Takaaki Shibata – The World of Unaccompanied Mandolin (2026)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 02:03:50 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
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The culmination of a concert series exploring new horizons of unaccompanied mandolin music, with new works by six up-and-coming Japanese composers added to the repertoire, this two-disc set provides an insight into the 300-year history of mandolin music!

Tracklist:

1. Takaaki Shibata – Biber: Passacaglia (08:38)
2. Takaaki Shibata – Sauli: Partita I: I. Allemanda (01:11)
3. Takaaki Shibata – Sauli: Partita I: II. Correntea (01:19)
4. Takaaki Shibata – Sauli: Partita I: III. Sarabanda (02:14)
5. Takaaki Shibata – Sauli: Partita I: IV. Bourée (01:28)
6. Takaaki Shibata – Sauli: Partita I: V. Gigue (01:02)
7. Takaaki Shibata – Sauli: Partita I: VI. Menuete (01:17)
8. Takaaki Shibata – Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013: I. Allemande (04:38)
9. Takaaki Shibata – Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013: II. Corrente (02:40)
10. Takaaki Shibata – Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013: III. Sarabande (03:54)
11. Takaaki Shibata – Bach: Partita for Flute solo BWV 1013: IV. Bourrée Anglaise (01:48)
12. Takaaki Shibata – Leone: Air No. 7 (05:42)
13. Takaaki Shibata – Munier: Love Song (06:50)
14. Takaaki Shibata – Milanesi: Studio Scherzo (03:57)
15. Takaaki Shibata – Calace: X Preludio (07:51)
16. Takaaki Shibata – Tanaka: Yurikago (The Cradle) (04:02)
17. Takaaki Shibata – Fujikura: Quill (04:47)
18. Takaaki Shibata – Nishizawa: Vier Präludien: I. Andante moderato (02:29)
19. Takaaki Shibata – Nishizawa: Vier Präludien: II. Poco allegretto (01:11)
20. Takaaki Shibata – Nishizawa: Vier Präludien: III. Andante molto (02:05)
21. Takaaki Shibata – Nishizawa: Vier Präludien: IV. Con spirito (01:38)
22. Takaaki Shibata – Taguchi: Soukyu (The Firmament) (07:45)
23. Takaaki Shibata – Hashizume: Light leaks (05:39)
24. Takaaki Shibata – Kuwahara: Perpetuel Movement (05:12)
25. Takaaki Shibata – Nakahori: Fragment (19:36)
26. Takaaki Shibata – Yamane: Unknown World (06:03)
27. Takaaki Shibata – Kuwahara: Moon and Yamanba (06:18)
28. Takaaki Shibata – Okano: Oboro-dukiyo (Hazy Moonlit Night) (Arr. for Mandolin by Ippo Tsuboi) (02:22)

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Takaaki Shibata – A Mandolin with Voices & Winds (2026)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 01:09:41 minutes | 675 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Woodnote Studio

A new project by mandolin player Takaaki Shibata has begun! The first installment of this project, which aims to create “new chamber music including the mandolin,” is a collaboration with vocalists and woodwind instruments—instruments that utilize “breath”!

This chamber music project, which aims to create “new chamber music including the mandolin,” builds upon the history of the mandolin and aims to establish the mandolin as an important instrument in contemporary music. It consists of four components: ① existing works from classical to contemporary periods, ② commissioning new works, ③ open calls for new works, and ④ recording. This first work of the project is music created with the mandolin and “breath.” Please enjoy it at your leisure. (Takaaki Shibata)

Tracklist:

1. Takaaki Shibata – Mozart: Komm, liebe Zither K. 351 (01:54)
2. Takaaki Shibata – Mozart: Die Zufriedenheit K. 349 (02:22)
3. Takaaki Shibata – Beiter: Lunar Rendezvouz (10:22)
4. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: I. Crow’s Notebook (02:13)
5. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: II. Snowy Village (03:42)
6. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: III. The Stone (03:23)
7. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: IV. Festival, O Festival (01:53)
8. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: V. Despite the crickets chrping (02:23)
9. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: VI. Flowers and Rain (02:25)
10. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares: VII. Spring Comes Like Sleep Unawares (03:17)
11. Takaaki Shibata – Erdmann: Petit Jeu: I. Allegro assai (01:48)
12. Takaaki Shibata – Erdmann: Petit Jeu: II. Andante (01:58)
13. Takaaki Shibata – Erdmann: Petit Jeu: III. Allegro vivace (02:08)
14. Takaaki Shibata – Tsuboi: Prelude for Concert No. 2 “Owl” (01:02)
15. Takaaki Shibata – Kobayashi: Haiku Suite: I. Nightingale singing around the kitchen (Chigetsu Kawai) (01:57)
16. Takaaki Shibata – Kobayashi: Haiku Suite: II. Buddhist statue hiding mosquitos behind (Issa Kobayashi) (01:13)
17. Takaaki Shibata – Kobayashi: Haiku Suite: III. Dripping nose in winter (Ryunosuke Akutagawa) (01:31)
18. Takaaki Shibata – Kobayashi: Haiku Suite: IV. My first dream of the year (Syo-u Sakurai) (01:48)
19. Takaaki Shibata – Giuliani: Duetto re Maggiore per flauto e mandolin: I. Moderato (03:58)
20. Takaaki Shibata – Giuliani: Duetto re Maggiore per flauto e mandolin: II. Minué (02:09)
21. Takaaki Shibata – Chong: Attempts iki(su)ru (07:56)
22. Takaaki Shibata – Wei: Sekar Jagad (08:07)

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