For no reason in particular TH-cam just decided to recommend Takashi Yoshimatsu to me. I almost never listen to classical music, but felt strangely attracted to the video. I clicked it and oh my God. This is some of the most mesmerizing music I have ever heard in my life.
I am here in a FABULOUS dream , and I don't want to wake up , wish this atmosphere continues . It's just the first time that I listen to this prodigious composer , sure , I'll go to discover more of his work ❤
The part of the concerto's first movement starting from 11:25 onwards always nearly makes me want to cry. At times I did actually end up breaking into tears. For that reason it's literally my favorite moment of the entire concerto. The whole piece overall fills you with such intense emotions, such as you would never experience from any other piece of music, perhaps besides Psalm 130 "Du fond de l'abîme" by Lili Boulanger . There's literally nothing quite like this. I can definitely say that this was a life-changing experience for me when I first listened to it, certainly one of many.
I have never heard of this composer before today and I am 67, inexcusable I know. This was delightful and it will not be the last I will listen to of this fabulous composer. Wonderful chording, and he uses every possible note on the piano from lowest to highest, simply stunning.
My favourite style in music is romanticism, but this... I cannot even describe how amazing this piece is. It is somehow a "more advanced version of romanticism" , if you could say that... No, but seriously, that is the best way I can put it
I can’t believe I’m barely discovering this. This is just beautiful music! Gives the atmosphere of movie scoring music. The textures, colors, timbres, and harmonies are so lush and gorgeous. I am sadly unfamiliar with Japanese composers but you’ve totally opened up a new door for me! The section at S in the first movement is just mesmerizing and puts you in a trance. The string writing is just fantastic and greatly voiced too. So glad I found this!
He has many more great compositions, although it is quite diverse and versatile ranging from post-modern to neo-romantic styles. Since you are new to his music, I can recommend: Cello Concerto Op.91 White Landscapes Op.47 Dream Coloured Mobile Kogetsu from Three Aquarelles (also a recording on my channel) And Birds are still... Pleiades Dances I and II
I realise that you wrote your comment a year ago, and I hope that, during that time, you have discovered Yoshimatsu's six symphonies. If you haven't, please check them out.
Let's face it, with all the chromaticism and cataclysm of the 20th century, diatonic music survived and continues to delight. This music gave me the impression of a minimalist Ravel having tea in a Japanese garden. What you hear is certainly inventive and user-friendly.
There’s a whole lot more than just chromaticism that occurred throughout the 20th century in music. This isn’t necessarily minimalistic Ravel style music either.
The opening theme of this work is a calming, beautiful musical description of water dripping slowly at first, and building as it goes. Thank you for posting.
Immense compositeur, que je place aux côtés de Ravel et de John Adams ! Rien chez lui ne déçoit jamais. Ce concerto est une merveille, comme ses symphonies et son délicieux cycle pour piano "Les pléiades". Merci pour le partage.
This is a lovely piece. Just stumbled upon it. So playful, with lush harmonies and very interesting mixture of ever-shifting time signatures. Often when composers use multiple time signatures the effect is somewhat forced. Here it seems organic and fitting of the pastoral title
@@Whatismusic123 yo ive seen you multiple times and you need to stop hating. as Oscar Wilde put it in the Picture of Dorian Grey: "Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope."
Япония всегда поражала владением умения рисовать: природными красками на ткани, анимационными работами. Но меня поражает другое - это умение создавать рисунки, картины, целые шедевральные полотна звуками. Представьте, что происходит в звуковом пространстве, если бы мы видели звуковые волны в цвете, их сочетания, комбинации. Это что- то невообразимое, но предполагаемое. Спасибо автору за естественную природу , за мир, красота и краски которого были, вереятнее всего, впитаны в детстве, и проявились в этой удивительной музыкальной картине.
Interesting piece. What we hear is 32 minutes of total consonance. It never travels to the dark side or gets angry or bitter. A perfect example of Neo-triadic music. I kept expecting it to get boring, but it never did. It is most pleasant and entertaining. I am sure Miss Tabe was pleased with her gift.
