toru takemitsu

Takemitsu

Classical

Toru Takemitsu's work for the classical guitar recorded as part of my Studio Experience module during my postgrad at RCM.

Engineer: Ben Connellan
Producer: Lily Thornton
Recording Date: 7th March 2012

All in Twilight (Toru Takemitsu)

Declan Zapala - Solo Guitar

takemitsu

武満 徹

Siglo XX

Toru Takemitsu "Rain Tree Sketch II" c. 1992
Recorded Live (2006)


Toru Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II

Rain Dreaming(Toru Takemitsu)by chembalo

Composed by Toru Takemitsu
Performed by Akio Suzuki
From composition "Wavelength" 1984

Toru Takemitsu "Wavelength Of Morning" played by Akio Suzuki 1984

Thanks for listening! This is a lesser-known piece written by the Eric Roche (1967-2005) that I recorded in my living room. The audio is taken from a live video of me playing it which can be viewed on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfI1GINTHY8.

Angel (Eric Roche)

One of several loop exercises using the music of the great Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu.

Takemitsu Loops 1

A piece I wrote for my Irish Mother, inspired by the film of the same name. 

Philomena

"My music is like a garden, and I am the gardener. Listening to my music can be compared with walking through a garden and experiencing the changes in light, pattern and texture."
- Toru Takemitsu

- Performed with Noriko Yabe (piano), June 2014

Toru Takemitsu - Orion

... a garden never spurns those who enter it ...

For the Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, gardens provided both a source of inspiration and a metaphor for his music ... "I can imagine a garden superimposed over the image of an orchestra. A garden is composed of various different elements and sophisticated details that converge to form a harmonious whole. Each element does not exert its individuality, but achieves a state of anonymity - and that is the kind of music that I would like to create."

This portrait of the great Japanese composer combines the words of friends, family and admirers - including his daughter Maki, the conductors Oliver Knussen and Marin Alsop, the composers Dai Fujikura and Joji Yuasa, the pop musician David Sylvian, the film director Masahiro Shinoda and the Tokyo gardener Ryutaro Takahara - with sounds from Takemitsu's favourite Kyoto gardens and examples from his concert music, film scores and a specially recorded performance of his arrangement of Yesterday by the guitarist Daisuke Suzuki. 

"What emerged from Alan Hall's hypnotically calm radio portrait of the composer was a short life lived along dizzingly intellectual principles but also studded with fun." - The Guardian

"Takemitsu's music was interwoven with the voices of his daughter and friends and sounds from nature, creating a beautiful composition - a radio garden." - The Independent 

First broadcast on 22nd April 2007 BBC Radio 3
Produced by Alan Hall

Enter The Garden: A Portrait of Toru Takemitsu

Ravel Jeux D'eau

Toru Takemitsu, RAIN SPELL

Toru Takemitsu - The Pitfall

Toru Takemitsu: Toward the Sea

Toru Takemitsu: Rain Tree Sketch I
Lorenzo Meo, piano

Takemitsu, Toru - Rain Tree Sketch I

Toru Takemitsu; Rain Tree Sketch II
Lorenzo Meo, piano

Takemitsu, Toru - Rain Tree Sketch II

Litany, Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu's work for the classical guitar recorded in 2012 as part of my Studio Experience module during my postgrad at RCM.

Engineer: Ben Connellan
Producer: Lily Thornton.

All In Twilight - I (Toru Takemitsu)

All In Twilight - II: Dark (Toru Takemitsu)

All In Twilight - III (Toru Takemitsu)

All In Twilight - IV: Slightly Fast (Toru Takemitsu)

Eric Roche rarely played this piece in concert, and when he did it was by request, announced only by its title.

Audio taken from this video of me playing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtHdPLT9xBY

Steel Road (Eric Roche)

Will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Summer, 17th - 23rd Aug! Only 70 seats available for each show and tickets selling fast, so buy now to avoid disappointment: tinyurl.com/ogvdppa
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This is a piece that started life as an Irish jig but ended up becoming some strange disjointed rhapsody! Hope you like!

This can be downloaded as a single for 79p on iTunes - all funds raised through January, February, and March 2013 are going the the homeless charity Crisis (www.crisis.org.uk)

Audio is captured from a live video of me playing it which can be viewed on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNtXpC1FcG8

Broken Rhapsody - Solo Guitar

Akria Nakada: A Song of Early Spring
Arranged for solo guitar by Tōru Takemitsu (1977)
Marco Del Greco, guitar

Arr. Takemitsu - A Song of Early Spring (Akira Nakada)

Performed with the Brooklyn College Percussion Ensemble, directed by Frank Cassara.

Solo vibraphone/crotales: Cory Bracken
Marimbas/crotales: Matt Johnson, Pat O'Reilly

Rain Tree, Toru Takemitsu; Whitman Hall, Spring 2010

Will be at Edinburgh Fringe Festival this Summer, 17th - 23rd Aug! Only 70 seats available for each show and tickets selling fast, so buy now to avoid disappointment: http://tinyurl.com/ogvdppa
Come say hello on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/declanzapalaguitar

Audio taken from my live YouTube performance which can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FJHapbRtvI. This is being released as a charity single with all money made throughout June, July and August 2013 going directly to the homeless charity Crisis (www.crisis.org.uk), It can be downloaded as a 'Pay What You Want' single here: http://declanzapala.bandcamp.com/track/crystal - 100% of proceeds are going to the charity so please donate generously when purchasing the track, its a great cause. Most importantly, please just take a sec to share the video on Facebook/Twitter or whatever social media site you're on to help promote the cause. 

About the piece: Written a few years back whilst I was reading the Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins, a full description of why I wrote it is in the video description...

Now avaialble on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/crystal-single/id663681655

Crystal

Good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight!

I'm a guitarist based in the historical market town of Watford, England. Over the last few years I've have allowed my experience as a classical guitarist, drummer, and compulsive tapper to influence how I write and programme music.

Anyway, I hope you like!


Don't be a stranger!:0)



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