Ryotaro Ishihara

Aria (rethink) / Aria (for long time)

2022 — album

This album includes "Aria (rethink)" written for the Born Creative Festival at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre in 2022, plus the previously unreleased "Aria (for a long time)."

楽曲の素材にバッハ《ゴルトベルク変奏曲》(BWV. 988) より冒頭2小節、6拍のみを用いた。この6拍を解体・再構築するなかで、オリジナルの質感を残しつつ、滞留的・無時間的な作品に仕上げることを試みた。《ゴルトベルク変奏曲》は空間的なあり方としてマテリアライズされ、そこにバッハのもつ記号性を発現させる。こうした有時間的キャラクターを空間的キャラクターへと再構築する過程をもって「再考 (rethink)」とした。

I used only the first six beats of Bach's "Goldberg Variations" (BWV. 988) as the material for this piece. In deconstructing and reconstructing these six beats, I attempted to create a work that is stagnant and timeless while retaining the texture of the original.

tracklist
  1. Aria (rethink)
  2. Aria (for long time): I
  3. Aria (for long time): II
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credits
Released on July 24, 2022 Composed and mixed by Ryotaro Ishihara "Born Creative Festival" organized by Agency for Cultural Affairs (Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space, 15–16 July 2022), exhibited at "Electronic Music Room".