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When I travel, I try to enjoy the sunrise and sunset as much as possible, but when I'm at home, I'm so busy that I end up in bed. Today, I woke up to the birds singing at 5am, so I played along. In Sri Lanka, sutras were chanted from the temple at sunrise, and it seemed to harmonize the surrounding air with light and sound, which was a blessing every morning.


Marginalia #197

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This time, I brought some simple equipment to the ocean in Sri Lanka and played together with waves. It was time to say goodbye to the ocean where I had been playing every day.


Marginalia #196

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Concert








  2025    


  May.10 (sat)
15:00 - 15:45
WaBaSata Live I am Earch, Ibukiyama, Maibara
 
 
  May.17 (sat)
1st stage 16:00 -
2nd stage 19:00 -
Masakatsu Takagi
"A Time to Sing"
Billboard Live Osaka
 
 
  May.23 (fri) Masakatsu Takagi Mori Michi Ichiba 2025
 
 
  May.31 (sat)
1st stage 16:00 -
2nd stage 19:00 -
Masakatsu Takagi
"A Time to Sing"
Billboard Live Yokohama
 
 







Music Journey at Billboard Live
Masakatsu Takagi "A Time to Sing"

2025 May 17th (sat.) Billboard Live Osaka

1st stage open 15:00 start 16:00 /
2nd stage open 18:00 start 19:00

Masakatsu Takagi(Pf)
Yoko Kumazawa(Vn)
Taro Kishimoto(Fl etc.)
Naoko Sato(Perc)
Jyoji Sawada(Ba)

Guest Artists
Ann Sally(Vo)
Hana Hope(Vo)

https://www.billboard-live.com/osaka/








Music Journey at Billboard Live
Masakatsu Takagi "A Time to Sing"

2025 May 17th (sat.) Billboard Live Yokohama

1st stage open 15:00 start 16:00 /
2nd stage open 18:00 start 19:00

Masakatsu Takagi(Pf)
Yoko Kumazawa(Vn)
Taro Kishimoto(Fl etc.)
Naoko Sato(Perc)
Jyoji Sawada(Ba)

Guest Artists
Ann Sally(Vo)
Hana Hope(Vo)
Saho Terao(Vo

https://www.billboard-live.com/yokohama/














Release








Marginalia VII

2025 April 30

CD

01 Marginalia #142
02 Marginalia #143
03 Marginalia #144
04 Marginalia #145
05 Marginalia #146
06 Marginalia #147
07 Marginalia #149
08 Marginalia #150
09 Marginalia #151
10 Marginalia #152
11 Marginalia #153
12 Marginalia #154
13 Marginalia #156
14 Marginalia #159
15 Marginalia #166
16 Marginalia #167

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LP

A-1 Marginalia #142
A-2 Marginalia #143
A-3 Marginalia #144
A-4 Marginalia #145
A-5 Marginalia #146
A-6 Marginalia #152

B-1 Marginalia #154
B-2 Marginalia #156
B-3 Marginalia #159
B-4 Marginalia #166

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Music Journey Vol. 2
Masakatsu Takagi "A Time to Sing"

CD 2025 April 30th
LP 2025 October 1


01 Kito Kito with Hana Hope
02 Tanana with Clementine
03 Tanememi with Saho Terao
04 Cradle of Myriad Stars with Ann Sally
05 Marginalia Song with Manami Kakudo
06 Birthplace of Kife with Saho Terao
07 Le garcon et la bete with Clementine
08 Free the Wind with Ann Sally
09 Mother's Song with Hana Hope
10 Rainy Steps with Saho Terao
11 Cosmos with Clementine
12 Home after Rain with Ann Sally
13 Shukusai with Manami Kakudo



















River Returns - Original Soundtrack
Masakatsu Takagi

2025 March 22


01 Chigonone no Haru I
02 River Returns - Overture
03 Mother and Child I
04 Izanai
05 Otozure
06 Kusabue I
07 Your Pureness
08 Chigonone no Haru II
09 Utsuwa
10 Memento
11 Kusabue II
12 Hoyo
13 Mother and Child II
14 River Returns - Finale









RIVER RETURNS

2025 March 22

directed by Masakazu Kaneko
music by Masakatsu Takagi



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Marginalia VI

CD

1. Marginalia #164
2. Marginalia #165
3. Marginalia #129
4. Marginalia #130
5. Marginalia #134
6. Marginalia #135
7. Marginalia #136
8. Marginalia #137
9. Marginalia #138
10.Marginalia #140
11.Marginalia #123
12.Marginalia #121
13.Marginalia #132

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Vinyl (limited edition)

[A side]
1. Marginalia #164
2. Marginalia #165
3. Marginalia #138
4. Marginalia #140

[B side]
1. Marginalia #129
2. Marginalia #130
3. Marginalia #123
4. Marginalia #132

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Limited Re-release!
Now available all 6 releases from the seriese of Marginalia on Vinyl formant.


Marginalia

Vinyl (limited edition)

[A side]
1. Marginalia #1
2. Marginalia #2
3. Marginalia #28
4. Marginalia #40

[B side]
5. Marginalia #5
6. Marginalia #23
7. Marginalia #37

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Marginalia II

Vinyl (limited edition)

[A side]
1. Marginalia #7
2. Marginalia #24
3. Marginalia #27
4. Marginalia #35

[B side]
5. Marginalia #13
6. Marginalia #43
7. Marginalia #39
8. Marginalia #45


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Misc.













Long Interview (in Japanese)

NiEW

> part 1

> part 2













For Yuzuru Hanyu “Echoes of Life"

Download >> Nova (pdf)
















New web site of Mikawo Takagi.

http://www.mikawotakagi.com















































 

Masakatsu Takagi
Marginalia

These daily piano recordings were made in my private studio surrounded by
the mountains in Hyogo, Japan.
I opened all the windows to welcome the sounds of nature
and played the piano without any sort of preparation :
no overdubbing, no writing, no editing, no fixing…just as it is.
What you are listening now are raw, improvised piano recording
where the sounds of nature and the musical notes are recorded at the same time,
in harmony without any discrimination.
I love to think that nature might also listen to my piano.

The nature is the melody.
The piano is the harmony.













Masakatsu Takagi

Marginalia II



2019. April 3









  1.  Marginalia #7
2.  Marginalia #17
3.  Marginalia #24
4.  Marginalia #27
5.  Marginalia #35
6.  Marginalia #12
7.  Marginalia #44
8.  Marginalia #4
9.  Marginalia #31
10. Marginalia #13
11. Marginalia #43
12. Marginalia #39
13. Marginalia #45
14. Marginalia #46


74min.32sec.








Masakatsu Takagi

Marginalia



2018. December









  CD, Download, Streaming

1.  Marginalia #1
2.  Marginalia #2
3.  Marginalia #3
4.  Marginalia #5
5.  Marginalia #8
6.  Marginalia #11
7.  Marginalia #22
8.  Marginalia #23
9.  Marginalia #25
10. Marginalia #28
11. Marginalia #36
12. Marginalia #37
13. Marginalia #40


74min.



 

Tracklist:

Side A
A1. Marginalia #1
A2. Marginalia #2
A3. Marginalia #28
A4. Marginalia #40

Side B
B1. Marginalia #5
B2. Marginalia #23
B3. Marginalia #37



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