In an Autumn Garden

by Toru Takemitsu / Tokyo Gakuso

In an Autumn Garden cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: CBS/Sony
  • Country: Japan
  • Community rating: 3.74/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Toru Takemitsu's 'In an Autumn Garden' was written for gagaku ensemble and performed by Tokyo Gakuso, bringing court-music instrumentation into a modern concert context. The work reflects Takemitsu's sensitivity to timbre, silence, and Japanese musical space within a contemporary classical framework.

Genres

Descriptors: Modern, instrumental, atmospheric, ensemble, traditional, spacious, delicate, minimal

Tracklist

  1. Strophe
  2. Echo I
  3. Melisma
  4. In An Autumn Garden
  5. Echo II
  6. Antistrophe

Credits

  • Toshiro Kido - other [special assistant]

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