{"product_id":"4589538775902","title":"Toshiyuki Shibata - J.s. Bach: Sonatas. Fantasias \u0026 Improvisations - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToshiyuki Shibata\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToshiyuki Shibata and Anthony Romanuk: A Modern Interpretation of Bach Born from the Meeting of Two Talents\n\nToshiyuki Shibata, based in Belgium, serves as artistic director of the Takamatsu International Early Music Festival while pursuing an internationally active career as a soloist and ensemble musician; and Anthony Romanuk, whose solo debut album *The Bell* (ALPHA631), which generated significant buzz. These two artists—who transcend the boundaries between contemporary and early music, both in terms of instruments and musical genres—have come together to record Bach’s works for flute and keyboard. The result is a fascinating album interwoven with their signature improvisations and original compositions.\n\n“If Bach had time-traveled to the 21st century and interacted with pop, jazz, and rock musicians, what kind of music would he have performed?”\nAnthony Romanuk asked me this very question two years ago.\nThe album, completed two years later, remains entirely free of any academic tone, yet it faithfully upholds the performance practices of Bach’s era and the non-reproducibility of art. One could also say that the two of us—musicians who have mastered the “language” of the 18th century—sought to construct a new vision of Bach by infusing it with the spirit of contemporary jazz, rock, and pop.\nThis is not merely a period music CD; it is a Bach CD intended for all music lovers, and I hope many people will listen to it. —Toshiyuki Shibata (Excerpt from the Japanese edition liner notes)\n\nJapanese liner notes for the domestic edition… Takaki Yazawa\nNaxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fuga Libera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53374647337249,"sku":"4589538775902","price":2673.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/4589538775902.jpg?v=1787632182","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/products\/4589538775902","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}