Ryosuke Sakamoto, a 24-year old Japanese musician, belongs to the
second generation which takes an interest in European early music.
He started already as a small child to make music together with
his parents and has also acquired a solid knowledge in music
theory and history. On this CD he "travels" with his lute through
European countries, and for him it is quite natural to use his
Renaissance lute even for excursions into later epochs and genres
not intended for the lute - from Dowland to Debussy!
In the booklet you can read the musician's own commentary.
T h e R e n a i s s a n c e
Spain
01.
Fantasia - Luys Milan
02.
Pavana - Luys Milan
03.
Fantasia - Alonso Mudarra
04.
Mille regrez - Luys de Narvaez
05.
Una baxa de contrapuncto - Luys de Narvaez
06.
Diferencias - Antonio de Cabezon
Italy
07.
Recercare - Francesco Spinacino
08.
2 ricercari - Francesco de Milano
09.
Fantasia XV - Simone Molinaro
10.
Fantasia I - Simone Molinaro
England
11.
What if a day ... - John Dowland
12.
The Right Honorable ... - John Dowland
13.
Fantasia - John Dowland
14.
Des Rotschencken Tantz - William Brade
T h e B a r o q u e
Italy and Germany
15.
Toccata VI - J.H. Kapsbereger
16.
Gagliarda III - J.H. Kapsbereger
17.
Preludium - J. S. Bach
18.
Gavotte en Rondeau - J. S. Bach
19.
Passacaille - Silvius Leopold Weiss
20.
Arpeggio - Carl Friedrich Abel
T h e 1 9 t h C e n t u r y a n d L a t e r
Piano music
21.
La Chevaleresque - Norbert Burgmüller
22.
La fille aux Cheveux ... - Claude Debussy
Swedish Folk Music
23.
Såsom stjärnan ... - Trad./arr.: Sven Berger
24.
Springlåt från Lima ... - Trad./arr.: Sven Berger
F i n a l e
Spain
25.
Marizapalos - versions by Gaspar Sanz & Santiago de Murzia
