Isao Tomita (1932–2016)

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* Audio CD (1982)
* Number of Discs: 1
* Label: RCA Red Seal
* ASIN: B00000E68K
* Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars Based on 1 review. Write a review.
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #175,410 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
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On this CD:

1. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No. 4, Snowflakes are Dancing
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

2. Rêverie ("Le zephir à la douce haleine"), song for voice & piano, L. 8
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

3. Estampes, for piano, L. 100 No. 3, Gardens in the Rain
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

4. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 No. 3, Claire de Lune
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

5. Arabesque I, for piano, L. 66/1
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

6. La cathédrale engloutie, prelude for piano, L. 117/10
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

7. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75 No. 4, Passepied
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

8. La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

9. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No. 6, Golliwog's Cakewalk
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

10. Des pas sur la neige, prelude for piano, L. 117/6
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Isao Tomita

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4 out of 5 stars Historic synthesizer - artful and soulful interpretations of Debussy, January 10, 2006

Reviewer: Steve Stanley "contemplative" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This album, like Switched On Bach by W. Carlos, is a pioneering synthesizer work.

I remember how amazing it sounded when it came out in 1974.

Listening to it now, I am impressed by the soulfulness of interpretation Tomita achieved with an unwieldy electronic instrument. (single-voice only, I believe; multitracked on analog tape! There's a photo of Tomita on the back cover that shows him surrounded by racks of electronic equipment.) Somehow, despite the slow, highly technical process of generating and recording this, he finds an expressive range from the ridiculous (Golliwog's Cakewalk) to the Sublime (Engulfed Cathedral).

Well worth a listen.… (mehr)