Rain Spell by Toru Takemitsu

Rain Spell opens with isolated arpeggios and gentle flutterings like splashes of water. Strange multiphonics sound like electronic insects. The melodies become longer and more full of eerie effects accompanied by muted harmonics on harp and piano. These describe the deep “spell” woven by the rain more than the sound of falling rain itself, and that is the genius of Takemitsu’s spiritual insight expressed in his art.