artist: SOMEI SATOH
title: Hymn For The Sun
label: ALM
country: Japan
format: CD
title: Hymn For The Sun
label: ALM
country: Japan
format: CD
Somei Satoh's rare first album (originally released in 1976) is finally available on CD for
the first time. Hopefully his second album "Emerald Tablet" will be next... Obviously a
must-have release for any fan of Satoh's work.
Somei Satoh: piano and delay system.
Litania [1973] for piano and delay system
Mirror [1975] for solo piano
Hymn For The Sun [1973] for piano and delay system
"In the post-Takemitsu era, Somei Satoh has steadily been gaining notoriety as one of
Japan’s most internationally celebrated and significant composers of contemporary
traditional music (gendai hogaku). A largely self-taught musician, he came to the technical
elements of music not from the usual perspective of western proportions and balance of
harmony, counterpoint and orchestration, but rather from a deep understanding of the
philosophies of Shinto and Zen Buddhist beliefs. This background reveals a music that
delights in the world of infinite spaces and suspended time. His works are fragile in their
clarity and simplicity, but are not overly simplistic or facile. His work represents a kind of
sculptural minimalism infused with the lyrical sense of Romanticism." (taken from
Wikipedia article)
the first time. Hopefully his second album "Emerald Tablet" will be next... Obviously a
must-have release for any fan of Satoh's work.
Somei Satoh: piano and delay system.
Litania [1973] for piano and delay system
Mirror [1975] for solo piano
Hymn For The Sun [1973] for piano and delay system
"In the post-Takemitsu era, Somei Satoh has steadily been gaining notoriety as one of
Japan’s most internationally celebrated and significant composers of contemporary
traditional music (gendai hogaku). A largely self-taught musician, he came to the technical
elements of music not from the usual perspective of western proportions and balance of
harmony, counterpoint and orchestration, but rather from a deep understanding of the
philosophies of Shinto and Zen Buddhist beliefs. This background reveals a music that
delights in the world of infinite spaces and suspended time. His works are fragile in their
clarity and simplicity, but are not overly simplistic or facile. His work represents a kind of
sculptural minimalism infused with the lyrical sense of Romanticism." (taken from
Wikipedia article)
