 1. Mystère; 2. Les Yeux clos

XLV. TAKEMITSU, Tōro (1930-1996)

Visions (1990)
1. Mystère
2. Les Yeux clos
Danubia Symphony Orchestra
Ricardo Casero, cond.
(12:52)

Largely self-taught, Takemitsu's journeyed from being a Japanese composer who only wanted to write Western-style music to one who later incorporated traditional Japanese instruments into a pleasing mixture of both -- to a composer of avant-garde stuff like the sound of water droplets -- to composing film scores for the likes of Akira Kurosawa (Ran and Dodes'ka-den).

His music is unusually rich and delicate, surprising and delightful ...

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