Takemitsu, Tōru
Toru Takemitsu was born in Tokyo in 1930 and died in Minato in 1996. Toru Takemitsu was a Japanese composer. Takemitsu was largely self-taught and was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. His music is still performed and admired all over the world today. He is known for combining elements of Eastern and Western philosophy and for blending sound with silence and tradition with innovation. Takemitsu composed several hundred independent musical works, scored more than ninety films, and published twenty books. Recordings and performances continue to make this music readily accessible to new generations worldwide. His unique musical legacy lives on.
Product list
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Nimbus
Format: CD100 Years of Japanese Song
Callaghan, Simon · Farmer, Adrian · Rothschild, Charlotte de
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BIS
Format: CDTakemitsu: A Flock Descends
BBC National Orchestra of Wales · Otaka, Tadaaki · Watkins, Paul
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Alpha Classics
Format: CDTakemitsu / Hosokawa / Richter: Shadows
Franz Schubert Philharmonia · Kovacevich, Stephen · Shoji, Sayaka
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Tonkünstler
Format: CDBruckner: Symphony No. 9
Miyata, Mayumi · Sado, Yutaka · Pottery Artist Orchestra
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BIS
Format: CDSpectral Canticle
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra · Hagner, Viviane · Karlsen, Christian · Kellermann, Jacob · Koch, Juliana
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