Takemitsu was a Life-changer for me! Back in 1980, I was stationed in the Navy in San Diego, and even though I was a Meteorologist, I was also a Pianist, and Composer. I went to lecture at the University of California, San Diego where he lectured that evening on his music. We were showed a film he had scored - "Woman in the Dunes" for Instruments, tape and Electronics. It was Stunning, and after this - an Ensemble performed "The Flock Descends into the Pentangle Garden". Takemitsu was the natural Evolution of what Debussy, and then - Messiaen brought to music.
Arguably my all time favourite composer. Or certainly one of them! I only really discovered him about 10 years ago, but was instantly smitten. As it happens, Messiaen was one of my biggest early influences as a teenage music student. Once I realised the connection between them it all made sense ;)
Very nice channel! I like that you promote underrated composers! Could you do a video about Peter Warlock , William Baines or Guiallome Lekeu? These 3 composers are geniuses but sadly very underrated too...
I made a video about Baines in April 2016 [watch?v=F2FDGzMh1bg], but Warlock and Lekeu have yet to be made. I'll add them to the request queue, but it'll likely be nearly December before I can get around to them due to all of the requests.
Wonderful bio of Takemitsu. I just subscribed and I hope you will follow it up with revealing more Japanese composers - they actually date back to early 20th century. Naxos issued several CDs which exposed me to a few of them, and there are more on youtube. Another category which does not deserve obscurity are East German composers like Eisler and Dessau. You have done remarkable work shedding light on many Soviet composers so far!
I can't wait when you get to make a video of me after I'm dead! LOL Anyway, I love your channel and intend to study these other composers I haven't heard of. Speaking of which, can you do Einojuhani Rautavaara? That would be awesome.
The Obukhov video will be put in the request queue, but it's behind several dozen others and I can't guarantee it'll be produced until the end of the year.
he also wrote pop songs for example Chisana Sora in Japanese meaning Small Sky in English . I knowtice that Lyrics double image of Old Empire lost WW2 after atomic bombs. that shows his will to peace . he decided to be musitian when he listend french Shanson by record that Japanese solger let him listen secretly under the war, that was prohibited as enemys music. I was cried when I realised the real meaning of lyrics hiden behind.
Hey man! Just wanted to say that i really enjoy your videos and i hope that you keep up your hard work! Is Brahms coming up any time soon? Just wondering!
The number of requests I've gotten has absolutely ballooned in the past few weeks, and as I want to get to them in the order in which they are received, the current rate of production leaves Brahms as the first video of 2018.
Tomita is not well-known as a Composer...more an Interpreter of Composer's work, such as Debussy, and Holst. Also - his synthesizer sound is really "Cheesey!"
I do not have a physical biography of Takemitsu on my shelf. I consulted various masters' theses and doctoral dissertations for much of the information in this video, especially as pertaining to Takemitsu's style.
It's been a while and so some of the URLs have moved, but here are some interesting ones: core.ac.uk/download/pdf/108179.pdf is a pretty comprehensive look at Takemitsu from a lot of different angles. adminstaff.vassar.edu/jochenette/Takemitsu_essay_Chenette.pdf is an analysis of how Takemitsu used silence in his work.
Chou has been added to the request pool. I've always been hesitant to do historical retrospectives on living composers, but I would love to interview them (especially Chen Yi)! I've had lessons/masterclasses/interactions with both of them and she's the much more talkative of the pair ...
Absolutely wonderful biographical description of Toru Takemitsu.
Takemitsu was a Life-changer for me! Back in 1980, I was stationed in the Navy in San Diego, and even though I was a Meteorologist, I was also a Pianist, and Composer. I went to lecture at the University of California, San Diego where he lectured that evening on his music. We were showed a film he had scored - "Woman in the Dunes" for Instruments, tape and Electronics. It was Stunning, and after this - an Ensemble performed "The Flock Descends into the Pentangle Garden". Takemitsu was the natural Evolution of what Debussy, and then - Messiaen brought to music.
You are my first source for brief musical biographies.
Arguably my all time favourite composer. Or certainly one of them! I only really discovered him about 10 years ago, but was instantly smitten. As it happens, Messiaen was one of my biggest early influences as a teenage music student. Once I realised the connection between them it all made sense ;)
Thank you Oh Grand CN. This was great and I enjoy your episodes very much. Isao Tomita was a fabulous one also. Many thanks.
One of my favorite composers of all time. Everything about his intonation clicks with me so deeply.
Very nice channel! I like that you promote underrated composers! Could you do a video about Peter Warlock , William Baines or Guiallome Lekeu? These 3 composers are geniuses but sadly very underrated too...
