Ryōan-ji Autumn Foliage 2025 | Saint-Saëns Samson et Dalila“Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” — Four Expressions— Permanent Preservation, Vol. 5 —
November 30, 2025 — Ryōan-ji, Kyoto.
A supreme record of autumn foliage that may never again be captured under the same conditions.
This video work, created for permanent preservation, celebrates the moment when the autumn colors of Ryōan-ji reached their absolute peak.
The music is from Camille Saint-Saëns’ Samson et Dalila:
“Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” (“My heart opens itself to your voice”).
The same melody is presented in four successive forms, revealing its changing character:
- Orchestral version
- Harp version
- Cello version
- Vocal aria version
Not a mere record, but a work of art.
A visual and musical preservation of Ryōan-ji’s autumn foliage on November 30, 2025.