Sunday Feature

Enter the Garden: Toru Takemitsu

Sunday 18 May 2008 22:00-22:45 (Radio 3)

The composer Takemitsu's music, philosophy and personality are explored alongside his attraction to the metaphor of the garden - 'I design gardens with music', claimed Takemitsu, a Japanese artist who found success on the concert platforms of the West before returning to the cultural influences of his birthplace.

Including interviews with his daughter Maki, film directors Masahiro Shinoda and Peter Grilli, composer Dai Fujikura, conductor Oliver Knussen, pop musician David Sylvian, a gardener from the Hama Rikyu garden in Tokyo and a previously unheard interview with the composer himself, recorded in the early 1990s.

Duration:

45 minutes

Sunday Feature

Episode and Playlist Information

• 1 June 2008 Robert Rauschenber
• 25 May 08 DH Lawrence
• 18 May 08 Toru Takemitsu
• 11 May 08 Theodor Herzl
• 27 Apr 08 The Splintered City
• 20 Apr 08 James Agee
• 13 Apr 08 Homer's Landscapes

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