Climactic Analog Piano Recording by Cortot's Favorite Pupil KEIKO TOYAMA PLAYS DEBUSSY & RAVEL Keiko Toyama, piano HQMA-00002( Camerata ) Classical

This was the first recording of Keiko Toyama who was invited by Alfred Cortot to go to France and become his pupil after he heard her perform during a visit to Japan in 1952. Toyama is an irreplaceable artist and has received immense praise from audiences and co-performers alike. Her unmatched sound and elegant, sensual expressiveness bring a new light to well-known pieces.
This climactic analog piano recording clearly captures the series of exquisite sounds of Debussy and Ravel, and the high quality music data brilliantly preserves the true value for the listener.

1.Claude Debussy:
Images 1re série
[1] Reflets dans l'eau
[2] Hommage à Rameau
[3] Mouvement

Images 2e série
[4] Cloches à travers les feuilles
[5] Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût
[6] Poissons d'or

2.Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
[7] I. Modéré
[8] II. Mouvement de Menuet
[9] III. Animé

Valses nobles et sentimentales
[10] Modere, tres franc
[11] Assez lent, avec une expression intence
[12] Modéré
[13] Assez animé
[14} Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
[15] Vif
[16] Moins vif
[17] Épilogue: lent

Keiko Toyama, piano (Bösendorfer: Model 290 Imperial)

Recorded: October 1976
Setagaya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan

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