In an Autumn Garden

by Toru Takemitsu

In an Autumn Garden cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 3 June 2002
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: Japan
  • Length: 51:03
  • Community rating: 3.53/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'In an Autumn Garden' is a gagaku compilation by Toru Takemitsu [武満徹], shaped by refined, dramatic moods. Its writing and arrangement lean on orchestral, complex elements, keeping the focus on the sound and construction of the material itself.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, complex, through-composed, instrumental, traditional

Tracklist

  1. 第1曲 参音声 (まいりおんじょう) = I. Strophe (9:04)
  2. 第2曲 吹渡 (ふきわたし) = II. Echo I (4:44)
  3. 第3曲 塩梅 (えんばい) = III. Melisma (7:22)
  4. 第4曲 秋庭歌 (しゅうていが) = IV. In An Autumn Garden (17:22)
  5. 第5曲 吹渡二段 (ふきわたしにだん) = V. Echo II (5:53)
  6. 第6曲 退出音声 (まかでおんじょう) = VI. Antistrophe (6:38)

Credits

  • Reigakusha - primary artist, ensemble
  • Kaoru Nakamura - biwa [琵琶]
  • Sumire Yoshihara - drum [鞨鼓]
  • Toshiyuki Matsukura - drum [鞨鼓]
  • Yasunori Yamaguchi - drum [鞨鼓]
  • Yuko Iwakame - flute [高麗笛]
  • Kanako Nakamura - flute [麗笛]
  • Mami Tsunoda - flute [麗笛]

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