Takashi Yoshimatsu
Person · male · Japan · Tokyo · born 1953 · recording since 1994
Japanese classical composer
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Also known as Takashi Yoshimatsu · 吉松隆 · Yoshimatsu Takashi · よしまつ たかし · よしまつたかし · 吉松 隆 · +1 more
Timeline
1950s
1990s
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Debut release: Wind Color Vector / Sky Color Tensor / Water Color Scalar / 2 Little Pieces / Litmus Distance
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Album: Wind Color Vector / Sky Color Tensor / Water Color Scalar / 2 Little Pieces / Litmus Distance
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2000s
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Album: Symphony no. 4 / Trombone Concerto "Orion Machine" / Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1
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Album: Symphony no. 5 / Prelude to the Celebration of Birds / Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2
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Biography
Biography
Takashi Yoshimatsu (吉松 隆, Yoshimatsu Takashi; born March 18, 1953) is a Japanese classical music composer. He is well known for composing the score for the 2003 remake of Astro Boy.
Biography
Yoshimatsu was born and raised in Yoyogi, Tokyo. He did not receive formal musical training while growing up. Yoshimatsu was a fan of The Walker Brothers and The Ventures when he was 13, but symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky fascinated him when he was 14. When he entered Keio High School, he had hoped to go to medical school, but eventually changed his aspirations to become a symphony writer. While studying at the Faculty of Engineering at Keio University, he became an apprentice of Teizo Matsumura. Although he says that he was not influenced in any way by Matsumura's style, his 1974 solo piano piece, To the companion star of Sirius (Op. 1), shows a strong influence of contemporary music, including Matsumura's. He was introduced to Manabu Kawai, a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, who encouraged him to study harmony and counterpoint, but he gave up taking lessons after a few months and left the university in March 1974. At this time, while composing music as art music, he was also fascinated by progressive rock music such as Pink Floyd, Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, etc., and joined rock bands as a keyboard player.
In 1975, through Matsumura's introduction, Yoshimatsu met Isao Harada, and on November 28, 1978, he made his debut as a composer by presenting Forgetful Angel at a private concert hosted by Harada (although he received no fee for the composition). In the meantime, he entered composition competitions about 20 times and was unsuccessful; however, in 1980, Dorian for orchestra was selected for the Composition Prize of the Foundation for the Promotion of Symphony Music. He composed a number of pieces before making his name with the serialist Threnody to Toki in 1981. In Hiroshi Aoshima's book Composer's Way of Thinking (Kodansha's New Library of Knowledge, 2004), there is a description that he won the Otaka prize for Threnody to Toki (p. 263), but Yoshimatsu himself has denied this on his website.
Soon afterwards, Yoshimatsu became disenchanted with atonal music, and began to compose in a free neo-romantic style with strong influences from jazz, rock and Japanese classical music, notably in his Guitar Concerto (1984).
To date, Yoshimatsu has composed six symphonies and twelve concertos: one each for bassoon, cello, guitar, trombone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, marimba, chamber orchestra, traditional Japanese instruments, and two for piano (one for the left hand only and one for both hands). He has also written a number of sonatas, and various shorter pieces for ensembles of various sizes. His 'Atom Hearts Club Suites' for string orchestra explicitly pay homage to the Beatles, Pink Floyd and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
Musical style
Takashi Yoshimatsu is a contemporary composer. The majority of his work is triadic and contains simple, repeated progressions, or in some cases pandiatonicism. Often extended tertian harmonies are followed by whole tone harmonies (such as in the first movement of Symphony No. 5; or the first movement of his "Cyber Bird" Concerto for alto saxophone, which, in addition, makes use of free atonal jazz; or the final movement of his "Orion Machine" Concerto; or in his Saxophone Concerto "Albireo Mode"). His works for Japanese traditional instruments (such as Subaru, and Within Dreams, Without Dreams) make use of traditional Japanese scales and tunings.
He has published some essays and primers about classical music.
