You are invited to listen to a piano recording at Takagi's private studio in Hyogo, Japan where the only surroundings are the natural landscapes of mountains. This is the intimate conversation between man and nature, the melody of vastness and simplicity, flowing in harmony.

"I opened all the windows to welcome the sounds of nature and played the piano without any sort of preparation: no overdubbing, no writing, no editing or mixing, no fixing…just as it is"

Takagi Masakatsu was born in Kyoto but lives and works in a traditional Japanese village where he is free from everyday life noise and considers the environment one of his listeners as well as his greatest influences.

The recordings capture our intricate duality and the beauty of synchronizing with natural sounds and cycles.

posted by Staff
October 2018