沢井忠夫 Japan

Biography

Tadao Sawai (????) was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan in 1938. His father was a shakuhachi performer and at around the age of 10 Sawai began to study the koto. In 1958 he graduated from the traditional music department of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. In 1959 he was chosen by the Japanese national broadcasting company NHK as the best new performer, and from that time forward he began to be active as a performer and composer of contemporary music.

Popular Songs

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  Prelude No.1

  J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto
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  Fugue No.1 (From the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)

  J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto
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  Polonaise (From orchestral Suite No.2)

  J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto
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  Bourree I (From English Suite No.2)

  J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto
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  Air on the G-String (From orchestral Suite No.3)

  J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto

Discography

J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The Koto

1971