Toyohiko Satoh, the 72 year-old Japanese lutenist many consider one of the most influential lute players of the last century, presents a new solo CD of well-known baroque lute music. Mr. Satoh was the first lutenist to record Bach’s lute music on LP in the 1970s (Phillips). Now he returns to this music 40 years later, delivering a completely different rendering of these iconic pieces. His playing has been much influenced by the studies of traditional Japanese arts such as tea ceremony, No-theater and Zen meditation. Mr. Satoh understands Bach’s music as a universal symbol of completeness.
