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Toru Sakurada

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Toru Sakurada, the beloved disciple of Toyohiko Sato!His solo album is now available from Nostalgia!Featuring a replica of the Gryph, a legendary instrument from 400 years ago!A 17th-century world of wabi-sabi brought to life by the lute.Toru Sakuradaa beloved disciple of world-renowned lutenist Toyohiko Sato, Secretary-General of the Lute & Early Guitar Society of Japan, and a leading master of the Japanese lute scenereleases his solo album on Toyohiko Satos independent label, Nostalgia!The album features four dance pieces related to The Lovers by Johann Pachelbelfamous for Pachelbels Canon, which also serves as the albums titlealong with works by composers such as the Elder Gautier and the Elder Garo, who helped establish the 11-course French Baroque lute. Amid the heyday of 17th-century Baroque music, when instrumental performance grew larger and more powerful through the orchestra format,