I made a video about Baines in April 2016 [watch?v=F2FDGzMh1bg], but Warlock and Lekeu have yet to be made. I'll add them to the request queue, but it'll likely be nearly December before I can get around to them due to all of the requests.
amazing video, thank you!!!
Thank you so much! Learnt a lot
Great series
I wiuld appreciate a video about Lekeu.. so gifted and died sooooo young
Thanx
Please check my "Great Composers" playlist for all the biographies I've done to date.
Wonderful bio of Takemitsu. I just subscribed and I hope you will follow it up with revealing more Japanese composers - they actually date back to early 20th century. Naxos issued several CDs which exposed me to a few of them, and there are more on youtube. Another category which does not deserve obscurity are East German composers like Eisler and Dessau. You have done remarkable work shedding light on many Soviet composers so far!
Thank you! Eisler and Dessau have been duly noted: lentovivace.com/classicalnerd.html
The concept of 'ma' reminds me of Hegel's determinate negativity
Gracias, gracias, graciaas!!!
Could you present a video on Tchaikovsky, if you haven’t already done so?
Watch with captions at 0:09 😂😂😂😂😂😂 great video as always tho!!
Wonderful doc about Takemitsu. Any ideas making a video about Tristan Keuris and Louis Andriessen?
I can't wait when you get to make a video of me after I'm dead! LOL Anyway, I love your channel and intend to study these other composers I haven't heard of. Speaking of which, can you do Einojuhani Rautavaara? That would be awesome.
Rautavaara has already been made! ua-cam.com/video/NgvQVD695kk/v-deo.html
Hi! Your videos are really interesting! It would be great if you made a video about Nikolai Obukhov!
The Obukhov video will be put in the request queue, but it's behind several dozen others and I can't guarantee it'll be produced until the end of the year.
Thanks for your response and cheer from France!
The Character 間 means interval. Just for those who want a bit more info on that.
he also wrote pop songs for example Chisana Sora in Japanese meaning Small Sky in English . I knowtice that Lyrics double image of Old Empire lost WW2 after atomic bombs. that shows his will to peace . he decided to be musitian when he listend french Shanson by record that Japanese solger let him listen secretly under the war, that was prohibited as enemys music. I was cried when I realised the real meaning of lyrics hiden behind.
Hey man! Just wanted to say that i really enjoy your videos and i hope that you keep up your hard work! Is Brahms coming up any time soon? Just wondering!
The number of requests I've gotten has absolutely ballooned in the past few weeks, and as I want to get to them in the order in which they are received, the current rate of production leaves Brahms as the first video of 2018.
No worries! I'll keep watching the other videos as they come! Cheers!
Speaking of Japanese composers, would you ever consider doing a video on Isao Tomita?
Sure, but I've got twenty weeks worth of requests already in the queue, so it'll probably be a while.
Classical Nerd ill be watching in the meantime nonetheless! keep up the good work (:
Tomita is not well-known as a Composer...more an Interpreter of Composer's work, such as Debussy, and Holst. Also - his synthesizer sound is really "Cheesey!"
Is there a biography you'd recommend? Or a book of informed musical analyses?
I do not have a physical biography of Takemitsu on my shelf. I consulted various masters' theses and doctoral dissertations for much of the information in this video, especially as pertaining to Takemitsu's style.
@@ClassicalNerd If you'd link me to what you thought the best of them, I'd be much obliged, Herr Nerd. Danke schon.
It's been a while and so some of the URLs have moved, but here are some interesting ones:
core.ac.uk/download/pdf/108179.pdf is a pretty comprehensive look at Takemitsu from a lot of different angles.
adminstaff.vassar.edu/jochenette/Takemitsu_essay_Chenette.pdf is an analysis of how Takemitsu used silence in his work.
Great to see Asian composers! can you also do a video on Chinese composers like Chou Wen Chung, Chen Yi, and Zhou Long?
Chou has been added to the request pool. I've always been hesitant to do historical retrospectives on living composers, but I would love to interview them (especially Chen Yi)! I've had lessons/masterclasses/interactions with both of them and she's the much more talkative of the pair ...
What about qigang chen
do a video on Hadjidakis
Added: www.lentovivace.com/requestqueue.html
Is your job related with music? I guess so.
I'm a student of music composition who happens to greatly enjoy music history, as I think any good composer ought to do.
Ok! Where do you learn composition?
I am between my second and third year of undergraduate study at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
I like you more without beard
So do I, to be honest. I'm keeping it around as a test of my willpower.
@@ClassicalNerd classical nerd asserts his dominance over beard