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RYUICHI SAKAMOTO: PLAYING THE PIANO

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DELIGHTFULLY ACCESSIBLE: A selection of solo piano adaptations

Friday November 6,2009

By Robert Spellman

UK AUDIENCES will be familiar with Ryuichi Sakamoto, initially through his pioneering electronic pop act of the early Eighties Yellow Magic Orchestra and his acclaimed score for the film Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence where he starred next to David Bowie.

Sakamoto is drawn to the margins as well as the mainstream but Playing The Piano is a delightfully accessible selection of solo piano adaptations of his renowned soundtrack work, featuring The Last Emperor and The Sheltering Sky.

(Decca)

VERDICT 3/5

 


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