Symphonies
1990 Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony No. 1), Op. 40
1991 Symphony No. 2 "At Terra", Op. 43
1998 Symphony No. 3, Op. 75
2000 Symphony No. 4, Op. 82
2001 Symphony No. 5, Op. 87
2013 Symphony No. 6 "Birds and Angels", Op. 113
Concertante works
1980 Threnody to Toki, for piano and string orchestra, Op. 12
1984 Guitar Concerto, "Pegasus Effect", Op. 21
1988 Bassoon Concerto, "Unicorn Circuit", Op. 36
1993 Trombone concerto, "Orion Machine", Op. 55
1993 Alto saxophone concerto, "Cyber Bird", Op. 59
1997 Piano concerto, "Memo Flora
Memo FloraSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1Piano Concerto, op. 67 “Memo Flora”: I. Flower. Andante tranquillo – Allegro14:312Piano Concerto, op. 67 “Memo Flora”: II. Petals. Andante10:433Piano Concerto, op. 67 “Memo Flora”: III. Bloom. Allegro7:034And Birds Are Still…, op. 727:445While an Angel Falls into a Doze…, op. 7312:586Dream Colored Mobile II, op. 58a6:557White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 1. Divination by Snow. Adagio4:078White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 2. Stillness in Snow. Moderato3:169White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 3. Disappearance of Snow. Largo2:12", Op. 67
1998 While an Angel Falls into a Doze..., for piano and string orchestra, Op. 73
2003 Cello concerto, "Centaurus Unit", Op. 91
2005 Soprano saxophone concerto, "Albireo mode", Op. 93
2007 Concert "Cepheus Note", for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 102
2010 Marimba concerto "Bird Rhythmics", Op. 109
Other orchestral works
1979 Dorian, Op. 9
1982 Chikap, Op. 14a
1986 The Age of Birds, Op. 25
1991/1997 White Landscapes, Op. 47a
1993/1998 Dream Colored Mobile II, Op. 58a
1994 Ode to Birds and Rainbow, Op. 60
1997 Atom Hearts Club Suite I, for string orchestra, Op. 70b
1997 And Birds Are Still..., Op. 72
1999 Atom Hearts Club Suite II, for string orchestra, Op. 79a
2000 And Birds sing again..., Op. 81
2000 Prelude to the Celebration of Birds, Op. 83
2000 Fanfare 2001, Op. 84
2008 Academic Festival Overture EX, Op. 103
Chamber music
1978 Forgetful Angel 1, for harmonica (or violin) and piano, Op. 6
1979 Forgetful Angel 2, for harmonica and guitar, Op. 8
1982 Chikap, for flute choir, Op. 14a
1982 Digital Bird Suite, for flute and piano, Op. 15
1983 4 Pieces in Bird Shape, for clarinet and piano, Op. 18
1984 Birdscape, for marimba, Op. 20
1985 Forgetful Angel 3, for harmonica and accordion, Op. 24
1987 Piano Quartet "ALRISHA", for flute, violin, cello, and piano, Op. 30
1987 Melting Dream, violin (saxophone / harmonica) and piano, Op. 30a
1990 Parallel Bird Etude, for 2 clarinets, Op. 39
1991 Fuzzy Bird Sonata, for alto saxophone and piano, Op. 44
1991 Bird Prism, for 2 flutes and piano, Op. 45
1991 Bird Rhythm, for percussion ensemble, Op. 46
1993 Dream Colored Mobile I, for saxophone, harp, and string quartet, Op. 58
1999 Metal Snail Suite, for euphonium and piano, Op. 80
2002 3 Exotic Songs, for soprano saxophone and guitar, Op. 89a
2005 Partita a la Cheshire Cat, for piano and percussion, Op. 94
Piano solo
1970 Blue Myths
1986-2001 Pleiades Dances
1997 Piano Folio...to a Disappeared Pleiad
2004 Tapiola Visions for Left Hand, Op. 92
2006 Ainola Lyrical Ballads for Piano Left Hand, Op. 95
2006 Gauche Dances for Piano Left Hand, Op. 96
2008 6 Vignettes for Piano, Op. 105
2008 4 Romances from "Villon's Wife"
Works for traditional Japanese instruments
1980 U-Getsu-Fu, for shakuhachi and 17-snare koto, Op. 11
1986 Soh-Gyo-Fu, for shakuhachi and 20-snare koto, Op. 26
1987 MIROKU effect, for 11 traditional Japanese instruments and strings, Op. 33
1997 GAGAKU "Bird Dream Dance", for gagaku ensemble, Op. 69
2002 Fugaku ...7 scenes of The Sacred Mount Fuji, for shakuhachi, 20-snare koto and orchestra, Op. 88
Works for guitar
Compositions for Guitar by Takashi Yoshimatsu
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
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Discography (28 release groups · 19 studio albums)
Albums · 19
Wind Color Vector / Sky Color Tensor / Water Color Scalar / 2 Little Pieces / Litmus Distance
1994 · studio album
