Watch on YouTubeYouTube videoMerry go round - B FLAT MINOR Op.9
I originally composed this piece for children, and I hope you will find its melody easy to connect with.
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Watch on YouTubeYouTube videoTokyo Ondo Rhapsody after Rachmaninoff
Tokyo Ondo meets part of Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5, bringing Japanese festival energy into a powerful piano work.
Concert hall: BAO-Y HALL TOKYO ↗
Watch on YouTubeYouTube videoScherzo No. 2 “TAIGA” in G Minor, Op. 22
A fast-moving historical drama in music, shaped by hardship, inner conflict, and the sustaining warmth of family.
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Piano Sonata No.1 Op.41 – 3rd Movement in E Flat Minor
Restless Age《揺らぐ時代》
In the third movement, family members too must go to the battlefield and fight. Amid those harsh days, they sing as if murmuring, thinking of their families. In that passage, I use rubato throughout, allowing the tempo to move flexibly. Toward the end, a phrase from the first movement returns, and the music enters the conflict once again.
Concert hall: BAO-Y HALL WARSAW
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Piano Sonata No.1 Op.41 — 2nd Movement
Restless Age《揺らぐ時代》
The second movement portrays families enduring sorrow and supporting one another as they go on living. Even in such days, song and music remain beside them. I sought to express a world in which people encourage one another through song, even in difficult circumstances.
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Watch on YouTubeYouTube videoPiano Sonata No.1 Op.41 1st Movement in E Flat Minor — Restless Age
Restless Age《揺らぐ時代》
The first movement portrays people whose peaceful daily lives are taken away by war as they are drawn into chaos. Relentless air raids bring tension that allows not a moment of peace. Hatred gives rise to further hatred, and the situation continues with no end in sight. I put that oppressive weight into this movement.
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Watch on YouTubeYouTube videoValse No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 6 — Performance Edition
A melancholy yet gentle melody over a classical accompaniment in triple time, ending quietly as if fading away.
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Watch on YouTubeYouTube videoValse No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 6 — Easier Playing Edition
A melancholy yet gentle melody over a classical accompaniment in triple time, ending quietly as if fading away.
Concert hall: BAO-Y HALL TOKYO ↗