Sat, 02 Sep 2006
Takemitsu
Toru Takemitsu, A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal
Garden, Spirit Garden, Dreamtime
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
MArin Alsop
LP, Naxos
Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) wrote Western music which was
often inspired by the gardens of his homeland, and in one
piece here, by the Australian aboriginal concept of Dreamtime.
The music is very much rooted in the academic music of
that time (and still now in some institutions) which either
fully embraced serialism or was looking for a way past but
still retaining the jagged rhythmns and interesting tonalities.
Takemitsu saw himself as a conservative with a love for
melody -- but don't get the wrong idea, there is melody but
of that certain type described. If you like that, you'll
like this.
(Baron K)
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