ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
THE PIANO WORKS
Performed & Programmed on Computer
by
TAKATOSHI NAITO
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG (1874-1951)
(I) Suite fur Klavier
op.25 (1921-1923)
(1) Praludium. Rasch [0:51]
(2) Gavotte. Etwas langsan, nicht hastig [0:57]
(3) Musette, Rascher [1:00]
(4) Gavotte (da capo) [0:57]
(5) Intermezzo [3:22]
(6) Menuett, Moderato-Trio [3:20]
(7) Gigue, Rasch [2:23]
(II) Sechs kleine Klavierstucke
op.19 (1911)
(8) 1. Leicht, zart [1:08]
(9) 2. Langsam [0:39]
(10) 3. Sehr langsan Viertel [0:50]
(11) 4. Rasch, aber leicht [0:14]
(12) 5. Etwas rasch [0:25]
(13) 6. Sehr langsam [1:05]
(III) Drei Klavierstucke
op.11 (1909)
(14) 1. Massig [2:12]
(15) 2. Massige Achtel [4:20]
(16) 3. Bewegt [2:04]
(IV) Funf Klavierstucke
op.23 (1920-1923)
(17) 1. Sehr langsam [1:12]
(18) 2. Sehr rasch [0:57]
(19) 3. Langsam [2:09]
(20) 4. Schwungvoll [1:33]
(21) 5. Walzer [2:04]
(V) Klavierstuck op.33a
(1929)
(VI) Klavierstuck op.33b
(1931)
(23) Massig langsam [2:22]
Takatoshi Naito (Producer)
Takatoshi Naito was born
in 1932, and graduated from the Department of Composition at Tokyo National
University of Fine Arts and Music. He has made outstanding achievements
in the performing arts field. In the late 1980s, he completely switched
his style of composing for musical instruments, namely piano, to computers.
Since then, Naito has perfected his composition style using computers.
In 1991, Naito successfully completed his two-year attempt to perform all
the piano pieces composed by Arnold Schoenberg using piano sound sampling
based on digitized data. The result of his attempt was released by POLYDOR
K.K. (Japan) as a limited edition in Japan and has been highly appreciated
in the music field. The Performance of Schoenberg's Piano Pieces Using Computers,
sponsored by the Agency for Cultural Affairs held at Sogetsu Art Center
Hall in Tokyo, was also a great success.
Naito stated: ﾒWhen I studied Schoenberg's music in my youth, I definitely
thought that it might be technically impossible for any player to reproduce
the ﾔsoundﾕ, especially for the piano, that the composer imagined. However,
over the past 25 years, I realized that it may be possible if I used computers.
I do not mean to discredit a live performance by a pianist, but I am confident
my performance can express more accurately the requirements that Schoenberg
specified in piano scores.ﾓ
"As I am not a professional pianist, I cannot play Schoenberg's piano
pieces. Instead, I interpreted the scores and put them into 'sound' using
computers. I created a computer program to listen to the 'sound' in the
scores, and made ongoing modifications. This work essentially differs from
'playing' because it is basically performed only once. I think my work can
be referred to as a creative activity such as sculpting and painting."
Ten years after completing the first version, Naito is challenging
the second edition. "Honestly speaking, in those days there were various
technical limitations. In particular, the absence of good quality piano
sound sampling proved fatal to CD production. However, technology has continued
to develop. Thanks to such technological advances, most problems in those
days have been resolved. That is why I have made up my mind to produce the
second version in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Schoenberg's
death."
Equipment
Computer:Apple/Power Macintosh
G4
Sequence Software:Mark of the Unicorn/Digital Performer ver.2.72
MIDI Interface:Mark of the Unicorn/MIDI Time Piece
Sampling Synthesizer:Roland/S-760 Digital Sampler
Sound Source: EAST WEST/Boesendorfeer Loud Stereo Full Range
32.00Mb
Staff
Producer/Takatoshi Naito
Recording Location:
(1st Version) Studio Polydor K.K. in Tokyo Japan,1991
(2nd Version) Studio ONGEN in Tokyo Japan, 2003
Recording Engineer/Masayuki Fujii & Hiroshi Senuma
