J. S. Sato Music Editions
Sound-Recordings Catalog
Piano Transcriptions
Junichi Steven Sato, piano
UPC: 8-37101-05815-5
Price: US$16.98 New Price: US$12.97
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DESCRIPTION
Junichi Steven Sato’s debut album of solo piano transcriptions features long-awaited recordings of his own transcriptions of Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue and Liszt’s Psalm XIII, not to mention a rare Cortot transcription of Franck’s popular Sonata in A Major. Scroll down to listen to samples and find out where you can buy this compact disc!
Sato Music Editions’ November 30, 2005 press release “New Piano Transcriptions Album Touches Upon Old and New” is available in Portable Document Format (PDF). Click here to download a copy (64,735 bytes). In order to view PDF files, you must have a PDF viewer such as Adobe® Acrobat Reader® DC, freely available by following this link.
Sato’s official biography can be found at the artist’s web site.
REVIEWS
“Thrilling.... Up there with Katsaris and Wild for sheer pianistic derring-do and swirling multi-texturing.”
—Julian Haylock, International Piano, March/April 2006
“Sato’s playing is exquisite.... Very highly recommended.”
—Rick Anderson, MLA Notes, December 2006
“Superb.... An impressive and ambitious program worthy of notice.”
—David Blomenberg, MusicWeb International, March 2006
TRACK LISTING AND SAMPLES
Please note: The sample audio files on this site have been reduced in quality to maintain efficient download speeds, so some artifacts will be audible.
| Track | Description | Timing |
|---|---|---|
1 |
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685–1750)
117-second excerpt from the beginning:
83-second excerpt from the end: |
13:35 |
2 |
FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886)
119-second excerpt from the middle: |
23:13 |
|
CÉSAR FRANK (1822–1890) |
29:31 |
|
3 |
1st movement: Allegretto ben moderato
108-second excerpt from the beginning: |
6:27 |
4 |
2nd movement: Allegro
79-second excerpt from the beginning: |
8:17 |
5 |
3rd movement: Recitativo-Fantasia: Ben Moderato
60-second excerpt from the beginning: |
8:20 |
6 |
4th movement: Allegretto poco mosso
62-second excerpt from the beginning: |
6:12 |
WHERE TO BUY
This compact disc can be purchased at the following fine online retailers:
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Sorry, this item is not currently available through the Sato Music Editions online store.
Individual tracks are available through many online services, including the following (subject to change without notice):
Printed scores of the works on this compact disc are published by J. S. Sato Music Editions:
Bach-Sato: Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
Liszt-Sato: Psalm XIII
Franck-Cortot: Sonata in A Major (in preparation)
SPECIFICATIONS
| Release number: | SME1001 |
| UPC: | 8-37101-05815-5 |
| Suggested retail price: | US$12.97 |
| Format: | Digital audio compact disc |
| Tracks: | 6 |
| Total playing time: | 66:43 |
| Booklet notes: | In English |
| Release date: | August 2, 2005 |
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