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Tadao Sawai

1938-1997 JP
Composer of World and Folk
A.k.a. 沢井 忠夫

Tadao Sawai (1938, Aichi Prefecture, Japan - April 1, 1997) was a Japanese koto player and composer graduated from Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku (Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music). Sawai sought to develop furthering Miyagi's mission to expand koto music. He was reknown for his dynamic playing style, his willingness to experiment and improvise in challenging the limits of modern koto playing. Married to koto player Kazue Sawai, their son Hikaru Sawai is also a composer and a koto player.

     
Genres
  • World
  • Folk
  • Jazz
  • Classical
  • Latin
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In Bloom on Lounges and Restaurants by Various Artists
Kinuta on Lounges and Restaurants by Various Artists

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Historic ConcertTadao Sawai2003Album
Koto MusicTadao Sawai plays Michio Miyagi1996Album
Authentic Japan Vol. 2 - Descriptive Moods & GagakuTadao Sawai, Seizan Ishigaki, The Tokyo Gagaku Ensemble1993Compil.
Iris Of Time / Virtuoso KotoTadao Sawai1989Album
古典箏曲集Tadao Sawai1981Album
Duos For Shakuhachi And KotoKatsuya Yokoyama, Tadao Sawai1981Album
The KotoTadao Sawai1981Album
箏 沢井忠夫作品集(2)Tadao Sawai1979Compil.
箏Tadao Sawai1979Compil.
Feel It On / Japanese Traditional Sound = 箏の魅力Tadao Sawai1978Album
Koto Plays "Chidori"Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto1978Album
Koto Plays Latin FavoritesTadao Sawai1978Album
さくらさくら　琴・日本の詩情Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai And Orchestra1977Album
Japon Interpreta A LatinoamericaTadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai1976Album
春の海／琴・名曲集 = Haru no Umi: Masterpieces Of KotoTadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto1976Album
春の海／琴・名曲集 = Haru no Umi: Masterpieces Of KotoTadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto1976Album
ラ・マラゲーニャ／箏ラテンをうたう 沢井忠夫箏カルテット Fantastic Latin In Koto, The Best Of Latin MalaguenaTadao Sawai With Victor Orchestra1975Album
Haru No Umi Koto = MeikyokusenTadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto, Sachiko Miyamoto1975Album
Love Melodies By KotoTadao Sawai, Victor Orchestra1975Album
怪顚 = KedenChris Hinze X Tadao Sawai & Hozan Yamamoto1974Album
さくらさくら　琴・日本の詩情Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai1973Album
Jazz Rock 琴 / 日本の民謡Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Takeshi Inomata, Norio Maeda, Hozan Yamamoto1973Album
Air On The G-String Sebastian Bach Played By The KotoTadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai, Norio Maeda, Hozan Yamamoto1972Album
J.S. Bach Is Alive And Well And Doing His Thing On The KotoTadao Sawai & Kazue Sawai & Hozan Yamamoto & Sadanori Nakamure & Tatsuro Takimoto & Takeshi Inomata1971Album
Shakuhachi & Koto - MandomMinoru Muraoka, Tadao Sawai1971Album
Johann Sebastian Bach Alla GiapponeseTadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto / Johann Sebastian Bach1970Album
Vivaldi / Four SeasonsTadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto1969Album
涙の季節 華麗なるロマンティック･ギタTadao Sawai, Masayuki Kamiya And His Group1969Album
Koto Amadeus MozartTadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto1969Album
琴 / 日本の詩情 (Japanese Poetry In Koto)Tadao Sawai, Kazue Sawai1969Album
Fantastic Mood By KotoTadao Sawai1968Album
Koto Sebastian BachTadao Sawai, Hozan Yamamoto1968Album
Koto.Shakuhachi Easy Listening Best 28Tadao Sawai & Hozan Yamamoto & Minoru Muraoka & Union All StarsAlbum
涙の季節　《琴の幻想=第三集》Tadao SawaiAlbum
Japanese Folk SongsTadao SawaiAlbum
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