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1Guitar Sonata ‘Sky Color Tensor’, op. 52: I. Noon5:552Guitar Sonata ‘Sky Color Tensor’, op. 52: II. Twilight5:353Guitar Sonata ‘Sky Color Tensor’, op. 52: III. Night2:504Guitar Sonata ‘Sky Color Tensor’, op. 52: IV. Midnight3:425Guitar Sonata ‘Sky Color Tensor’, op. 52: V. Dawn3:516Wind Color Vector, op. 48: I. Leeward4:427Wind Color Vector, op. 48: II. Calm1:338Wind Color Vector, op. 48: III. Windward4:309Water Color Scalar, op. 57: I. Prelude2:2210Water Color Scalar, op. 57: II. Intermezzo-A2:1211Water Color Scalar, op. 57: III. Dance2:4912Water Color Scalar, op. 57: IV. Intermezzo-B1:3813Water Color Scalar, op. 57: V. Rondo2:1014Two Little Pieces: No. 1. Canticle2:1915Two Little Pieces: No. 2. Noel2:5016Litmus Distance, op. 10: I. Bedouin in Acid6:3817Litmus Distance, op. 10: II. Bedouin in Alkali5:53Yoshimatsu: Unicorn Circuit / Nishimura: Tapas
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 37:21
1Bassoon Concerto "Unicorn Circuit": I. Autumn Input8:192Bassoon Concerto "Unicorn Circuit": II. Winter Bias7:153Bassoon Concerto "Unicorn Circuit": III. Spring Output5:454Concerto for Bassoon, Percussion & Strings "Tapas"16:021996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 35 tracks · 1:07:10
1Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 1 "Nonchalantly Prelude"1:382Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 2 "Dance Toward Left"1:193Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 3 "Globular Romance"1:414Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 4 "Dance Toward Right"1:235Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 5 "Interlude with a Hymn"3:086Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 6 "Romance from the Past"1:427Pleiades Dances III, Op. 35: No. 7 "Slightly Bright Waltz"1:358Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 1 "Memory of Prelude"2:329Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 2 "Canticle of Quiet Rain"2:2310Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 3 "Dance Toward West"1:4711Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 4 "Memory of Interlude"1:4712Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 5 "Distant Dark Pastoral"2:0513Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 6 "Dance Toward East"2:2914Pleiades Dances IV, Op. 50: No. 7 "Season of Alleluia"1:3615Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 1 "Image of Prelude"1:4416Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 2 "Pavane in the Dark Morning"2:2017Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 3 "Dance in Afternoon"1:4918Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 4 "Inclined Elegy"2:0519Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 5 "Arabesque in Twilight"1:5220Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 6 "Noel in Midnight"2:4521Pleiades Dances V, Op. 51: No. 7 "Scene of Rondo"2:2222Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 1 "Floral Dance"2:1723Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 2 "Invention for About 2 Voices"1:4424Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 3 "Apple Seed Dance"2:0625Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 4 "Interlude to Water"1:2726Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 5 "Leaflet Dance"1:5827Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 6 "Invention for About 3 Voices"1:2428Pleiades Dances I, Op. 27: No. 7 "Platan Dance"2:1629Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 1 "Negative Prelude"2:1630Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 2 "Conventional Invention"1:0131Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 3 "Alignment Romance"2:1032Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 4 "Interlude with Birds"1:0533Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 5 "Fragmentary Dance"1:4334Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 6 "Dry Little Fuga"0:5835Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28: No. 7 "Positive Rondo"2:43Symphony no. 2 / Guitar Concerto / Threnody to Toki
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:35
