Toru Takemitsu (October 8, 1930 - February 20, 1996) was one of Japan's leading world-class composers. He left behind a wide range of works, from orchestral works to stage music, film music, choral music, and pop songs, and here we present the first box set of his five orchestral works in a series co-produced with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, which gained great popularity in the 1990s. This box set covers his major works from his early masterpiece "Requiem for Strings" to "Spectral Canticle," his last orchestral work. All of these recordings, made in the presence and under the supervision of the composers themselves, have been awarded the "Record Geijutsu (Recorded Arts) Special Selection/Recommendation" and are still of enduring value today. The commentary includes production notes by the composer himself, as well as rare photographs of the recordings.

DISC 1
1. Requiem for string orchestra 00:09:30
2. November Steps for biwa, shakuhachi, and orchestra 00:19:59
3. Beyond the distant call! for violin and orchestra 00:14:54
4. Visions I for Orchestra - Mystery 00:05:44
5. Visions for Orchestra II - Closed Eyes 00:06:42

DISC 2
1. Gemeau - I for oboe, trombone, 2 orchestras, 2 conductors - Strophe 00:07:02
2. Gemeau ~ II for oboe, trombone, two orchestras, two conductors - Genisys 00:09:03
3. Gemeau ~ III for oboe, trombone, 2 orchestras, 2 conductors - Traces 00:06:19
4. Gemeau ~ IV for oboe, trombone, 2 orchestras, 2 conductors - Antistroph 00:07:57
5. Muso ~ for orchestra 00:14:20
6. Garden of Spirits ~for orchestra 00:15:07

DISC 3
1. Autumn - for biwa, shakuhachi and orchestra 00:16:29
2. A Way A Lone II - for string orchestra 00:14:25
3. Water Dreaming - for flute and orchestra 00:11:45
4. Twill by Twilight - for orchestra 00:10:59

DISC 4
1. doria on the horizon 00:09:22
2. "Atoll" - I for soprano and orchestra - Accumulation 00:02:50
3. "Atoll" - for soprano and orchestra II - Poem I 00:03:24
4. "Atoll" - III for soprano and orchestra - Accumulation II with for strings 00:02:25
5. "Atoll" - IV for soprano and orchestra - Poem II 00:03:55
6. "Atoll" - V for soprano and orchestra - Accumulation III 00:02:43
7. the bird descends into the star-shaped garden 00:13:21
8. Gunto S. - for 21 players 00:13:46
9. Corona II for stringed instruments - Addendum 00:01:35

DISC 5
1. Spectral Canticle - for violin, guitar and orchestra [World premiere recording] 00:16:02
2. Stars and Islands - for orchestra 00:08:06
3. Time of Dreams - for orchestra 00:13:59
4. green 00:05:49
5. tree song 00:08:09