武満徹 / 石井真木 / 小澤征爾
カシオペア / 遭遇II番
Angel Records (Japan) 1972
AA-8872 (LP) gatefold sleeve. w/obi, 12 pages booklet by Japanese, 8 pages booklet by English.
sleeve : EX-(some light and small stains, some light stains inside the gatefold sleeve.)
media : EX+/EX+(some slightly noises, still good.)
Seiji Ozawa, now one of the world's leading conductors, conducts the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of the latest works by Toru Takemitsu, one of Japan's greatest composers, and Maki Ishii, an emerging composer in the contemporary music world. Side A features Toru Takemitsu's "Cassiopeia", an incredibly deep piece in which Stomu Yamashita's primitive percussion performance and the orchestra's springy and rapid progression of sounds create a world in which the orchestra can be heard. “Encounter II" by Maki Ishii is a score for gagaku (ancient Japanese court music) and orchestra, which follows the world of Toru Takemitsu and takes Japanese classical music to a new level. The performance is also very good.
A: カシオペア B: 遭遇II番