Many Japanese composers have shown particular affinity for the guitar, none more so than Toru Takemitsu. In Toward the Sea Takemitsu expands his unique sensibility and imaginative flair for the instrument's colors and expressiveness to embrace the warmly elliptical sound of the alto flute. Ichiro Nodaira's Wave Recollections evokes the earthquake and tsunami of 2011 in it's exploration of the guitar's acoustic properties- the quality of mankind's relationship with nature runs as a theme through many of the evocative Japanese song arrangements in this programme. "This is not music you'll be able to hear often- and it's unlikely that you'll hear it played more beautifully." (American Record Guide on Volume 3)

Tracklist:

Toward The Sea: I. The Night
Toward The Sea: II. Moby Dick
Toward The Sea: III. Cape Cod
Nami No Bon (Arr. D. Suzuki For Guitar)
Air
Wave Recollections (2017 Version)
Song Of The Beach (Arr. I. Nodaira For Flute & Guitar)
Rain Over Jogashima (Arr. I. Nodaira For Flute & Guitar)
My Old Country Home (Arr. I. Nodaira For Flute & Guitar)
Water Drops
The Dunes (Arr. T. Nodaira For Flute & Guitar)
The Night Of A Hazy Moon (Arr. T. Nodaira For Flute & Guitar)
The Moon Over The Ruined Castle (Arr. T. Nodaira For Flute & Guitar)

UPC: 747313391172
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 8.10.18
Format: CD

Takemitsu - Japanese Guitar Music 4 (CD)