Takemitsu - Litany

[@fryBASS]

gotta love those 3.5/4 measures lol

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

Las letanías, como recitativos largos sin mayor voluntad que la repetición al infinito a modo de invocación, me parecen una de las formas más conmovedoras de musicalidad. Los recitantes las conocen de memoria y no necesitan otra indicación que la de aunarse en una misma voz con múltiples modulaciones y, pese a disgregaciones puntuales, no pierden senda, pues todos saben el destino. De niño me encantaba el bisbiseo del "ora pro nobis" y la resonancia de la voz de Teógenes conduciendo la plegaria: "Turris ebúrnea… 
Domus áurea… 
Fœderis arca …" Invocación/Encantación. Al anochecer, bajo la bóveda de aquel templo rotundo y pétreo, vivía el preludio al “Tantum ergo” como forma de obtener protección para vivos y muertos. Tras la “exposición” , apagados los velones de cada uno de sus difuntos, mi abuela me arropaba bajo su manto y juntitos regresábamos para la cena sabiéndonos algo más meritorios ante el Altísimo. Yo, aún con la sonoridad del canto emparejado a los ángeles, ella… amainado un tanto el dolor por la pérdida de diez hijos que murieron siendo críos o en plena mocedad.

[@licricardososa]

Beautiful. This is the music for my funeral. Thank you for uploaded and for the score! Ricardo, from Buenos Aires, Argentina

[@chipsandadrink1]

this should be played while students are taking math tests, I love it

[@elijahstewart3231]

this comment made me laugh out loud, why?

[@marmelinho]

What an amazing pianist....the voicing is so carefully crafted and phrasing is absolutely insightful!

[@BorsaMANIAC]

Great composer, this man!

[@TheHeraldic]

***** Does it all matter? Is it really necessary to tell people what to like? What's there to be smart about if you like this kind of music?

[@EmptyKingdoms]

***** Calling someone "philistine" in 2014. I have to laugh.

[@shylockshekelsteingoldmanb763]

EmptyKingdoms It is perfectly acceptable, unless you doubt the paramountcy of good taste. Of course, it is unfashionable to believe in good taste in the democratic age.

[@FranciscoVivanco-ul4mr]

Messiaen in another spirit

[@__414.88b_]

My heart's melting

[@Lukecash12]

The last three bars are a genius summary.

[@peterlunow]

very very beautiful

[@ChrisBreemer]

Thanks so much, musicaignotus, for introducing us to this wonderful music ! I had never listened to Takemitsu before. Without KZbin and its steadfast uploaders the world would be much poorer.

[@yong-chulcho3202]

I lost my words...WOW it is so wonderful and relaxing

[@hanskers]

Grandissimo compositore

[@123must]

I love the music of Takemitsu ! A lot of thanks

[@JuanCalderonMusicNY]

好きです

[@Kivimusic]

There is a tear on my cheek.

[@jeffreybryan8377]

Absolutely love this!♥️🌹🎭🎶😁

[@ghmus7]

Excellent performance!

[@xodn3300]

an impeccable performance

[@toucantoucan]

Wonderful music!

[@MauComposer]

Beautiful!

[@HombreAlterado]

THANK YOU

[@ctimur]

thanks!

[@123must]

Magic ! Thanks a lot

[@bogorzelak]

Beautiful. Thank you for uploadng this.

[@jeremymarchal4353]

Beautifull

[@haimlute]

thank you so much!!!

[@andreasluna1]

Can't wait to hear your work ^^

[@buenobus]

this is so so beautiful. thank you for the upload.

[@stevenpaulniles]

Excellent job on the playing by the way. Beautiful chord tops.

[@hanskers]

Meraviglioso

[@calebhu6383]

6:03

[@stacia6678]

Found you.

[@Examantel]

The second movement is at first not as accessible because of the octatonicism, but it has really grown on me. The V-I he writes in the D major sections is incredibly beautiful.

[@Starbirdy9999]

That sudden G-flat chord at the end...

[@lamywater]

This is really nice o,o

[@LetTheMusicFlow1]

I think, by "spectral" you mean music that sounds generally ethereal or "spacey." Spectralism is a kind of subgenre/movement that actually exists, in composers like Grisey and, more recently, GP Haas. It's an honest mistake to make. If I'm incorrect in my assumptions, then my bad.

[@RyoSaleh]

Scorser is your friend !

[@Nutterbutterz95]

Is the first movement supposed to cut off so suddenly like that? I see a marking for pianissimo but I was really enjoying the lingering note at the end, there...

[@BorsaMANIAC]

In the body of the melody, not from the beginning or in the end

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

Based

[@stevenpaulniles]

Did you make this recording yourself, musicaignotus? I like the piano. What type and size is it? Thanks.

[@TheGrandBrand]

I'm 99% sure he was just making a parody of that guy.

[@PNDComposer]

Noriko Ogawa

[@puriariahi6876]

Would you please share the sheet music?

[@LPClef]

Where can I get sheet free sheet music for this???

[@mohitoness]

why does it say though that his music is like messiaen's, messiaen has got nothing on him

[@AaronBreezeComposer]

it says Debussy and Mesiaen were influences - ie, Takemitsu's writing is very colourful

[@McSpiffy88]

Uhm you have it right there in the video ?

[@HombreAlterado]

WHO PLAY THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@benjaminpicard]

@eonvee375 this music isn't spectral, you clearly don't know what you are talking about...

[@TheGrandBrand]

Don't be rude, obviously he's asking for a nice PDF - much easier to print and higher resolution than this.

[@333jma5]

Prefiero a Bach y Beethoven

[@acidolem1]

...a bit out of time though...

[@splatproductions99]

4:00