Slow Chopin - 15 Piano Therapies to Listen to on the Piano / Yuko Toyoda

Welcome to the healing forest that will soothe your soul. A relaxing piano that depicts time at a leisurely pace.

A collection of 15 therapeutic songs, including famous pieces by Frederic François Chopin, known as the poet of the piano, and new songs by Toyoda Yuko.

Like his previous work, Slow Bach, this is a masterpiece in which Toyoda's slow tempo arrangements harmonize beautifully with Chopin's music.

This is an exquisitely healing album in which the piano speaks of love and romance, with a relaxed tempo and careful attention paid to each individual note, amidst natural sounds that are rich in 1/f fluctuations.

The album includes 12 poems from Chopin's heart, including a waltz and nocturne he wrote while thinking of his beloved, a romance inspired by the spring forests, a prelude he wrote while listening to the birdsong of Mallorca, and a lullaby born from his interactions with a friend's children, as well as three original songs by Toyoda that convey the messages of sound he heard from Chopin's forest.

One theory is that Chopin's birthday was March 1st. The design of this album is inspired by the color of the apricot, the birth flower of March 1st.
Combined with the concepts of "love" and "romance," it has a beautiful design.

You will experience an unprecedented moment of relaxation and healing as your mind and body are harmonised and enveloped in Chopin's forest.

Yuko Toyoda (Pianist)

Graduated from Kunitachi College of Music and made his debut at the Vienna Konzerthaus in 2002.
He then began performing as a soloist both in Japan and abroad, starting with a collaboration with the principal players of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is currently attracting attention as a rare pianist who is creating a new world of classical music with his beautiful, clear tone, passionate virtuosity, and show-style stage performances.

<Track list>

1. In the light of dawn ~ Nocturne Op.32-1
2. Consolation ~ Nocturne Op.27-2
3. Prayer to the Stars ~ Nocturne Posthumous Work No.20
4. Happiness that cannot be contained ~ Nocturne op.9-2
5. Walking in the Sun ~ Waltz op.70-3
6. Hope - Etude op.25-1
7. Love Waltz ~ Waltz KK. IV b-11
8. Thinking of You at the End of the Day ~Prelude Op.28-13
9. Promise of Reunion ~ Waltz op.69-1
10. Moonlit Forest - Excerpt from Piano Concerto No. 1, 2nd Movement
11. Love Letter from Orpheus (Original Song)
12. A Gentle Breeze in the Heart ~Prelude Op.28-11
13. Petit Rose Waltz (original song)
14. Epilogue (original song)
15. Dream in Memory ~ Lullaby

<Staff>

Producer: Keigo Akiba (K's Lagoon LLC)
A&R Director: Kunihito Ikeda
Recording and Mixing Engineer: Toshiyuki Takahashi
Recording Studio: Bösendorfer JAPAN
Instrument: Bösendorfer 290 “Imperial”
Tuner: Katsumi Tsuda
Mastering Engineer: Tadaaki Kisaka at Della Studio
Artist Management: Wakuko Toyoda (Toyoda Music Office Co.)
Design: Suzuka Nakamura (SDR.inc)
Special Thanks: Yu Sayama (Bösendorfer JAPAN)
Executive Producer: Hideo Utsugi

<Product information>
Total 15 songs/approx. 65 minutes
Price: ¥1,980 (tax included)
Product number: DLDH-1908
Composition, arrangement and performance: Yuko Toyoda (piano)