Croquis / Ongaku Techo

[Machine Translation] Kaitaro Abe has always pursued the possibilities of music while composing music for many stage and film productions. In recent years, he has compiled a single album of music written for NHK television programs. The songs are composed with a keen sense of arrangement, mainly for piano and strings, and are highly acclaimed by a wide range of audiences, crossing genres from art education programs, travel programs, and dramas. Kaori Takeda sings the arrangement of "Kyoto adoration," a song that has a strong presence in the program "The Secret Pleasures of Kyoto People" as well as in this album.

舞台や映画の音楽を多く手掛けながら、常に音楽の可能性を追求してきた阿部海太郎。近年、NHKのテレビ番組のために書き下ろした楽曲を1枚のアルバムにまとめあげました。美術教養番組、旅番組、ドラマとジャンルを横断しながら幅広い層から評価を得たのが、ピアノとストリングスを中心とした鋭い感覚のアレンジによる印象深いメロディの数々。番組『京都人の密かな愉しみ』でも本作でも存在感を放つ「京都慕情」のアレンジ曲を歌うのは武田カオリ。