Playing the Piano is a concept album by Ryuichi Sakamoto which was first released in Japan in 2009. The album includes recordings released in Japan only in 2004 under the /04 and /05 releases. The album is completely instrumental and features Sakamoto covering his earlier work, such as the soundtracks to Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence and The Last Emperor, and also pop songs such as "Thousand Knives," by rearranging them to be played on a single piano. Sakamoto himself refers to the album as a "Self covers" album.[1] In North America it was released as a deluxe double album along with the experimental album Out of Noise on 28 September 2010.[2] Sakamoto promoted the album in North America with an 11-date tour in October and November 2010.[3]
AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek states "For the most part, it is a spare and lovely beauty of an album, with few surprises save for the elegance that Sakamoto performs these indelible pieces with".[4]PopMatters John Garrett noted "An important selling point for Playing the Piano is how Ryuichi Sakamoto takes the opportunity to "cover himself", so to speak. His soundtrack work is up for grabs as well as a fantastic pre-Yellow Magic Orchestra composition called "Thousand Knives". The advantage of this is that Sakamoto boils these pieces down to their skeletal form, presenting them to the listener in a way that's probably close to how he was writing them all these years ago".[5] The album hit No.5 in Gaon International Music Chart.[6]
^Ryuichi Sakamoto – Playing the Piano / Out of Noise – Decca – Audiophile Audition. Audaud.com (23 November 2010). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
^A Ryuichi Sakamoto Web Site : What's New. siteSakamoto (28 September 2010). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^A Ryuichi Sakamoto Web Site : What's New. siteSakamoto (17 October 2010). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ abJurek, Thom. Playing the Piano / Out of Noise – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
^ abGarrett, J., PopMatters Review, 27 September 2010
^"국내 대표 음악 차트 가온차트!". gaonchart.co.kr. from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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