toru takemitsu

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


Toru Takemitsu - Rain Tree Sketch II

Voice by Toru Takemitsu

Toru Takemitsu: DISTANCE DE FEE / Takashi Shimizu, Kumi Ogano / Fontec / FOCD9226

Fantasy for Clarinet and Piano is a free-form composition, with different musical themes alternating between the instruments. The beginning of the piece is almost a "cadenza", to be interpreted freely by the clarinetist. Subsequently, the theme entrusted to the piano accompanies the melodic line of the clarinet until it collides with changes of frequent and fast tempo changes. Finally, the final part calms the rhythm, leaving room for the lyricism of the solo instrument.
https://www.universaledition.com/francesco-caruso-8201/works/fantasia-32993

FANTASIA

trumpet solo in acoustics of a large space (long reverberation) 
Recorded in the Vigeland Mausoleum, Oslo, October 2024
Marco Blaauw, double bell trumpet

Elena Rykova, Vicissitudes (2023)

Trio for brass, horn, trumpet and tuba, plus electronics. Recorded on 11th April 2022 at Harvard University. Edited and mastered by Elena Rykova. 

Elena Rykova, Whispering to the Stars

Sophie Emilie Beha im Gespräch mit Samuel Favre über „Sur incises“

Neun Solist:innen – ein Klang

nagesprek met de producer in Villa Bota

Clara Iannotta 
glass and stone, pour deux percussions, deux pianos et électronique (extrait)

Ensemble intercontemporain
Nicolò Umberto Foron direction
Clara Iannotta électronique
Clément Marie ingénieur du son

Enregistré en direct le 11.10.2024 à la Cité de la musique 

Clara Iannotta : glass and stone (extrait)

Francesco Filidei
Requiem, pour chœur et dix-sept instrumentistes (extrait) 
Les Métaboles
Ensemble intercontemporain
Léo Warynski, direction

Enregistré en direct le 06.05.2025 à la Cité de la musique 

Francesco Filidei : Requiem (extrait)

…il semble que ce soit le ciel qui ait toujours le dernier mot…, pour chœur mixte et ensemble orchestral
Les Métaboles
Ensemble intercontemporain
Pierre Bleuse direction
Léo Warynski chef de chœur

Enregistré en direct le 28.03.2025 à la Cité de la musique 
 

Michael Jarrell : …il semble que ce soit le ciel qui ait toujours le dernier mot… (extrait)

My residency at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen has been full of discoveries—both internal and external—and I truly feel I have met people and encountered ideas that will carry me for years to come. It began with artist presentations by Imane Zoubai and Sohorab Rabbey, both of which struck me like lightning. One of Imane’s slides featured her drawings. On a piece of weaving-pattern grid paper, she had meticulously drawn dots, and the way these dots formed grouping patterns created a sense of rhythm. Indeed, as Imane explained, her work is inextricably tied to the notion of music—a connection I, as a musician, deeply resonate with.

Imane also served us tea on several occasions, in the traditional Moroccan way. Sweetened green tea with mint, poured from a metal pot into glasses from a distance—creating foam on the surface of the tea—was always refreshing and calming. She explained that the foam helps protect the tea from desert sand.

My piece Tea Ceremony with Grains is a synthesis of these experiences. I studied Imane’s drawing closely and reinterpreted the patterns to create a score—something akin to the piano rolls used in player pianos. The information in the score triggers various aspects of a water-like soundscape. Part of it is a recording of Imane pouring tea from a distance into a glass; another part is digitally and artificially generated. To imitate the sound of tea being poured, the piece gradually transitions from one chord to another—a process that at times manifests as a change in brightness, and at other times as a perceivable harmonic shift.

I dedicate this electronic work to Imane Zoubai and to all the fellows and staff members I have come to know during my time at Künstler*dorf Schöppingen. I look forward to creating many more pieces like this in collaboration with the wonderful people I have met—even if we are far apart.


Toru Takemitsu: DISTANCE DE FEE / Takashi Shimizu, Kumi Ogano / Fontec / FOCD9226

Schott Music Tokyo

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