Leo Brouwer - Hika - Live in Concert

Hika. In memoriam Tōru Takemitsu (1996) by Leo Brouwer Authorized by Leo Brouwer and Ediciones Espiral Eterna https://www.eeebrouwer.com “Hika” (translated from Japanese as Elegy, Mournful melody) was written by Brouwer to commemorate the passing of his lifelong friend and composer Tōru Takemitsu. It was premiered in 1997 by Shin-ichi Fukuda. One notable feature of the work regards the first page, and the manner in which the measures are separated by blank spaces. In the commentary, Leo writes “The blank space in A~B means “Count down to death”. Play as quietly as possible. Recorded live in concert for the South Bay Guitar Society on November 4th, at the Saint Francis Episcopal Church, San Jose, California. Video and Sound producer: Artemy Kolesnikov Guitar: Martin Blackwell www.dragosilie.com