''1996'' is a 1996 album by Japanese composer and pianist

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto i ...

. It contains a selection of Sakamoto's most popular compositions plus two new compositions, all arranged for a standard

piano trio A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, usually a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. It is one of the most common forms found in classical chamber music. The term can also refer to a group of m ...

. The arrangement of "Bibo no Aozora" that appears on this album has appeared in several film and television projects; one notable example is the film '' Babel'', whose soundtrack features both the ''1996'' version and the ''/04'' version of the song.

Track listing

All songs composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto. The CD releases on the Milan label in the U.S. and Brazil have only tracks 1-12. The Milan CD release in the UK has only tracks 1-15.

Live concert

A concert, called ''Ryuichi Sakamoto Trio World Tour'', was organized in 1996. The setlist of this concert is different than the original album. This concert was played at 6 venues in Japan, and the ''Bunkamura Orchard Hall'' concert was live streamed on August 28, 1996 on the Internet, and was one of the first concerts to be streamed. This concert was released on both DVD and Laserdisc.

Personnel

Performers *

– piano *

Jaques Morelenbaum Jaques Morelenbaum (() born 18 May 1954) is a Brazilian instrumentalist, arranger, conductor, composer and music producer. Morelenbaum was born in Rio de Janeiro, the son of conductor Henrique Morelenbaum and piano teacher Sarah Morelenbaum. Hi ...

– cello *Everton Nelson – violin (tracks 1, 3 – 7, 9 – 12 & 14) *

David Nadien David Nadien (March 12, 1926 – May 28, 2014) was an American virtuoso violinist and violin teacher. He was the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970. His playing style, characterized by fast vibrato, audible shifting noise ...

– violin (tracks 2 & 8) *Barry Finclair – violin (tracks 13 & 15) Technical *Fernando Aponte – engineer, mixing *

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– mastering *Joe Lizzi & Jason Goldstein – assistant engineers *Hideki Nakajima – art direction, design *Yoshinori Ochiai – design *Kazunari Tajima – photography *Clare de Graw & David Rubinson – production managers

References

{{Authority control Ryuichi Sakamoto albums 1996 compilation albums Instrumental albums Instrumental compilation albums Soundtrack compilation albums Milan Records compilation albums Albums produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto