TAKEMITSU TORU Works of 1968 JAPAN 1st OG Press OBI NM Experimental Avant Garde

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TAKEMITSU TORU: “Works of Takemitsu Toru (3)”

Label: VICTOR Records

Label Number: SJX-7505

Original 1968 Japan 1st ORIGINAL Pressing Complete with OBI and Insert. TOP Condition – NEAR MINT ~ MINT and impossible to upgrade upon. RARE!!!! TOP ARCHIVE CONDITION.

GRADING:

LP Record: Near Mint ~ MINT, not even a single spindle mark visible….best copy ever

Jacket: Near Mint ~ Mint. Perfect, fully readable sturdy spine, sharp corners, flawless.?PERFECT

OBI: Mint

Insert: MINT

Some words on this issue: TAKEMITSU TORU: "Takemitsu Toru No Ongaku <3>" (Victor – SJZ-7505) First ever-original vinyl press, an edition that surfaces once in a blue moon. Recorded and released in 1966, this is the 1st recorded version of the piece. “ARC for piano and orchestra part 1 and part 2” has seen a couple editions and versions but this one here is the very first. Toru Takemitsu was one of the most important of those Japanese composers who have written music in the Western tradition, while preserving a fundamental Japanese identity, bringing his awareness of Japanese music and its traditions into a remarkable and very original synthesis. He makes use of Western or Japanese instruments, either separately or together, creating his own very individual sound. And this aspect becomes crystal clear in Takemitsu's ambitious two-part work for large ensemble and piano, “Arc”. The version here, as released in Victor’s “Contemporary Music of Japan” series of 1966, was the 1st ever recorded version of this groundbreaking piece and remains till this day quite elusive, which is a shame because Toshi Ichiyanagi on piano is just ravishing and without a doubt the pest performer of Takemitsu’s compositions (although later 1991 versions saw the light of day, his 1960s version is oblique to say the least). Stunning example of high-end Japanese avant-garde by one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. Highest recommendation.

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