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Shinobu Sato – Red Dragonfly – Vinyl Record
Shinobu Sato is a Japanese classical guitarist known for his expressive playing and technical skill. His repertoire spans a variety of classical music styles, from traditional compositions to contemporary pieces. Sato is particularly admired for his interpretations, which bring depth and sensitivity to the guitar.
Red Dragonfly is analbum by Shinobu Sato, inspired by the imagery and symbolism commonly found in Japanese culture. Red dragonflies in Japan are associated with autumn and are often celebrated in literature and music for their beauty and the nostalgic feelings they evoke.
Red Dragonfly is performed and composed by Shinobu Sato, it features intricate guitar work, showcasing his ability to convey complex emotions and landscapes through music. It resonates with themes of change, transience, and the natural beauty of Japan, fitting well within the expressive potential of classical guitar.
Shinobu Sato, born in Japan, toured and concertized extensively in that country before emigrating to the United States in 1979. Since then, he has performed at festivals, coffeehouses, colleges, radio and television throughout the United States and Japan. He has consistently earned a reputation as a master craftsman of both nylon and steel-string guitar with an unequaled skill and originality, grace and wit.
He draws his material from a hitherto unheard of variety of sources. He is also known for his brilliant arrangements, drawing upon his vast knowledge of counterpoint and harmony. Red Dragonfly contains Sato’s arrangements of J.S. Bach (“Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring’), Gershwin (“Prelude #2”), Scott Joplin (“Silver Swan”) and Turlough O’Carolan (“Si Bheag, Si Mhor” and “Planxty Irwin”), as well as traditional compositions for shamisen, gospel songs, even “Somewhere Over the Rainbow.”
Brand new, never played, unsealed and stamped with “promotional copy”
Flying Fish Records FF 476 1988
Track Listing
1. Simple Gifts
2. Three Shamisen Pieces: Uchiawase / Fuga / Kan Otsu
3. Over The Rainbow
4. Harvest Home
5. Grandfather’s Clock
6. Sakura Variations
7. Red Dragonfly
8. Si Bheag, Si Mhor
9. Silver Swan
10. Planxty Irwin
11. Prelude #2
12. Mebae
13. Jesu, Joy Of Man’s Desiring
14. Amazing Grace
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