Into the Depth of Time - Japanese music for accordion and viola
Catalog Number: BIS929
A contemplative exploration of sound and silence, where viola and accordion trace a poetic path through stillness, memory, and ritual in late 20th-century Japanese and Korean music.
Into the Depth of Time - Japanese music for accordion and viola
Klassik Heute: outstanding.
This programme unfolds as a meditation on time, sound, and inner space, drawing together works that invite deep listening and a heightened awareness of musical presence. At its center lies a vision of sound as landscape—something to be entered and contemplated—where a single tone can open into a world of shifting resonance and meaning.
The dialogue between viola and accordion becomes central to this experience: two distinct voices, at once contrasting and complementary, shaping a shared expressive terrain. The music moves fluidly between stillness and intensity, from fragile, almost weightless textures to passages of stark, emotional force. Elements of ritual, memory, and cultural reflection emerge throughout—whether in the subtle, breathing gestures of sustained sound, the evocation of folk-like melody, or the incorporation of chant and theatrical presence.
Through their refined control of color and articulation, the performers reveal the poetic depth of this repertoire, allowing each work to unfold with clarity and quiet concentration. The result is an immersive listening experience, where time seems suspended and each sound resonates with a sense of inevitability and calm.
Published date
1998-10-31
Number of discs
1
Channels
stereo:16:2.0
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