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Water Sings, Forest Sleeps (Live in Nagoya)
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It's Never Too Late to Meet Again (Piano Solo Version) [Live in Nagoya]
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Hikari's Present (Live in Niigata)
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In the Old and Small Village (Improvisation in Niigata)
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The Priest in the Field (Improvisation in Shizuoka, Part 1)
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Will (Improvisation in Shizuoka, Part 2)
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A True and Forever Friend (Improvisation in Osaka, Part 1)
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The Mound beside the Sacred Lake (Improvisation in Osaka, Part 2)
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Selected best performances from the "Topos of the Soul" solo piano concert tour held in nine locations nationwide in 2003, and released as a 2-CD album. A total of 16 pieces, including Wong's quintessential improvisations and representative compositions.
An eternal place where everything shines, that is the "Topos of the Soul". Even if you seek it, you cannot go there. But if you do not, you cannot go there. The promised place where you have been maddeningly longing for. (poem by Wong WingTsan)
Wong WingTsan, called "The Pianist in Meditation", is the leading figure in Japan's New Age Music scene. Born in Kobe in 1949 and raised in Tokyo, he started his professional career as a musician at the age of nineteen playing Jazz, Soul and Modern Music. A meditative experience in 1987 led to his discovery of the music in him, prompting him to set up Satowa Music in 1992. He has since released almost 30 CDs from his label, each album a long-seller. He also wrote the theme music for "Kokoro no Jidai" on NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation, Japan's only public broadcaster) Educational TV, "Nippon Kikou" and "Mokugeki! Nippon" on NHK General TV. His solo piano interlaced with soulful improvisations is what makes his piano unique. You could feel the essence of clear and beautiful piano music of Wong WingTsan.
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