1Symphony no. 2 "At terra": I. Dirge From the East16:192Symphony no. 2 "At terra": II. Requiem From the West8:573Symphony no. 2 "At terra": III. Canticle From the South7:004Guitar Concerto "Pegasus Effect", op. 21: I. Bird10:105Guitar Concerto "Pegasus Effect", op. 21: II. Flower8:476Guitar Concerto "Pegasus Effect", op. 21: III. Wind4:427Threnody to Toki, op. 1212:40Tender Toys: Takashi Yoshimatsu Guitar Works
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 57:24
1Street Dancer1:392Antique Tree Song2:553Velvet Waltz2:204Summer: Crooked Waltz in August1:495Romance for Tree1:306Around the Round Graund: I. Ostinato2:427Around the Round Graund: II. Canticle4:548Afternoon at the Penguin Park2:139Aubade1:3410Arioso in Blue1:0511Angels in Twilight1:1412Nocturn3:4813Autumn: Dream Song in November2:3414Rimse4:0115Water Color Scalar: I. Prelude2:5016Water Color Scalar: II. Intermezzo2:0817Water Color Scalar: III. Dance Takashi Yoshimatsu3:0918Water Color Scalar: IV. Intermezzo B1:2319Water Color Scalar: V. Rondo3:0520Portrait of Miss. L1:2121Winter: Lullaby… I Hope the World is Here Tomorrow Too…1:1822Vignette2:1223Music Box of Mr. Arnold1:4024Portrait of Mr. G2:0325Spring: Dream Song in May1:571998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:09:29
1Piano Concerto, op. 67 “Memo Flora”: I. Flower. Andante tranquillo – Allegro14:312Piano Concerto, op. 67 “Memo Flora”: II. Petals. Andante10:433Piano Concerto, op. 67 “Memo Flora”: III. Bloom. Allegro7:034And Birds Are Still…, op. 727:445While an Angel Falls into a Doze…, op. 7312:586Dream Colored Mobile II, op. 58a6:557White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 1. Divination by Snow. Adagio4:078White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 2. Stillness in Snow. Moderato3:169White Landscapes, op. 47a: No. 3. Disappearance of Snow. Largo2:12Symphony no. 3 / Saxophone Concerto ‘Cyber‐Bird’
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:13
1Saxophone Concerto, op. 59 ‘Cyber‐Bird’: I. Bird in Colors: Allegro8:472Saxophone Concerto, op. 59 ‘Cyber‐Bird’: II. Bird in Grief: Andante8:243Saxophone Concerto, op. 59 ‘Cyber‐Bird’: III. Bird in the Wind: Presto6:104Symphony no. 3, op. 75: I. Allegro: Adagio grave – Allegro molto14:345Symphony no. 3, op. 75: II. Scherzo: Allegro scherzando7:106Symphony no. 3, op. 75: III. Adagio: Adagio12:137Symphony no. 3, op. 75: IV: Finale: Andante – Allegro molto10:552000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 59:38
1Within Dreams, Without Dreams, op. 74: No. 1. Dream About Water6:282Within Dreams, Without Dreams, op. 74: No. 2. Dream About a Tree2:393Within Dreams, Without Dreams, op. 74: No. 3. Dream About a Fire4:074Within Dreams, Without Dreams, op. 74: No. 4. Dream About a Cloud6:175Within Dreams, Without Dreams, op. 74: No. 5. Dream About Sky3:536Subaru, op. 78: No. 1. Moon1:357Subaru, op. 78: No. 2. Fire1:288Subaru, op. 78: No. 3. Water1:299Subaru, op. 78: No. 4. Wood1:2310Subaru, op. 78: No. 5. Metal1:2311Subaru, op. 78: No. 6. Earth2:0812Subaru, op. 78: No. 7. The Sun1:3713Moyura, op. 41: No. 1. Largo2:2814Moyura, op. 41: No. 2. Allegro3:0815Moyura, op. 41: No. 3. Andante1:4316Moyura, op. 41: No. 4. Lento2:0317Moyura, op. 41: No. 5. Allegro4:1118Nabari, op. 54: No. 1. Lento4:0319Nabari, op. 54: No. 2. Allegro5:0420Nabari, op. 54: No. 3. Lento molto2:31Kamui-Chikap Symphony / Ode to Birds and Rainbow
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:02:14
1Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: I. Ground. Andante11:582Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: II. Water. Largo9:363Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: III. Fire. Allegro5:524Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: IV. Air. Adagio -8:095Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: V. Rainbow. Moderato9:096Ode to Birds and Rainbow, op. 60: I. Introduction. Largo -2:397Ode to Birds and Rainbow, op. 60: Tapestry I. Allegro -3:588Ode to Birds and Rainbow, op. 60: II. Canticle. Andante - Allegro - Moderato - Tempo primo -5:279Ode to Birds and Rainbow, op. 60: III. Tapestry II. Allegro5:26Symphony no. 4 / Trombone Concerto "Orion Machine" / Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:22
