Au-delà de la danse

What a disc to lift the spirit. 
A rich landscape, full of vitality and prayer.

Washimiya's pianism is striking. From deep, weighty bass to brilliantly shimmering highs, the sound images that take flight from the instrument are vividly controlled, and a fresh poetic sensibility — sustained by abundant musicality — opens onto a vast and liberated expanse. A refined and lucid resonance clothes itself in endlessly shifting colors, eloquently reconciling contrasts of light and shade, of pace and repose, while a richly fragrant lyricism weaves a world of aromatic feeling with commanding depth and conviction. – Yudai Majima (music critic)

• Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963): Villageoises, FP 65
  • [1]　I. Valse tyrolienne
  • [2]　II. Staccato
  • [3]　III. Rustique
  • [4]　IV. Polka
  • [5]　V. Petite ronde
  • [6]　VI. Coda
• Béla Bartók (1881 – 1945):  Román népi táncok (Romanian Folk Dances), BB 68
  • [7]　I. Bot tánc (Dance with Sticks)
  • [8]　II. Brâul (Waistband Dance)
  • [9]　III. Topogó (Stamping Dance)
  • [10]　IV. Bucsumí tánc (Hornpipe Dance) 
  • [11]　V. Román polka (Romanian Polka)
  • [12]　VI. Aprózó (Quick Dance)
• Alberto Ginastera (1916 – 1983): Suite de danzas criollas, Op. 15
  • [13]　I. Adagietto pianissimo
  • [14]　II. Allegro rustico
  • [15]　III. Allegretto cantabile
  • [16]　IV. Calmo e poetico
  • [17]　 V. Scherzando –
  • [18]　 – Coda: Presto ed energico
• Francis Poulenc: 2 Novelettes, FP 47
  • [19]　Novelette No. 1 in C Major
  • [20]　Novelette No. 2 in B-flat Minor
• [21]　Francis Poulenc: Novelette sur un thème de Manuel de Falla, FP 173
• [22]　Henri Dutilleux (1916 – 2013): Piano Sonata, III. Choral et variations
• [23]　Clément Doucet (1895 – 1950): Chopinata
• [24]　Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), arranged by Fazil Say (1970 –): Alla Turca Jazz, Op. 5b
• George Gershwin (1898 – 1937): From Song-Book
  • [25]　Swanee
  • [26]　The Man I Love
  • [27]　I Got Rhythm
• [28]　Henry Rowley Bishop (1786 – 1855): Home Sweet Home (Transcribed by Leopold Godowsky for piano) 
• [29]　Henry Mancini (1924 – 1994): Sunflower – Love Theme (Arr. by Miyuki Washimiya for piano)
• [30]　Kōsaku Yamada (1886 – 1965): Akatombo (arr. Kana Koike for piano) 

Miyuki Washimiya, piano

Recorded at Gotanda Cultural Center Hall, 16-17 December 2025
Recording Engineer ＆ Sound Editing: Jun Kawanami
Piano Technician: Katsuhiko Kawachi
Notes: Yudai Majima
Cover Photo: Ryo Chin / Hair and make-up: Yushi
Cover Design: Kae Ueno
Booklet Editor: Yuzuru Sasazaki