Two recordings of Toru Takemitsu compositions make invigorating music. (Originated from Orange County Register)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | February 15, 1994| | Copyright

    This may have nothing to do with the music of Toru Takemitsu, but the titles this Japanese composer thinks up for his music sure are intriguing. 
    Takemitsu pieces often carry such moody incriptions as ``To the Edge of Dream,'' ``The Way A Lone'' or my favorite, ``From Me Flows What You Call Time.'' 
    Actually, his music is a lot like the titles: contemplative, spare in its materials and suggestive of a whole concept while staying just hazy enough to resist a linear meaning. 
    Two new releases use Takemitsu titles to give their discs a dose of this atmosphere to appeal to ...

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