1Symphony no. 4, op. 82: I. Allegro moderato – Moderato – Allegro molto – Allegro – Tempo I9:232Symphony no. 4, op. 82: II. Waltz. Allegro moderato – Allegro – Tempo I5:133Symphony no. 4, op. 82: III. Adagietto – Moderato – Andante – Tempo I – Moderato8:204Symphony no. 4, op. 82: IV. Finale. Allegro molto – Presto6:055Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": I. Betelgeuse. Largo –5:556Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": II. Bellatrix. Presto –4:007Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": III. Trapezium. Lento – Tempo di Waltz – Lento –2:498Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": IV. Saiph. [ ] – Moderato (Swing!) – Solo cadenza – Fanfare. Allegro –6:319Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": V. Rigel: Finale. Moderato – Andante – Adagio – Largo2:5310Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op. 70b: I. Allegro molto – Coda3:1311Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op. 70b: II. Andante2:2212Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op. 70b: III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando – Coda2:0413Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op. 70b: IV. Finale. Allegro molto – Andante – Coda presto2:34Symphony no. 5 / Prelude to the Celebration of Birds / Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:11:25
1Symphony no. 5, op. 87: I. Andante pesante - Allegro molto14:412Symphony no. 5, op. 87: II. Allegretto - Allegro molto7:033Symphony no. 5, op. 87: III. Andante lamentoso11:294Symphony no. 5, op. 87: IV. Andante maestoso - Allegro molto13:255Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2, op. 79a: I. Pizzicato Steps. Moderato2:026Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2, op. 79a: II. Aggressive Rock. Allegro con fuoco3:137Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2, op. 79a: III. Brothers Blues. Andante2:378Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2, op. 79a: IV. Rag Super Light. Allegro moderato1:459Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2, op. 79a: V. Mr G. Returns. Allegro moderato2:1310Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 2, op. 79a: VI. Atomic Boogie. Allegro molto - Moderato - Presto2:4711Prelude to the Celebration of Birds, op. 8310:10Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit" / The Age of Birds / Chikap
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:05:14
1The Age of Birds, op. 25: I. Sky7:472The Age of Birds, op. 25: II. Trees5:033The Age of Birds, op. 25: III. The Sun7:014Cello Concerto, op. 91 "Centaurus Unit": I. Moderato - Allegro - Andante - Allegro molto - Allegro scherzando / Waltz - Andante - Adagio (Hymn) - Allegro scherzando / Waltz - Adagio (Hymn) - Allegro - Cadenza - Allegro molto - Maestoso - Moderato - Allegro - Coda15:075Cello Concerto, op. 91 "Centaurus Unit": II. Adagio - Andante - Moderato - Andante - Coda9:436Cello Concerto, op. 91 "Centaurus Unit": III. Finale / Rondo. Allegro molto - Moderato - Tempo I - Maestoso - Adagio - Presto7:537Chikap, op. 14a: Part I. Andante - Poco più mosso5:408Chikap, op. 14a: Part II. Meno mosso1:449Chikap, op. 14a: Part III. Moderato - Tempo I5:162006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:04:44
1星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): I. 序之舞(じょのまい)3:162星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): II. 流々(るる)2:593星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): III. 喜々(きき)2:044星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): IV. 綺羅々(きらら)2:035星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): V. 点々(てんてん)2:446星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): VI. 斗々(とと)3:367星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): VII. 浮流々(ふるる)2:428星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): VIII. 旦多(たんた)2:269星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): IX. 丁々(てうてう)3:5910星夢の舞(一具) Op. 89 (2002): X. 舞戯之舞(ぶぎのまい)3:1311星幻譜⋯笙と二十絃とのための Op. 97 (2006): I. 序4:4912星幻譜⋯笙と二十絃とのための Op. 97 (2006): II. 破4:3313星幻譜⋯笙と二十絃とのための Op. 97 (2006): III. 急6:5914風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): I. 風の舞 I2:4915風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): II. 朝凪3:1716風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): III. 風色1:5217風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): IV. 風唄2:0918風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): V. 風早2:4519風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): VI. 夕凪2:4320風夢の舞⋯尺八と二十絃とのための Op. 98 (2006): VII. 風の舞 II3:46The Art of the Koto, Volume Four
