La Rhétorique des Dieux baroque in a small countryside church

in a small countryside church in Normandy

emotional and deeply honest expression of a distinctive musical soul travelling the many roads of life

almost superhuman symbol of completeness

His playing has been influenced much by his studies of traditional Japanese arts such as tea ceremony

the 72 year old Japanese lutenist who is considered my many as one of the most influential lute players of the last century

La Rhétorique des Dieux baroque in a small countryside churchOn this album, lutenist Toyohiko Satoh takes on one of the most famous and enigmatic works of French baroque lute literature: The collection "La Rhtorique des Dieux" published by Denis Gaultier (1603 1672). Satoh's interpretation is entirely committed to the profound simplicity and clarity of this music, which for him carries the spirit of Japanese Zen and only begins to shine not through virtuosity and emotion but, on the contrary, by engaging with