Iki Toyohiko Satoh

• Ennemond Gaultier (1575 - 1651): Suite in A Major:
• 1Suite in A Major: I. Allemande (La pompe funèbre)04:51
• 2Suite in A Major: II. Courante (La pleureuse)04:32
• 3Suite in A Major: III. Sarabande03:03
• 4Suite in A Major: IV. Canarie (La chèvre)03:18
• Francois Dufault (1604 - 1682): Suite in A Minor:
• 5Suite in A Minor: I. Prelude02:21
• 6Suite in A Minor: II. Allemande03:24
• 7Suite in A Minor: III. Courante02:00
• 8Suite in A Minor: IV. Sarabande02:03
• 9Suite in A Minor: V. Gigue02:16
• Johannes Fresneau (1615 - 1696):
• 10Les larmes de Fresneau04:02
• Suite in A Major:
• 11Suite in A Major: I. Prelude01:56
• 12Suite in A Major: II. Tombeau03:33
• 13Suite in A Major: III. Courante02:03
• 14Suite in A Major: IV. Sarabande02:37
• 15Suite in A Major: V. Gigue02:18
• Charles Mouton (1626 - 1720): Suite in C Minor:
• 16Suite in C Minor: I. Tombeau de madame pavane03:12
• 17Suite in C Minor: II. La deliberée courante01:52
• 18Suite in C Minor: III. La bergère sarabande02:59
• 19Suite in C Minor: IV. La libertine canarie02:41
• 20Suite in C Minor: V. La belle espagnole chaconne03:40
• Total Runtime58:41

Info for Iki

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."

Toyohiko Satoh, baroque lute (Greiff 1611)

Recorded at Kirishima Concert Hall, Kagoshima, Japan, 2018

Toyohiko Satoh
born on 4. Nov. 1943 in Hiroshima, Lautenist. Er studierte ab 1968 Laute bei Eugen Dombois in Basel. Von 1973 bis 2004 war er Prof. am Kons. in Den Haag. 2000 gründete er die Lute and Early Guitar Society Japan.

Booklet for Iki