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 58:32
1Concerto Requiem24:512Within Dreams, Without Dreams: Mizu no yume (Dream of the Water)6:493Within Dreams, Without Dreams: Ki no yume (Dream of the Tree)2:484Within Dreams, Without Dreams: Hi no yume (Dream of the Fire)4:025Within Dreams, Without Dreams: Kumo no yume (Dream of the Clouds)7:096Within Dreams, Without Dreams: Sora no yume (Dream of the Sky)3:477Tatsuta‐no‐kyoku (The Venus in Autumn)9:06矢代秋雄: ピアノ協奏曲 / 尾高尚忠:フルート協奏曲 / 吉松隆:ファゴット協奏曲
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:02:52
1ファゴット協奏曲≪一角獣回路》: I. Autumn Input8:451ファゴット協奏曲≪一角獣回路》: II. Winter Bias7:261ファゴット協奏曲≪一角獣回路》: III. Spring Output5:554フルート協奏曲: I. Allegro con spirito4:484フルート協奏曲: II. Lento5:534フルート協奏曲: III. Molto vivace3:547ピアノ協奏曲: I. Allegro animato - Andante tempo rubato - Tempo I12:187ピアノ協奏曲: II Adagio misterioso7:167ピアノ協奏曲: III. Allegro - Vivace molto capriccioso6:37Tender Toys I–III / Sonatina with a Dislocated Jaw
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 37 tracks · 1:06:36
1Tender Toys I (1972): I. Dr. Gradus ad Bibun-Sekibun’s Portrait1:252Tender Toys I (1972): II. On the Balcony with Blue Moonlight1:383Tender Toys I (1972): III. March with a Crooked-Nose1:464Tender Toys I (1972): IV. Little Doll’s Aria1:305Tender Toys I (1972): V. Mr. Eastern’s Love Song1:376Tender Toys I (1972): VI. Koo’s Waltz1:177Tender Toys I (1972): VII. 10-Yen Coin’s Song1:488Tender Toys I (1972): VIII. Clammpon’s Dance1:109Tender Toys I (1972): IX. Mimic Bird’s Rondo1:1110Tender Toys I (1972): X. Clown’s Night Song1:2411Tender Toys I (1972): XI. A Little Doll’s Lullaby3:0512Tender Toys I (1972): XII. Clockwork Finale1:3613Tender Toys II (1974): I. Dandelion’s Flower Vase1:1114Tender Toys II (1974): II. Dr. R’s Portrait1:3015Tender Toys II (1974): III. Mr. Western’s Covered Wagon2:0116Tender Toys II (1974): IV. No Right Turn Boogie Woogie1:2117Tender Toys II (1974): V. Music Box in the Night2:2318Tender Toys II (1974): VI. Dr. Arnold’s Music Box1:2019Tender Toys II (1974): VII. Miss. L’s Portrait1:2520Tender Toys II (1974): VIII. After an Autumn Festival1:2221Tender Toys II (1974): IX. Legend of the Village Buried in Snow3:0322Tender Toys II (1974): X. Clown’s Noon Song1:4623Tender Toys II (1974): XI. Violet’s Flower Vase1:0324Tender Toys II (1974): XII. Expensive and Emotional Waltz1:5825Tender Toys III (1983/85): I. Romance for Trees1:4026Tender Toys III (1983/85): II. Antique Tree Song2:5027Tender Toys III (1983/85): III. Street Dancer1:3928Tender Toys III (1983/85): IV. Penguin Park in the Afternoon2:0429Tender Toys III (1983/85): V. An Angel with No Name2:1430Tender Toys III (1983/85): VI. Rimse (Dance in a Dream)4:4831Tender Toys III (1983/85): VII. Mr. G’s Portrait2:0932Tender Toys III (1983/85): VIII. Dance About an Antique Tree1:5433Tender Toys III (1983/85): IX. A Lonely Fish’s Hymn2:0634Tender Toys III (1983/85): X. Waltz in the Slightly Dark Dream1:3735Sonatina with a Dislocated Jaw (1973): I. Allegro1:1836Sonatina with a Dislocated Jaw (1973): II. Andante1:2237Sonatina with a Dislocated Jaw (1973): III. Allegro molto1:052022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 55:00