Well, I wouldn't say it's triadic, triad has 3 notes, maybe a better term is tertian. But even then, I probably think that it doesn't matter the chord structure, neo-modal is likely the most useful description. For me this sounds like a very Japanese piece, with influence from old french music in spirit, with a touch of film music (of the non generic kind) but still pretty contemporary
Much better that what most contemporary Western composers are calling music. Beautiful. Imagine breathing new life into a tradition not your own as well as this composer has. There’s always more to explore…
Music is very broad and there is a time and place for all music. Contemporary composers who explore unfamiliar territories of sound do still definetly find tonal pieces beautiful and they do not compose those pieces to downplay traditional tonal music. Maybe you shouldn't listen to a piece by Berio or Cage the same way you would listen to this... or maybe you could. Some contemporary music might lack any logical structure or tonality but maybe you can try to listen passively and not try to hear something familiar like a beginning and/or an end or a low/high point. Some contemporary music is certainly complex but sometimes it's okay to not try to understand it and just listen to what reaches your ears.
I like both of yalls takes; idk what to tell you guys, yall are both right lmao. That said, hearing the music in the weird makes this music infinitely more beautiful, so that’s something to look forward to for all of us 😂🤘Everything you hear (and I don’t mean listen to, I mean hear) has greater dimensionality!! For instance, there’s strange bits in this music that I would imagine myself writing if I got myself in that musical situation. Those solo ppp parts are so gorgeous, it just tickles air. I think contemporary music works when we think about its sonic physicality, so to speak, “sound as sound” is always the way to go. I also think this piece is quite a concerto, it works great, and fits in my top 10 now lol.
Refreshing as the clear waters of a spring-fed stream rushing through a wildwood in Spring. A masterful immersion into the delights of a pastoral aesthetic that is essentially, and unmistakably Japanese in its delicacy of touch and economy of gesture.
Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful composition with the video score... I have been listening to TY for many years and find his music very refreshing and inspiring. Kind regards and blessings, MaxT
Нравится Музыка, которая быстро переводит слуховые ассоциации в зрительные, рисует в воображении зрительные образы. Это тот случай. Раннее летнее туманное утро, игра рыбы в воде, восход солнца... Красиво.
Thanks for this upload, ive always wanted to see the score for this. Is it possible that you could send me the score you used for this video via email please?
@@OmgEinWahnsinniger oh that's amazing! hope you manage to finish it! I'm considering doing a two piano reduction of this work too.. since i don't think there has been made one yet...
![Takashi Yoshimatsu [吉松隆]: Within Dreams, Without Dreams (1998)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/W0EuoDu7V1U/mqdefault.jpg)
Movements:
0:00 - Instrumentation
0:02 - 1. Flower
14:25 - 2. Petals
25:08 - 3. Bloom
Bro sees a flower on the street and just goes home and drops the most beautiful music ever
I confirm this is exactly how it happened
@@igo.spekkyjarvonvreich I confirm this confirmation.
For no reason in particular TH-cam just decided to recommend Takashi Yoshimatsu to me. I almost never listen to classical music, but felt strangely attracted to the video. I clicked it and oh my God. This is some of the most mesmerizing music I have ever heard in my life.
Nice! Now check out Ravel, Scriabin, Debussy, John Adams
@@somebody9033was just listening to Paul Barton playing Debussy prelude 1 book 2. The harmonic pedal makes it sound insane
5:38 This sequence is probably one of the most beautiful moments of music ever composed.
7:42 this is way to beautiful
I am here in a FABULOUS dream , and I don't want to wake up , wish this atmosphere continues . It's just the first time that I listen to this prodigious composer , sure , I'll go to discover more of his work ❤
Я пойду с тобой, только скажи ,как его зовут?
@@rousygetmey5617 Takashi Yoshimatsu , just clik or tap on his name in the title or search in Google or TH-cam
Walked away from my phone with my headphones still on, auto play turned this on. Wow... I'm speechless. The most amazing discovery I've made
9:23 that chord is just delightful
The part of the concerto's first movement starting from 11:25 onwards always nearly makes me want to cry. At times I did actually end up breaking into tears. For that reason it's literally my favorite moment of the entire concerto. The whole piece overall fills you with such intense emotions, such as you would never experience from any other piece of music, perhaps besides Psalm 130 "Du fond de l'abîme" by Lili Boulanger . There's literally nothing quite like this.
I can definitely say that this was a life-changing experience for me when I first listened to it, certainly one of many.
I'm not the type of guy that cries but that part made me cry like a baby. Several times.
ME TOO I WAS JUST GONNA WRITE THIS. THAT PART IS SO SPECIALLL 😭😭😭
I've sung that Boulanger piece, and I understand what you're saying here.
