Got up close and personal with some Toru Takemitsu this morning, simultaneously supping on my milo. An excellent way to start the day. Kicked off with I Hear The Water Dreaming and followed that with a bunch of shortish water-themed pieces with the flute leading the way. All very sumptuous and harmonically gorgeous - enough astringency involved to add the sour to the sweet.
Astonishing that TT was largely self-taught!
And later in the day I chanced upon a fine article by the excellent Jan Swafford - possibly my favourite writer on 'serious' music - making the case for Takemitsu as the greatest film composer of all time. Made me wish I'd heard enough of his scores for movies to be able to agree - though there's a fair argument that the music for Kurosawa's Ran is proof enough.
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