Tōru Takemitsu - Equinox - David Antigüedad, guitar [w/ score]

Equinox (1993) is Tōru Takemitsu’s penultimate piece for solo guitar dedicated to Kiyoshi Shomura and premiered by him in Tokyo on 4th April, 1994.
Taking the title and inspiration from Joan Miro’s namesake painting, Takemitsu captures an enormous yet delicate universe of impressionistic sounds in a small-format piece, in which every gesture and every resonance bear crucial importance within the overall structure. Incidentally, it is worth mentioning that Takemitsu evokes Johann Sebastian Bach, whom he deeply admired, by using the musical quote that relates sounds to the composer’s acronym (known as the B A C H motif), something he had already done in Folios (1974). It does not go without saying that his homage is two-fold, considering Bach was born in the 1685 spring equinox.
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Guitar by Casimiro Lozano, 2011
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Equinox (1993) es la penúltima pieza para guitarra sola de Tōru Takemitsu, escrita para Kiyoshi Shomura y estrenada en Tokio el 4 de abril de 1994.
Tomando el título y la inspiración de la pintura homónima de Joan Miró, Takemitsu plasma un enorme y delicado universo de sonoridades de corte impresionista en una obra de pequeño formato, en la que cada gesto y cada resonancia tienen un papel crucial en su estructura. Como curiosidad, cabe decir que en cierto momento de la pieza Takemitsu evoca a Johann Sebastian Bach, compositor que admiraba profundamente, usando la cita musical que relaciona sonidos con las siglas del músico alemán (conocida como el motivo B A C H), algo que ya hizo en Folios (1974). No huelga decir que el homenaje es doble si se piensa que Bach nació en el equinoccio de primavera de 1685.
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Grabado y masterizado por Uroš Barič barosrecords.co...
Guitarra de Casimiro Lozano, 2011

[@AcousticLibrary]

Takemitsu wrote some of the darkest music I have ever heard, early in his career especially. Takemitsu had a dark shadow following his music for awhile and it’s beautiful

[@Betterthantelly]

Never heard of before - stunning genius.

[@colet1096]

Maybe one of the best non-guitarists to write for the guitar.

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Cole T Indeed! And yet, at the end of his life he had learnt to play it, or at least to know it in depth :)

[@SuonoReale]

@@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259 If I remember correctly he took private lessons in the 1960s to play biwa or shamisen or something similar. Either way, he had an intricate and deep understanding of the instrument from a practical as well as artistic standpoint.

[@musicandmathfan]

Yes, together with Benjamin Britten (nocturne for Julian Bream).

[@AnAmericanComposer]

Bravo! That was incredible.

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

AnAmericanComposer Thank you very much! :)

[@Carlos-qz7ul]

Excelente trabajo, el suyo. Y maravillosa composición de T. Takemitsu, que descubierto gracias a Rique Borges, aún habiendo visto filmes para los que compuso la música 🎶. Muchos éxitos, mándenos más vídeos !

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Muchas gracias!😊

[@behzatcemgunenc]

That was flawless. Bravo Bravo Bravo

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you so very much!😊

[@Bashkii]

Thanks for posting with the score !! Beautiful piece and superb playing! Sooo difficult for a non guitarist to write for guitar!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you for your comment! Yes, Equinox is a masterpiece and Takemitsu created a new writing universe :)

[@AntonioRiosecoGuitar]

Wonderful Guitar Work by a wonderful composer! Marvellous performance as well!!

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you! :)

[@christopherjones6542]

Reminds me so much of Britten's Nocturnal

[@oriraykai3610]

I hear a huge influence by the 5 Bagatelles, by William Walton in that first movement. Sounds like the melody was lifted right out of the 5th bagatelle.

[@christiaandejong]

sounds great, interesting piece

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you :)

[@kimsground7190]

So crisp!

[@juanmiguelsuarez]

Bravo David!

[@joaoisaacmarques8276]

Que obra maravilhosa!!!

[@juragan33]

excellent

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you! :)

[@juandeluzia24]

Magia...

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Magia la tuya, hermanito :)

[@AcousticLibrary]

Wonderful performance!

[@Abemol]

Great!!

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you!

[@TheBrowniemusic]

ay, qué bonita canción :3

[@MintLeaf19]

Hermoso musicalmente complejo y rico

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Hola! Muchísimas gracias, es música increíble :)

[@user-xs9qz9lp7v]

何とも深淵な曲ですね。 ギターは、制約が多い楽器なので、武満先生も苦労された事と思います。

[@guilhermeapm2273]

Can you post the pdf of the score?

[@texwiller4029]

file:///C:/Users/k%C3%A4ytt%C3%A4j%C3%A4/Desktop/Partituurit/Takemitsu,%20Toru%20-%20Equinox%20(BARRUECO).pdf

[@robertolambo9072]

Very nice interpretation! But the last note ( a nat.) has a slure?

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

Thank you very much, Roberto! I’m glad you like it. If you look closely, and based on the music, the last A is not tied and has to be played :)

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

There’s two slurs that are definitely confusing (for me too, at the beginning): one is the slur that ties two b-flat and the other is for the l.v. (let vibrate) of that same b-flat

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

It is true that one could argue that, based on the recurring motif A F# B-flat, the A should be a resonance, but I like the effect of the final A giving the minor resolution to the chord ;)

[@Sincebrassnorstone]

Love his harmonic language. His use of silence. Couldn't find the BACH😅 Lots of debussy and even bernard herrmann maybe🎉❤

[@davidantiguedadclassicalgu4259]

It’s in bar 5! Melody: Db-C-Eb and D an octave lower in the tenor ;)

[@zikobka]

Странное произведения скажу я вам 3:56

[@reyhang8608]

This may be one of the most difficult pieces to play, let alone master. However, where's the music? At what point does a piece become solely fingering gymnastic and nothing more?

[@theodorakalogirou793]

There's music everywhere and in all, where we do not all hear🌸.

[@wanderlngdays]

On the contrary, this is not one of the most difficult pieces to play, but there’s beautiful music everywhere in the piece

[@FreakieFan]

This realy isnt that incredibly difficult

[@christianbettinelli5004]

Uao