🇯🇵Toru Takemitsu ： All in Twilight

Toru Takemitsu’s piano work All in Twilight explores the boundary between sound and silence through subtle changes in resonance. The afterglow of individual notes, the distances between widely separated registers, and shifts in musical density give the passage of time a vivid sense of dimension. Consisting of several short pieces, it presents each with an independent character while maintaining a quiet tension and continuity across the whole. Its appeal lies in the colors found even in passages with few notes and in the delicacy of the moment when a resonance fades away. In performance, the beginnings of notes should not be made too hard, and care should be taken not to cloud the resonance with the pedal; the silences between notes also deserve careful attention. Unhurried control of dynamics and timing, together with attentive listening to the direction and afterglow of each note, is key to conveying the work’s serene world.