Iki, by Toyohiko Satoh

Iki

by Toyohiko Satoh

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of La Rhétorique des Dieux, Iki, Viennese Lute Music, Yugen, Esaias Reusner: Lute Music, Bach & Weiss: Lute Music, De Visée, and Ayumi. , and , .

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1.	Vieux Gaultier: Suite in F# minor: Allemande la Pompe funèbre 04:51	buy track
2.	Vieux Gaultier: Suite in F# minor: La Pleureuse (Courante) 04:32	buy track
3.	Vieux Gaultier: Suite in F# minor: Sarabande 03:03	buy track
4.	Vieux Gaultier: Suite in F# minor: La Chèvre (Canarie) 03:18	buy track
5.	François Dufaut: Suite in A minor: Prélude 02:21	buy track
6.	François Dufaut: Suite in A minor: Allemande 03:24	buy track
7.	François Dufaut: Suite in A minor: Courante 02:00	buy track
8.	François Dufaut: Suite in A minor: Sarabande 02:03	buy track
9.	François Dufaut: Suite in A minor: Gigue 02:16	buy track
10.	Johannes Fresneau: Les Larmes de Defresneau 04:02	buy track
11.	Johannes Fresneau: Suite in A major: Prélude 01:56	buy track
12.	Johannes Fresneau: Suite in A major: Tombeau 03:33	buy track
13.	Johannes Fresneau: Suite in A major: Courante 02:03	buy track
14.	Johannes Fresneau: Suite in A major: Sarabande 02:37	buy track
15.	Johannes Fresneau: Suite in A major: Gigue 02:18	buy track
16.	Charles Mouton: Suite in C minor: Tombeau de Madame Pavanne 03:12	buy track
17.	Charles Mouton: Suite in C minor: La Deliberée Courante 01:52	buy track
18.	Charles Mouton: Suite in C minor: La Bergere Sarabande 02:59	buy track
19.	Charles Mouton: Suite in C minor: La libertine Canarie 02:41	buy track
20.	Charles Mouton: Suite in C minor: La belle Espagnolle Chaconne 03:40	buy track

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Japanese lutenist, composer and tea master Toyohiko Satoh presents his final solo work on Carpe Diem Records, featuring his famous original baroque lute made in 1611 by Laurentius Greiff in southern Germany.

Now aged 75, the old master delivers his definite interpretation of the French baroque lute repertoire by linking it to the Japanese aesthetics of "Iki", which roughly translates into a style of elegant and highly sophisticated understatement. His approach to this music is unique, deeply personal and spiritual in that he searches only for the core of the music, without getting distracted by outer form or musical convention. "Iki" is the silent, unagitated final masterpiece of a musical career that now lasts for more than half a century.

From the liner notes:

"there is a tale about Murata Jukō, a man known as the founder of the Japanese tea ceremony. He was making tea in his dingy little hut when a curious samurai passed by and tried to get a glimpse inside. The samurai then noticed that an extremely expensive horse was tied outside the hut. Inside was a frugal looking man sitting by himself, just making tea."

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released October 6, 2019

Toyohiko Satoh - Baroque lute (Greiff 1611)
Jonas Niederstadt - Recording producer
Ronin de Goede - Cover photograph

Recorded at Kirishima Concert Hall, Kagoshima, Japan, 2018

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Toyohiko Satoh Kumamoto, Japan

Japanese lutenist, composer & tea master. Chasing the spirit of Zen.

佐藤豊彦
日本のリュート奏者、作曲家、茶人。

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