classical music: Toru Takemitsu     classical music:     Toru Takemitsu      Transformations [Hybrid SACD] Harold Arlen, Peter Maxwell Davies, ... Decca, 2005 Gentle on the psyche I'm going to leave my original review intact below, but I've been listening to this CD a lot lately and I'd like to comment further: I'm very impressed by the versions of the Theodorakis pieces on this CD. I've only previously heard them on "The Guitarist" by John ...             Air Claude Debussy, Toru Takemitsu, ... Telarc, 2008             Dreams of a World Jose Antonio de Donostia, John W. Duarte, ... Teldec, 1999 Still a dream ... This has long been my favorite classical guitar recording, and I just put it on again after hearing another recent favorite recording ("Reflections of Spain") played by David Russell, who is perhaps the most gifted contemporary guitarist on record. I was inspired to ...             Discover Music of the 20th Century Roger Heaton, John Adams, ... Naxos, 2005 For the price you can't lose This 2 cd set consists of, as the title indicates, various 20c pieces or movements from the Naxos catalog. Sound quality is uniformly high, although for some such as Stockhausen's it's not clear if that's good or bad. What is excellent is the variety of the ...             Romance de Amor Ferdinand P. Freddie Aguilar, Isaac Albeniz, ... EMI Classics, 2007 Awesome classical guitar Xuefei Yang is awesome. I discovered her talents when I bought Si Ji after listening to snippets through Amazon. She has a total command of the instrument, you will not be disappointed. Romance de Amor has selections that aren't classical per se, but very good ...             Toru Takemitsu: Piano Music Toru Takemitsu, Kotaro Fukuma Naxos Japanese, 2007 Takemitsu at his best Toru Takemitsu is certainly the best known Japanese composer--and the most universally popular from his country--but I've always had a little trouble with him. I'm not a sucker for avant-garde music in general, and Takemitsu often leaves me a little dumbstruck. Because ...             Insomnia John Cage, Jean Francaix, ... Philips, 2000 Insomnia- No Way! This one is hot! The title is misleading if not down right dubious. This is one hot album. Gidon Kremer is a performer of rare ability and he is at his best with the broad range of composers featured here. He is accompanied by an excellent harpist Naoko Yoshino who adds her own ...             Beau Soir Claude Debussy, Gabriel Faure, ... EMI Classics, 2004 Charming Intermezzo After two heavy-duty releases (the charming recital of Telemann concerti released in 2002, and the fiendishly difficult transcription of the Khatchaturian violin concerto released last year)flutist Emmanuel Pahud takes a little break here with some lovely miniatures ...             More of the Most Relaxing Guitar Music in the Universe Isaac Albeniz, Leo Brouwer, ... Savoy Jazz, 2005 I rate this a perfect 10 ********** A Classical guitarist and collector of the genre, I can only rave about this cd. I purchased several of these cd's for my close friends and family. The two Paganini pieces are awsome. Hopefully, Denon will produce more of the same. This time they supply the names ...             Williams: The Five Sacred Trees (Bassoon Concerto) / Takemitsu: Tree Line / Hovhaness: Symphony No. 2, Op. ... John Williams, Toru Takemitsu, ... Sony, 1997 MODERN MUSIC OF BEATHTAKING BEAUTY This disc contains great performances of some of the finest examples of sheer beauty in 20th century music that I've heard in some time - in a recording of exceptional quality. It's a wonderful opportunity for those who equate `20th century music' with `cacophony' and ...             Tan Dun: Pipa Concerto; Hayashi: Viola Concerto; Takemitsu: Nostalghia Hikaru Hayashi, Toru Takemitsu, ... Onyx Classics UK, 2008             Toru Takemitsu: Quotation of Dream (20/21 series) - London Sinfonietta / Oliver Knussen Toru Takemitsu Deutsche Grammophon, 1999 A fine collection of late works and an ideal introduction QUOTATION OF DREAM is the first of Deutsche Grammophon's several collections of pieces by late Japanese composer Toru Takemitsu, who thankfully has been getting ever-more attention since his untimely death in 1996. Takemitsu was a mainly self-taught composer, and ...             Beau Soir Claude Debussy, Gabriel Faure, ... EMI Classics, 2004 Charming Intermezzo After two heavy-duty releases (the charming recital of Telemann concerti released in 2002, and the fiendishly difficult transcription of the Khatchaturian violin concerto released last year)flutist Emmanuel Pahud takes a little break here with some lovely miniatures ...             Brouwer: The Black Decameron Leo Brouwer, Steven Mercurio, ... Sony, 1998 Brouwer and Williams at their best Normally I do not like John Williams playing Brouwer or any other South American composer for that matter. This CD however surprised me. The music is played with, as always, technical supremacy and a lot of feeling/emotion, which I think normally lacks when he plays ...             Brouwer: Sonata; Hika; Suite No. 2 Leo Brouwer, Graham Anthony Devine Naxos, 2003 Brouwer Vol III Graham Anthony Devine is certainly one of the finest guitarists to come out of England in recent years. Some have said he is a "modern-day Julian Bream for the next generation"; perhaps an overstatement, but still a good measure of his growing reputation. The music ...          products you might be interested in   search for classical music decameron, mysterious, nostalghia, sinfonietta, takemitsu, transformations      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Harold's ABC (Purple Crayon Book)