Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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Noriko Ogawa, piano
BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Tadaaki Otaka

Tōru Takemitsu (1930-1996) was Japan's most famous 20th-century composer, and perhaps the most famous of all time. Takemitsu was renowned for his command of timbre and orchestration and incorporation of ideas from traditional Japanese music; he also composed numerous film scores, including for Akira Kurosawa's "Ran".