Somei Satoh: Kyokoku (1991)

Somei Satoh (*1947): Kyokoku, for baritone and orchestra (1991).
Katsunori Kono, baritone
Tokio Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra diretti da Tetsuji Honna.
Cover image: painting by Kaway Gyokudo.
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[@anastasijakokovic3565]

I adore this composer, and I am so glad I discovered him! I love how even though his harmonic language is kind of always repeating somehow it still feels incredible and complex in its simplicity. And the silence, it's amazing how he uses silence to balance those big waves, it's almost as important as the music itself!

[@MegaCirse]

We don’t listen SATOH without investing a little thought and time to his philosophy and his inspiration, to be able to breathe the scents of his prodigious musical architecture !!

[@jschaebel]

Can you share some thoughts of yours about this music and philosophy? I would love to hear them. I feel that this music is very intensively evoking mysterious feelings in the subconcious which can be frightening for me sometimes. But it also has a very strange and barely seizable sense of consolation.

[@MegaCirse]

@@jschaebel Of course, my comment is subjective and I intellectualize a little too much; it may be because of the confinement that we all undergo in these troubled times .. I think it's a music that calms the mind and plunges us into sweet reverie before a restful sleep (Thanks to Google trad. because I am a humble French musician ;)

[@stephenjablonsky1941]

Music is one of the greatnesses in the world thanks in part to Satoh.

[@bogorzelak]

This is wonderful.

[@kevinrodriguez-ey8wz]

incredible score

[@johnsalacan23]

how beautiful!

[@AlaattinKirazci]

çok güzel! Sanatçının eline yüreğine sağlık.

[@mattjohnson9962]

The past times of me and my brother.

[@kuang-licheng402]

nice

[@isaiahcruz3431]

Yep.

[@wendo123]

Now I also do know this Japanese Composer. I do like Philip Glass, Arne Nordheim and now Somai Satoh-Sama. Thank you.

[@alskndlaskndal]

This is a "wow" piece for me! I plan to investigate a lot more of his music. Reminds me in some ways of Feldman, Part, and Takemitsu. I notice you have a lot of Japanese composers on your channel. Who would you pick as your top 2 or 3 favorite?

[@Kiarinadia]

Takashi Yoshimatsu for me.

[@MishimaToshiro]

A bit similar to Kisetsu, lovely

[@CanalDeMusicaMusicChannel]

This music unlike anything I've ever heard before...

[@thomasthomtithom]

My dear, i just wanted to endorse the criativity and the sensibility of some japaneses to create such masterpiece like this. By the way, I used the adjective “astonishing” on the positive way. Just to complement, is not our rudeness if some people only know the primitive culture of “some” brazilians, and think lamentably that all the brazilian culture is primitive to. Yes, it can't be translated by translation tools. I guess!

[@jschaebel]

Lyrics: There is something that contains everything. Before heaven and earth it is. Oh, it is still, unbodied, all on its own, unchanging, all-pervading, ever-moving. So it can act as the mother of all things. Not knowing its real name, we only call it Tao. If it must be named, let its name be great. Greatness means going on, going on means going far, and going far means turning back. So they say: "Tao is great, heaven is great, and humankind is great; four greatnesses in the world, and humanity is one of them" People follow earth, earth follows heaven, heaven follows Tao, Tao follows what is. - Lao Tzu

[@gabrielchodos8451]

Thank you for posting this!!!!

[@jschaebel]

@@gabrielchodos8451 You're welcome!

[@thomasthomtithom]

We brazilian are grateful when we're reminded. Specially of our upper parts!

[@luboslavnedelchev5106]

Listening to this makes me wanna delete the comments (this one first) and ban them and just let it be.

[@flyingpopsicle1075]

Does anyone know where I can purchase a copy of this performance?

[@stefanba2029]

I own 2 copies of this piece on cd. One album is on Mode label From the depth of silence, includes: The title piece, Burning meditation, Kyokoku, Kisetsu The other one is on Camerata, a Japanese release, contents are: Violin concerto, Kyokoku, Kisetsu As far as I know, the Violin concerto only available on the latter release, so it depends which one you prefer, I own both 😀. Both available on discogs, From the depth of silence is also available on prestomusic. Cd and download as well.

[@MishimaToshiro]

does anybody know whats the metal percussive instrument at 10:01? he uses it in many of his pieces, is not a gamelan and is not a steelpan

[@sashakindel3600]

Sounds like tuned gongs like these: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gqK5f4egoM-Vb80

[@MishimaToshiro]

@@sashakindel3600 right!!! I have some of those why I didn’t think about before, I have built gongs before either big ones or the kind of talempong ones that have short sound, thanks for your reply

[@thomasthomtithom]

Show me where i said this!

[@thomasthomtithom]

All the japanese know Satoh, by the way?

[@thomasthomtithom]

haha you're freaky man !

[@rogerrobie2451]

meh...