I have never heard of this composer before today and I am 67, inexcusable I know. This was delightful and it will not be the last I will listen to of this fabulous composer. Wonderful chording, and he uses every possible note on the piano from lowest to highest, simply stunning.
Didn't know beautiful music still existed!
My favourite style in music is romanticism, but this... I cannot even describe how amazing this piece is. It is somehow a "more advanced version of romanticism" , if you could say that... No, but seriously, that is the best way I can put it
1.
0:00 Andante tranquilo
0:52 poco pui mosso
2:47 Animato
3:50 Allegro
4:24 Andante Amabile
4:49 Allegro
5:00 Memo mosso
5:15 Andate amabile
6:34 (Bird songs) Senza Tempo
7:00 Piu mosso
7:44 Allegro
9:52 Andante (pf solo)
11:24 Allegro
2.
14:27 Andante
15:46 Tranquilo
17:31 Piu mosso
17:46 (BIrd songs) Tempo ad lib
18:20 Tempo 1
18:59 Andante
19:29 vn solo
21:14 Allegretto
23:05 Andante (Tempo 1)
23:43 Tempo di Waltz
24:00 Andate (Birthday Romance from Two Romances (1996))
24:30 Piu mosso
24:41 Andante
3.
25:10 Moderato
25:20 Allegro
29:23 Memo mosso (pf solo)
30:21 Allegro molto
I can’t believe I’m barely discovering this. This is just beautiful music! Gives the atmosphere of movie scoring music. The textures, colors, timbres, and harmonies are so lush and gorgeous. I am sadly unfamiliar with Japanese composers but you’ve totally opened up a new door for me! The section at S in the first movement is just mesmerizing and puts you in a trance. The string writing is just fantastic and greatly voiced too. So glad I found this!
He has many more great compositions, although it is quite diverse and versatile ranging from post-modern to neo-romantic styles.
Since you are new to his music, I can recommend:
Cello Concerto Op.91
White Landscapes Op.47
Dream Coloured Mobile
Kogetsu from Three Aquarelles (also a recording on my channel)
And Birds are still...
Pleiades Dances I and II
@@Simon-ro9hz thank you! I appreciate the list so much! I’m definitely checking out more of his stuff, all just fantastic!
@@noraazemog You're welcome :)
I realise that you wrote your comment a year ago, and I hope that, during that time, you have discovered Yoshimatsu's six symphonies. If you haven't, please check them out.
My school orchestra is going to perform this is June and omg the rhythm is crazy. Just hoping that we won't spoil such a masterpeice😄
Are you playing all 3 movements? I am so jealous!
@@jeremy8473 nah just the first movement🥲and I’m playing the trumpet which has the least notes
21:15-23:00 such a satisfying buildup
This is a masterpiece.
That 2nd movement is so delightful my god.
It truly is
fantastic contemporary classical music!
One of the most beautiful underrated piano concertos, and one of the most fantastic melodies I ever heard
yoshimatsu writes in a genuine and personal style, despite it being sentimental and formulaic
Let's face it, with all the chromaticism and cataclysm of the 20th century, diatonic music survived and continues to delight. This music gave me the impression of a minimalist Ravel having tea in a Japanese garden. What you hear is certainly inventive and user-friendly.
Well, Ravel must be on heaven right now, having tea in a Japanese garden, and I think this is the music that sounds in the background :)
There’s a whole lot more than just chromaticism that occurred throughout the 20th century in music. This isn’t necessarily minimalistic Ravel style music either.
@@stacey_1111rh Each of us is entitled to our own opinion.
Beautiful description
Pezzo straordinario, non lo conoscevo... è come immergersi nella natura più viva!!! Grazie!!!
The "bird songs" section from 17:46 is too beautiful
吉松の最高傑作だと思う。美しすぎる。
I agree ❤
The opening theme of this work is a calming, beautiful musical description of water dripping slowly at first, and building as it goes. Thank you for posting.
Immense compositeur, que je place aux côtés de Ravel et de John Adams ! Rien chez lui ne déçoit jamais. Ce concerto est une merveille, comme ses symphonies et son délicieux cycle pour piano "Les pléiades".
Merci pour le partage.
I want to express my great gratitude for hearing and seeing this miracle💫
Thank you!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Pure poetry. Ethereal. A real masterpiece.
