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Toyohiko Sato

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Raufensteiner, often mentioned in the same breath as Weichsteiner. Toyohiko Satos latest work is the pinnacle of the cantabile style!The Splendid Style: The Music of Weichenberger (Nostalgia0401) was selected for the Music History Award at the 46th Record Academy Awards in 2008, and in 2009, he released Steps: German Music for Two Baroque Lutes (Nostalgia0801) with his beloved daughter, Miki Sato. Based in both Japan and the Netherlands, he continues to perform at a level worthy of his title as Japans leading baroque lute player. His fourth recording, released on his independent label Nostalgia, features the music of Laufensteiner, a little-known master of the cantabile style.Born in 1676 in the town of St. Arno an der Enns, located in central Austria, Laufensteiner held the prestigious position of music teacher to the four sons of Maximilian II, Elector of Bavaria, beginning in 1712. Raufenst