Inryoji Live

[Machine Translation] In May 2023, Swavek Jaskoucke performed in Japan for the first time in 6 years since "THE PIANO ERA 2017" in 2017. Starting with "POLISH PIANISM Concert" at the Main Hall of Meguro Persimon Hall, he has since toured Japan as "Piano solo Japan tour" in Kanazawa (Shirasagi Bijutsu), Nara (listude), Kobe (100BAN Hall), Okayama (Inryoji Temple), and Yonago (Yonago Shinsei Church). The live tours have been well received by the audience. The live performance at Inryoji Temple in Okayama on May 18 from that tour is now available on CD. This tour reflected Swavek's charm as an improviser who decides on repertoire and performance methods by feeling the atmosphere of each venue on the day of the tour. The Okayama concert was greatly inspired by the limpid temple atmosphere and the light rain that drizzled on the day of the performance, and the content was wonderful, bringing the entire venue together into one unified atmosphere. Kageryoji Temple, built in 1776, is famous as a live temple, and on this day, a grand piano was set up with felt in the resonant main hall made of clay walls and dry wood. The performance started with a new song "Kintsugi," inspired by the Japanese technique of "kintsugi (repairing chipped ceramics)," and continued with "Sea," "Music on Canvas," "Moments," and "Flying Flowers," a song from "Into the Dream Part II" with the same name, and nine other songs. Five of the nine songs were selected for the album ("East and Easy" was a common encore song at all venues on the tour). As Swavek himself described the performance of "Reflective," he performed piano music that was so magical that it seemed as if the world of ink painting had become sound. The songs from the different albums with different concepts were transformed into new landscapes with the texture of rain and temples, recording a night of marvel and silence.

2017年の「THE PIANO ERA 2017」以来6年ぶりの来日公演を2023年5月に行ったスワヴェク・ヤスクウケ。めぐろパーシモンホール大ホールでの「POLISH PIANISM Concert」を皮切りに、以降は「Piano solo Japan tour」として金沢 (白鷺美術)/奈良 (listude)/神戸 (100BANホール)/岡山 (蔭凉寺)/米子 (米子新生教会)と各地でもライヴ・ツアーを行い大きな反響を呼んだ。そのツアーの中から5月18日に岡山の蔭凉寺(いんりょうじ)で行ったライヴを今回CD化。今回のツアーは、各地の会場の雰囲気を当日感じてレパートリーと演奏方法を決めるというインプロヴァイザーとしてのスワヴェクの魅力が各公演で大きく反映された。この岡山公演は清冽な寺の雰囲気と当日まばらに滴る小雨という要素に大きくインスパイアーされた内容で、会場をひとつの統一した空気にまとめあげた素晴らしい内容。寛永9年創建の蔭凉寺はライヴ寺としても有名で、土壁と乾燥した木材で作られた響きのよい本堂でこの日はグランドピアノにフェルトをセットして演奏された。当日の演奏曲は日本の「金継ぎ (欠けた陶磁器の修繕技法)」に感銘を受け、そこからイメージされた新曲「Kintsugi」から始まり、アルバム『Sea』『ミュージック・オン・キャンバス』『モーメンツ』、そして『夢の中へ Part II』収録曲からの異名同曲「Flying Flowers」などの全9曲が演奏され、そのうち5曲が今回アルバム用にセレクト (「East and Easy」はツアー全会場での共通アンコール曲)。いずれもスタジオ録音曲をライヴ仕様として大きく発展させ、スワヴェク本人もこの日の演奏を「Reflective」と語るように墨絵の世界が音になったかのようなマジカルすぎるピアノ・ミュージックを披露した。コンセプトの異なる各アルバムからの曲を、雨と寺院というテクスチャーと共に新たな風景にしてしまう驚嘆と静寂の一夜の記録。