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$8.97 (plus shipping and applicable sales tax)

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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. Sato Music Editions’ November 30, 2005 press release “New Piano Transcriptions Album Touches Upon Old and New” can be downloaded here.

Sato’s official biography can be found at the artist’s web site.

Individual tracks are available through many online services. See below for links with follow-along music scores.

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)

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 file excerpts 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) Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor for Organ, BWV 582 Transcribed for piano solo by Junichi Steven Sato (b. 1973) 📽 Video with follow-along music score	13:35
2	FRANZ LISZT (1811–1886) Psalm XIII (“Lord, how long wilt Thou forget me?”), S. 13 Transcribed for piano solo by Junichi Steven Sato 119-second excerpt from the middle:	23:13
	CÉSAR FRANK (1822–1890) Sonata in A Major for Piano and Violin, FWV 8 Transcribed for piano solo by Alfred Cortot (1877–1962)	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

SPECIFICATIONS

Release number:	SME1001
UPC:	8-37101-05815-5
Suggested retail price:	US$8.97
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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