1Tapiola Visions, op. 92: I. Vignette in Twilight3:112Tapiola Visions, op. 92: II. Gigue of Forest3:263Tapiola Visions, op. 92: III. Pavane for Water5:474Tapiola Visions, op. 92: IV. Commas of Birds3:195Tapiola Visions, op. 92: V. Toccata in the Wind6:096Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: I. Romance2:507Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: II. Arabesque3:548Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: III. Ballad3:299Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: IV. Pavane3:4810Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: V. Mozartino3:0711Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: VI. Pastoral1:4412Ainola Lyrical Ballads, op. 95: VII. Carillon3:1713Gauche Dances, op. 96: I. Rock2:4814Gauche Dances, op. 96: II. Blues3:4215Gauche Dances, op. 96: III. Tango1:5316Gauche Dances, op. 96: IV. Boogie Woogie2:36Kamui-Chikap Symphony op. 40 / Chikap op. 14a
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 54:31
1Kamui-Chikap Symphony, op. 40: I. Ground11:472Kamui-Chikap Symphony, op. 40: II. Water10:003Kamui-Chikap Symphony, op. 40: III. Fire5:514Kamui-Chikap Symphony, op. 40: IV. Air7:595Kamui-Chikap Symphony, op. 40: V. Rainbow9:506Chikap op.14a9:04Centaurus Unit / 4 Little Dream Songs
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 46:50
1Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit" for cello and orchestra op. 91 : I. Alloegro15:492Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit" for cello and orchestra op. 91 : II. Alloegro11:343Cello Concerto "Centaurus Unit" for cello and orchestra op. 91 : III. Allegro Molto8:2644 Little Dream Songs: I. Spring: Dream Song on May2:3254 Little Dream Songs: II. Summer: Distorted Waltz on August1:4764 Little Dream Songs: III. Autumn: Dream Song on November2:2174 Little Dream Songs: IV. Winter: Lullaby1:598Velvet Walz2:22
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Orion Machine / Kamui-Chikap SymphonySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:01:371Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": I. Betelgeuse. Largo5:08 2Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": II. Bellatrix. Presto3:41 3Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": III. Trapezium. Lento – Tempo di Waltz – Lento3:00 4Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": IV. Saiph. [ ] – Moderato (Swing!) – Solo cadenza – Fanfare. Allegro4:22 5Trombone Concerto, op. 55 "Orion Machine": V. Rigel: Finale. Moderato – Andante – Adagio – Largo2:56 6Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: I. Ground. Andante10:59 7Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: II. Water. Largo9:03 8Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: III. Fire. Allegro6:05 9Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: IV. Air. Adagio7:48 10Kamui-Chikap Symphony (Symphony no. 1), op. 40: V. Rainbow. Moderato8:35 | Live | 1996 | |
| 2003 | アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム オリジナル・サウンドトラック・スコアSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 47:531アストロボーイ2:56 2アトムのワルツ2:36 3科学省長官:お茶の水博士2:32 4天馬博士の野望2:22 5大都会の影3:02 6ポリス出動1:41 7悲しき英雄3:11 8ウランのワルツ1:46 9宇宙艇発進2:32 10断片化した回路1:53 11スキップらんらん1:46 12異次元へ2:26 13悲壮3:31 14地上最大のロボット1:55 15バトル・フィールド2:06 16異郷へ2:15 17コラール1:55 18ウランのワルツ (小編成版)1:28 19異郷へ (小編成版)2:50 20アトムのワルツ (小編成版)3:10 | Soundtrack | 19 March 2003 | |
| 2007 | Bassoon Concerto “Unicorn Circuit” / Pleiades Dances / Soh-Gyu-FuSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 19 tracks · 58:181Bassoon Concerto “Unicorn Circuit”: I. Autumn Input8:20 2Bassoon Concerto “Unicorn Circuit”: II. Winter Bias7:15 3Bassoon Concerto “Unicorn Circuit”: III. Spring Output5:41 4Floral Dance, from Pleiades Dances1:44 5Apple Seed Dance, from Pleiades Dances2:11 6Interlude to Winter, from Pleiades Dances1:42 7Invention to About 2 Voices, from Pleiades Dances1:18 8Ode to Double Faced Man, from Pleiades Dances1:39 9Negative Prelude, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a2:05 10Conventional Invention, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a1:07 11Alignment Romance, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a2:33 12Interlude with Birds, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a1:11 13Fragmentary Dance, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a1:46 14Dry Little Fuga, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a0:57 15Positive Rondo, from Pleiades Dances II, Op. 28a2:43 16Soh-Gyo-Fu: I. Introduction3:48 17Soh-Gyo-Fu: II. Allegro2:12 18Soh-Gyo-Fu: III. Largo5:13 19Soh-Gyo-Fu: IV. Finale. Presto4:53 | Compilation | 15 December 2007 | |
