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Sakata Seizan

坂田誠山

Sakata Seizan
Born 1942

Shakuhachi

Seizan Sakata studied shakuhachi under Seizan Jinno and Living National Treasure Hanzan Shimabara. Awarded the bronze medal at the 1969 World Music Festival Competition, he has performed extensively throughout Japan, the United States, and Europe, including solo appearances with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Honolulu Symphony, and Opera Theatre of St. Louis. In addition to serving as President of AURA-J he directs the Chiba Hôgaku Ensemble, Tokyo Hôgaku Ensemble, and Kanagawa Hôgaku Ensemble. Of Sakata’s playing, critic Togashi Yasushi writes: “It can be said that Seizan Sakata stands out among the many shakuhachi performers in Japan. The sound quality of his playing is outstanding, sophisticated, and simultaneously rough but smooth. Even when he plays with a strong breath, the sound is not unrefined, but soft. In the high register the sound is rich and bright, while his middle register is sweet enough to melt the listener’s heart. Furthermore, the sound of his low register fascinates the listener with great power and dignity.”

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Pieces KanjiLengthAlbumInstrument
Autumn Fantasy 14'05 Minoru Miki Selected Works II Shakuhachi
Play Button Futatsu no Den'enshi 二つの田園詩 04'14 Challenging Eternity Disk 18 Shakuhachi
Play Button Futatsu no Den'enshi 二つの田園詩 04'49 Challenging Eternity Disk 18 Shakuhachi
Play Button Futatsu no Den'enshi 二つの田園詩 04'33 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Futatsu no Den'enshi 二つの田園詩 03'59 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Hida ni Yoru Mittsu no Ballade 飛騨によせる三つのバラード 04'15 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Hida ni Yoru Mittsu no Ballade 飛騨によせる三つのバラード 04'34 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button Hida ni Yoru Mittsu no Ballade 飛騨によせる三つのバラード 06'21 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 4 Shakuhachi
Play Button In'yoku 陰陽句 12'13 Ten-I - 1 Works by Yamamoto Hozan Shakuhachi
Kodomo no Tame no Kumikyoku - Allegro Vivace 子供のための組曲 06'13 Pro Musica Nipponia - Soul Shakuhachi
Kodomo no Tame no Kumikyoku - Andante Cantabile 子供のための組曲 03'59 Pro Musica Nipponia - Soul Shakuhachi
Kodomo no Tame no Kumikyoku - Larghetto 子供のための組曲 04'01 Pro Musica Nipponia - Soul Shakuhachi
Kodomo no Tame no Kumikyoku - Scherzando 子供のための組曲 02'47 Pro Musica Nipponia - Soul Shakuhachi
Kodomo no Tame no Kumikyoku - Vivace 子供のための組曲 01'52 Pro Musica Nipponia - Soul Shakuhachi
Play Button Ningyo Fudoki (Complete) 人形風土記 05'34 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ningyo Fudoki - Kijiuma 人形風土記 04'35 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ningyo Fudoki - Kiuso 人形風土記 03'54 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ningyo Fudoki - Kokeshi 人形風土記 02'43 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ningyo Fudoki - Nagashi Bina 人形風土記 05'02 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Ningyo Fudoki - Noroma Ningyo 人形風土記 04'35 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 1 Shakuhachi
Play Button Shamisen Kyosokyoku - 1967 三味線協奏曲 04'53 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Shamisen Kyosokyoku - 1967 三味線協奏曲 03'57 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Play Button Shamisen Kyosokyoku - 1967 三味線協奏曲 07'17 Works of Katsutoshi Nagasawa Volume 3 Shakuhachi
Sonnet ソネット 05'43 Pro Musica Nipponia - Soul Shakuhachi
Play Button Sonnet ソネット 05'52 Shakuhachi - Classical Modern Best 30 - 03 Shakuhachi