Sooooo beautiful and natural and surreal at the same time! I love this piece ❤❤❤
A very good introductory modern concerto!
7:48
Man, this sounds like a passage from Final Fantasy.
This is a lovely piece. Just stumbled upon it. So playful, with lush harmonies and very interesting mixture of ever-shifting time signatures. Often when composers use multiple time signatures the effect is somewhat forced. Here it seems organic and fitting of the pastoral title
Well, if the uploader uses Ravel as a profile picture you will only get masterpieces.
Well, that is a nice inference, thanks :)
which is a weird belief that is contradicted in the uploading of this garbage piece.
@@Whatismusic123 yo ive seen you multiple times and you need to stop hating. as Oscar Wilde put it in the Picture of Dorian Grey: "Those who find ugly meanings in beautiful things are corrupt without being charming. This is a fault. Those who find beautiful meanings in beautiful things are the cultivated. For these there is hope."
@@Whatismusic123This guy's comments are ragebait to get you to listen to his music on his channel. Ignore him
@@ryanzhang1619dw it's clearly a nosesense calling something beautiful garbage. Trolling or baiting
Япония всегда поражала владением умения рисовать: природными красками на ткани, анимационными работами. Но меня поражает другое - это умение создавать рисунки, картины, целые шедевральные полотна звуками. Представьте, что происходит в звуковом пространстве, если бы мы видели звуковые волны в цвете, их сочетания, комбинации. Это что- то невообразимое, но предполагаемое. Спасибо автору за естественную природу , за мир, красота и краски которого были, вереятнее всего, впитаны в детстве, и проявились в этой удивительной музыкальной картине.
Thank you very much for sharing this jewel of music!
I bow to the master. Epic stuff!
So beautiful, and atmospheric ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The vivid imagery created by the sounds in the the third movement is extremely accurate to that of Japan!
Wow... this music has cured my headache... thank you.. thank you...
Thank you for introducing me to who, I think, will become one of my favourite composers. I have goosebumps listening to this and feel moved to tears.
Interesting piece. What we hear is 32 minutes of total consonance. It never travels to the dark side or gets angry or bitter. A perfect example of Neo-triadic music. I kept expecting it to get boring, but it never did. It is most pleasant and entertaining. I am sure Miss Tabe was pleased with her gift.
Well, I wouldn't say it's triadic, triad has 3 notes, maybe a better term is tertian. But even then, I probably think that it doesn't matter the chord structure, neo-modal is likely the most useful description. For me this sounds like a very Japanese piece, with influence from old french music in spirit, with a touch of film music (of the non generic kind) but still pretty contemporary
@@musicfriendly12 So, we both enjoyed the piece whatever it may be...
@@stephenjablonsky1941 Certainly, some of the best orchestral music in the last decades. I also recommend Er Huang by Qigang Chen
@@musicfriendly12 Oh my god, yes! Er Huang by Qigang Chen always tears my heart apart, great recommendation ;))
Much better that what most contemporary Western composers are calling music. Beautiful. Imagine breathing new life into a tradition not your own as well as this composer has. There’s always more to explore…
Music is very broad and there is a time and place for all music. Contemporary composers who explore unfamiliar territories of sound do still definetly find tonal pieces beautiful and they do not compose those pieces to downplay traditional tonal music. Maybe you shouldn't listen to a piece by Berio or Cage the same way you would listen to this... or maybe you could. Some contemporary music might lack any logical structure or tonality but maybe you can try to listen passively and not try to hear something familiar like a beginning and/or an end or a low/high point. Some contemporary music is certainly complex but sometimes it's okay to not try to understand it and just listen to what reaches your ears.
I like both of yalls takes; idk what to tell you guys, yall are both right lmao. That said, hearing the music in the weird makes this music infinitely more beautiful, so that’s something to look forward to for all of us 😂🤘Everything you hear (and I don’t mean listen to, I mean hear) has greater dimensionality!!
For instance, there’s strange bits in this music that I would imagine myself writing if I got myself in that musical situation. Those solo ppp parts are so gorgeous, it just tickles air. I think contemporary music works when we think about its sonic physicality, so to speak, “sound as sound” is always the way to go. I also think this piece is quite a concerto, it works great, and fits in my top 10 now lol.
30:20 what a magnificent coda !