| 2010 | Tarkus - Classic Meets RockSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:16:371TARKUS (orchestra version): I. Eruption2:27 2TARKUS (orchestra version): II. Stones of Years2:33 3TARKUS (orchestra version): III. Iconoclast1:21 4TARKUS (orchestra version): IV. Mass2:03 5TARKUS (orchestra version): V. Manticore2:17 6TARKUS (orchestra version): VI. Battlefield2:29 7TARKUS (orchestra version): VII. Aquatarkus4:55 8Bugaku: Part I. Lento13:56 9Bugaku: Part II. Moderato10:14 10America Remix - for Piano and Orchestra Based on String Quartet "America": I. Allegro ma non troppo7:05 11America Remix - for Piano and Orchestra Based on String Quartet "America": II. Lento6:58 12America Remix - for Piano and Orchestra Based on String Quartet "America": III. Molto vivace3:53 13America Remix - for Piano and Orchestra Based on String Quartet "America": IV. Vivace5:55 14Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op.70b: I. Allegro molto3:20 15Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op.70b: II. Andante2:16 16Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op.70b: III. Scherzo. Allegro scherzando2:01 17Atom Hearts Club Suite no. 1, op.70b: IV. Finale. Allegro molto2:54 | Live | 21 July 2010 | |
| 2012 | 平清盛×吉松隆 音楽全仕事Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Soundtrack | 5 December 2012 | |
| 2013 | 鳥の響展Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 1:22:32Disc 1 1鳥は静かに... op.72(1998)7:35 2サクソフォン協奏曲「サイバーバード」 op.59(1994): I. 彩の鳥8:32 3サクソフォン協奏曲「サイバーバード」 op.59(1994): II. 悲の鳥7:42 4サクソフォン協奏曲「サイバーバード」 op.59(1994): III. 風の鳥6:18 5ドーリアン op.9(1979)12:19 Disc 21大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: I. テーマ音楽3:02 2大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: II. 屹立2:18 3大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: III. 情歌(あそびをせんとや)3:26 4大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: IV. 戦闘1:50 5大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: V. 夢詠み1:49 6大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: VI. 勇み歌3:45 7大河ドラマ「平清盛」(2012)より: VII. 決意3:25 8タルカス(2010): I. 噴火2:22 9タルカス(2010): II. ストーンズ・オブ・イヤーズ2:57 10タルカス(2010): III. アイコノクラスト1:21 11タルカス(2010): IV. ミサ聖祭2:06 12タルカス(2010): V. マンティコア2:21 13タルカス(2010): VI. 戦場2:52 14タルカス(2010): VII. アクアタルカス5:11 15ハッピーバースデートゥーユー1:21 | Live | 3 July 2013 | |
| 2014 | 交響曲第6番≪鳥と天使たち≫/マリンバ協奏曲≪バード・リズミクス≫Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 56:051交響曲 第6番≪鳥と天使たち≫作品113 I. 右方の鳥13:41 2交響曲 第6番≪鳥と天使たち≫作品113 II. 忘れっぽい天使たち8:20 3交響曲 第6番≪鳥と天使たち≫作品113 III. 左方の鳥8:09 4マリンバ協奏曲≪バード・リズミクス≫作品109 I. Bird Code(鳥の符号)9:54 5マリンバ協奏曲≪バード・リズミクス≫作品109 II. Rain Song(雨の歌)10:11 6マリンバ協奏曲≪バード・リズミクス≫作品109 III. Bird Feast(鳥の饗宴)5:50 | Live | 23 April 2014 | |
| 2023 | 音の始源を求めて10 大石満 鈴木浩一の仕事 NEW WAVESearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 1:15:161東京湾6:30 2マーマレイド回路16:32 3風の歌21:20 4コスモス20020:38 5リヴァラン10:16 | Compilation | 8 April 2023 | |
| 2023 | Symphony no. 3 / TARKUS / And Birds are Still... op. 72 / Sinfonia in Birds "To the birds of youth" op. 107Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:28:21Disc 1 1Symphony no.3 op. 75: I. Allegro14:49 2Symphony no.3 op. 75: II. Scherzo7:00 3Symphony no.3 op. 75: III. Adatio11:18 4Symphony no.3 op. 75: IV. Finale11:20 Disc 21And Birds are Still... op. 727:17 2Sinfonia in Birds "To the birds of youth" op. 107: I. prelude2:41 3Sinfonia in Birds "To the birds of youth" op. 107: II. toccata3:48 4Sinfonia in Birds "To the birds of youth" op. 107: III. dark steps3:41 5Sinfonia in Birds "To the birds of youth" op. 107: IV. nocturne3:32 6Sinfonia in Birds "To the birds of youth" op. 107: V. anthem4:13 7Tarkus: I. Eruption2:36 8Tarkus: II. Stones of Years2:58 9Tarkus: III. Iconoclast1:24 10Tarkus: IV. Mass2:04 11Tarkus: V. Manticore2:17 12Tarkus: VI. Battlefield2:44 13Tarkus: VII. Aquatarkus4:39 | Live | 21 June 2023 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Takashi Yoshimatsu head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 21 | 94.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 30 | 66.1th |
| Genres | 5 | 88.3th |
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