Toru Takemitsu
Tōru Takemitsu (武満 徹; pronounced [takeꜜmitsɯ̥ toːɾɯ]; 8 October 1930 – 20 February 1996) was a Japanese composer of contemporary classical music and writer on music. Largely self-taught, Takemitsu was admired for his subtle manipulation of instrumental and orchestral timbre. He is known for combining elements of oriental and occidental philosophy and for fusing sound with silence and tradition with innovation.
Takemitsu composed several hundred independent works of music, scored more than ninety films and published twenty books. He was also a founding member of the Jikken Kōbō (実験工房, experimental workshop) in Japan, a group of avant-garde artists who distanced themselves from academia and whose collaborative work is often regarded among the most influential of the 20th century.
His 1957 Requiem for string orchestra attracted international attention, led to several commissions from across the world and established his reputation as the leading 20th-century Japanese composer. He was the recipient of numerous awards and honours and the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award is named after him.
Toward the Sea
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Toward the Sea
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Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux - Whispers of Classics -
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scene. Moderato - Whispers of Classics -
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Chopin: Mazurka No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 17 No. 4 - Whispers of Classics -
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante - Whispers of Classics -
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Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 - Whispers of Classics -
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Borodin: Prince Igor, Act 2, Polovtsian Dances: Pt. 2 - Whispers of Classics -
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Massenet: 10 Pièces de genre, Op. 10: No. 5, Mélodie "Élégie" - Whispers of Classics -
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Gluck / Arr. Kreisler: Mélodie (From Orfeo ed Euricide) - Whispers of Classics -
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Satie: Soupirs fanés: Souvenirs fadasses - Whispers of Classics -
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Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: No. 3, In One Spot - Whispers of Classics -
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme - Whispers of Classics -
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Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37: VI. Bogoroditse Devo - Whispers of Classics -
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Pärt: Für Alina - Whispers of Classics -
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Janáček: In the Mists: I. Andante - Whispers of Classics -
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Myers: Cavatina (From "The Deer Hunter") - Whispers of Classics -
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Kreisler: 3 Alt-Wiener Tanzweisen: No. 2, Liebesleid - Whispers of Classics -
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Leclair: Scylla et Glaucus, Op. 11, Act 1: Air. "Quand je ne vous vois pas, je languis, je soupire" (Glaucus) - Whispers of Classics -
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Satie: Soupirs fanés: Barbouillage - Whispers of Classics -
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Anonymous: Du cuer je soupire - Whispers of Classics -
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Rameau: La guirlande: "La flûte est des soupirs le plus tendre interprète" (Myrtil, Chœur) - Whispers of Classics -
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Satie: 6 Gnossiennes: No. 4, Lent - Whispers of Classics -
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Tallis: If Ye Love Me - Whispers of Classics -
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Crecquillon: Je ne fais riens que plaindre et soupirer - Whispers of Classics -
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Charpentier: Rentrez, trop indiscrets soupirs, H. 464 - Whispers of Classics -
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Mazzocchi: Sospirate bellezze (Dal "Florido concento di madrigali") - Whispers of Classics -
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Caplet: Viens, une flûte invisible soupire - Whispers of Classics -
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Kapsberger: Libro primo di arie passeggiate: No. 3, Ultimi miei sospiri - Whispers of Classics -
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Bach & Gounod: Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846) - Whispers of Classics -
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Duparc: Soupir - Whispers of Classics -
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Luzzaschi: Il secondo libro de madrigali: No. 18, Quivi sospiri pianti - Whispers of Classics -
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Satie: 6 Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent - Whispers of Classics -
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Rossi: Ai sospiri, al dolore - Whispers of Classics -
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Landi: Il Sant'Alessio, Act 2: "Quei, che sospirano" (Religione) - Whispers of Classics -
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Stradella: San Giovanni Battista, Pt. 2: "Queste lagrime e sospiri" (Erodiade la Figlia) - Whispers of Classics -
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Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu - Whispers of Classics -
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Satie / Orch. Debussy: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux - Whispers of Classics -
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Piazzolla: Oblivion (Orch. Zimmerman) - Whispers of Classics -
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod - Whispers of Classics -
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Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68 - Whispers of Classics -
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Takemitsu: Romance - Whispers of Classics -
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Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Transcr. Tharaud for Piano) - Whispers of Classics -
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Poulenc: Salve Regina, FP 110 - Whispers of Classics -
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Ravel: 3 Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, M. 64: No. 1, Soupir - Whispers of Classics -
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Brahms: 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: No. 2 in B-Flat Minor - Whispers of Classics -
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Barrios Mangoré: Julia Florida - Whispers of Classics -
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Sibelius: Andante festivo (Orchestral Version) - Whispers of Classics -
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Piazzolla: Libertango (Orch. Milone) - Whispers of Classics -
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Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 2, Somewhere - Whispers of Classics -
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Debussy: Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque - Whispers of Classics -
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Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 6, June. Barcarolle - Whispers of Classics -
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