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Seiji Ozawa - Takemitsu: Quatrain a Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden - Import LP Record Limited Edition
Seiji Ozawa - Takemitsu: Quatrain a Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden - Import LP Record Limited Edition
Vinyl Record
Classical Music
Conductor
May 8, 2026
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Catalog No.: 4868222
JAN/ISBN: 28948682225
Number of Discs: 1
Record Size: 12”
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
Seiji Ozawa
Description:
Works that fuse Western avant-garde techniques with Japanese aesthetics, continuing to radiate a timeless brilliance Toru Takemitsu’s *Quatrain* (1975) and *Birds Descend into a Star-Shaped Garden* (1977) are prime examples of his fusion of Western avant-garde techniques with Japanese aesthetics. Written for clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and orchestra, *Quatrain* evokes the Japanese concept of *ma* (space) through the smooth evolution of timbre and atmosphere. Takemitsu likened this work to a *emaki* (scroll painting) in which scenes unfold one after another, where musical ideas appear disparate yet are intricately interwoven. In *Birds Descend into a Star-Shaped Garden*, inspired by a dream, these ideas expand into a world of chance sounds, tracing a circular path. The motif of a “flock of birds,” first presented by the oboe, descends into a sparkling harmonic space (“garden”) created by the string instruments. Takemitsu’s sense of time and space here is not so much progressive as it is immersive and cyclical. Both works fuse the innovations of Modernism with deeply rooted Japanese sensibilities. By incorporating his own cultural traditions into the structure of Western art music, Takemitsu revitalized the avant-garde, bridged the gap between Modernism and Postmodernism, and created works that still resonate with a surprising freshness and timeless quality today. Universal Music/IMS
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