Amazing ravelesque piano concerto
Refreshing as the clear waters of a spring-fed stream rushing through a wildwood in Spring. A masterful immersion into the delights of a pastoral aesthetic that is essentially, and unmistakably Japanese in its delicacy of touch and economy of gesture.
26:31 Is a reference to the Barber violin concerto!
How exactly?
I can kind of hear it.
Have you not heard the Barber violin concerto? He's right.
Literally just quartal harmony (if you're not referring to the section after it)
@@themobiusfunction In the same key, tempo, and rhythm as the Barber concerto.
12:58 the strings make this part perfect
最高にきれい。
Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful composition with the video score... I have been listening to TY for many years and find his music very refreshing and inspiring. Kind regards and blessings, MaxT
Thanks for uploading this. I’ve been looking for the score for years. I can’t thank you enough.
unbelievably gorgeous. !!! what a huge gift!
shuffling a loud ad amidst this phantasmagoria is one of the most egregious crime a human could have ever commit
So magnificent and fascinating music...
how does someone write something so beautiful
My God, how beautiful....
This reminds me a studio ghibli movie
There is so much life in this music, makes me feel like I'm soaring :)
E tudo muito pictórico! ...estes orientais são tão culturalmente singelos sempre contemplando a natureza.
delicate and profound music
Somehow sound like video game music but never fail to be impress Japanese composers.
Beautiful music.
Thank you very much for this video.
Simply Beautiful! Nothing else to say!
Nice!
What a beautiful piece of music. Thank you for providing this
Нравится Музыка, которая быстро переводит слуховые ассоциации в зрительные, рисует в воображении зрительные образы. Это тот случай. Раннее летнее туманное утро, игра рыбы в воде, восход солнца... Красиво.
7:00 the heavens
Terrific piece, congrats and thank you for posting this!
sooo beautifulll what its this!! how didn't I know this piece earlier?
12:34 o my godddddd
Gracias por existir, te amo
19:00
new video dropping soon? 🙏
So good~
nice piece
This is sublime (:
Thanks for the post! There used to be a score video of this concerto some years ago, but maybe it got taken down
Wow.
Flowery music.
21:14 Allegro
5:59 - the two oboes sound so different.... why does the second sound so nasal....?
I second this!
The second is probably an English horn
Does anyone know where I can get the score?
17:46 Does anyone know the instrument that plays the very high pitched note right after the piano here?
violin harmonics?
It's a triangle
hey I'd love get a pdf of this score if that's possible. Any way you might be able to help me out?
8:00
Great recommendation from Ted Goiao on his Subtracks platform.
I want to play thsi concert!.... Where you found the scores?
Hi! Thanks for sharing this work
Do you have the pdf?
Thanks!
😃 Great... thank you so much...
Do you have the score of Cyberbird Concerto for saxophone alto?
Unfortunately not, no.
5:30
7:30
11:25
12:30
17:30
Beautiful. Does anyone know the chords? Thanks!
All of the chords...? There's a lot of them
It's like the lovechild of Zelda BOTW music with Joe Hisaishi's Ghibli masterpeices and Made in Abyss as well...
I agree
Prettyyy...
Thanks for this upload, ive always wanted to see the score for this. Is it possible that you could send me the score you used for this video via email please?
Unfortunately, I only have the video footage because I found it on an Asian social media site similar to youtube.
@@Simon-ro9hz Ok, thanks for the upload anyways.
@@Scriabin_fan You're welcome
You can buy the score here (I did): asks-orch.com/shopen/products/detail.php?product_id=33
@@towardthesea_ thank you!
Anyone has the pdf score so I can draw little hearts on every note? ♥♥
(And perform analysis, maybe)
i'm also looking for the pdf everywhereee! I hope i can find it, if i do i'll let you know!
@@AsrielKujo yes, please! And if I find it somehow, I’ll let you know too! 🫱🏼🫲🏽
I‘m currently writing it down in my program might finish it in a few weeks
@@OmgEinWahnsinniger oh that's amazing! hope you manage to finish it! I'm considering doing a two piano reduction of this work too.. since i don't think there has been made one yet...
@@OmgEinWahnsinniger Have you finished it yet? I really need your help
Isn't this the The Manchester Camerata recording, not The Japan Philharmonic?
Добротная музыка для кино.
How on earth did you find the score for this? I've been searching forever and seem to have no luck.
25:08
7:40 😊