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Playing the Piano 2009

ambient, classical, electronic, experimental 121 min 24 tracks Decca Records

Playing the Piano is a concept album by Ryuichi Sakamoto which was first released in Japan in 2009. The album includes recordings released in Japan only in 2004 under the /04 and /05 releases.

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Character

Spare, grave, character-led and intimate.

sparerichly built
gravecomic
character-led

Tracks

1Amore5:09
2Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence4:42
3A Flower Is Not a Flower6:34
4The Sheltering Sky4:54
5Tamago 20042:50
6The Last Emperor6:43
7Tibetan Dance4:23
8Thousand Knives5:22
9Riot in Lagos4:35
10Reversing3:31
11Mizu No Naka No Bagatelle3:46
12Bolerish5:09
1Hibari9:02
2Hwit6:29
3Still Life4:45
4In the Red5:32
5Tama4:02
6Nostalgia3:39
7Firewater4:11
8Disko3:37
9Ice3:34
10Glacier9:44
11To Stanford3:38
12Composition 09195:30

24 tracks, 121 minutes.

About the album

Artist: 坂本龍一
Label: Decca Records
Released: 2009
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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